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The Woman: a parable
Nuh Ha Mim Keller
A man was walking through the marketplace one afternoon when, just as the muezzin began the call to prayer, his eye fell on a woman's back. She was strangely attractive, though dressed in fulsome black, a veil over head and face, and she now turned to him as if somehow conscious of his over-lingering regard, and gave him a slight but meaningful nod before she rounded the corner into the lane of silk sellers. As if struck by a bolt from heaven, the man was at once drawn, his heart a prisoner of that look, forever. In vain he struggled with his heart, offering it one sound reason after another to go his way?wasn't it time to pray??but it was finished: there was nothing but to follow.
He hastened after her, turning into the market of silks,breathing
from the exertion of catching up with the woman, who had unexpectedly outpaced him and even now lingered for an instant at the far end of the market,many shops ahead. She turned toward him, and he thought he could see a flash of a mischievious smile from beneath the black muslin of her veil,
as she? was it his imagination?? beckoned to him again.
The poor man was beside himself. Who was she? The daughter of a wealthy family? What did she want? He requickened his steps and turned into the lane where she had disappeared. And so she led him, always beyond reach, always tantalizingly ahead, now through the weapons market, now the oil merchants', now the leather sellers'; farther and farther from where they began. The feeling within him grew rather than decreased. Was she mad? On and on she led, to the very edge of town.
The sun declined and set, and there she was, before him as
ever. Now they were come, of all places, to the City of Tombs. Had he been in his normal senses, he would have been afraid, but indeed, he now reflected,stranger places than this had seen a lovers' tryst.
There were scarcely twenty cubits between them when he saw her look back, and, giving a little start, she skipped down the steps and through the great bronze door of what seemed to be a very old sepulcher.A soberer moment might have seen the man pause, but in his present state,there was no turning back, and he went down the steps and slid in after her.
Inside, as his eyes saw after a moment, there were two flights of
steps that led down to a second door, from whence a light shone, and which he equally passed through. He found himself in a large room, somehow unsuspected by the outside world, lit with candles upon its walls. There sat the woman, opposite the door on a pallet of rich stuff in her full black dress, still veiled, reclining on a pillow against the far wall. To the right of the pallet, the man noticed a well set in the floor.
"Lock the door behind you," she said in a low, husky voice that was almost a whisper, "and bring the key."
He did as he was told.
She gestured carelessly at the well. "Throw it in."
A ray of sense seemed to penetrate for a moment the clouds
over his understanding, and a bystander, had there been one, might have detected the slightest of pauses.
"Go on," she said laughingly, "You didn't hesitate to miss the prayer as you followed me here, did you?"
He said nothing.
"The time for sunset prayer has almost finished as well,"
she said with gentle mockery. "Why worry? Go on, throw it in. You want to please me, don't you?"
He extended his hand over the mouth of the well, and watched as he let the key drop. An uncanny feeling rose from the pit of his stomach as moments passed but no sound came. He felt wonder, then horror, then comprehension.
"It is time to see me," she said, and she lifted her veil to reveal
not the face of a fresh young girl, but of a hideous old crone, all
darkness and vice, not a particle of light anywhere in its eldritch lines.
"See me well," she said. "My name is Dunya, This World. I am your beloved. You spent your time running after me, and now you have caught up with me. In your grave. Welcome, welcome."
At this she laughed and laughed, until she shook herself into a small mound of fine dust, whose fitful shadows, as the candles went out, returned to the darkness one by one.
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As Allaah, Exalted be He says in The Glorious Qur'an:
"Whatever is with you, will be exhausted, and whatever with Allaah (of good deeds) will remain." (An-Nahl 16:96)
"Know that the life of this world is only play and amusement, pomp and mutual boasting among you, and rivalry in respect of wealth and children, as the likeness of vegetation after rain, thereof the growth is pleasing to the tiller; afterwards it dries up and you see it turning yellow; then it becomes straw. But in the Hereafter (there is) a severe torment (for the unbelievers, evildoers), and (there is) Forgiveness of Allaah and (His) Good Pleasure (for the believers, gooddoers), whereas the life of this world is only a deceiving enjoyment." (Al-Hadid 57:20)
Nuh Ha Mim Keller
A man was walking through the marketplace one afternoon when, just as the muezzin began the call to prayer, his eye fell on a woman's back. She was strangely attractive, though dressed in fulsome black, a veil over head and face, and she now turned to him as if somehow conscious of his over-lingering regard, and gave him a slight but meaningful nod before she rounded the corner into the lane of silk sellers. As if struck by a bolt from heaven, the man was at once drawn, his heart a prisoner of that look, forever. In vain he struggled with his heart, offering it one sound reason after another to go his way?wasn't it time to pray??but it was finished: there was nothing but to follow.
He hastened after her, turning into the market of silks,breathing
from the exertion of catching up with the woman, who had unexpectedly outpaced him and even now lingered for an instant at the far end of the market,many shops ahead. She turned toward him, and he thought he could see a flash of a mischievious smile from beneath the black muslin of her veil,
as she? was it his imagination?? beckoned to him again.
The poor man was beside himself. Who was she? The daughter of a wealthy family? What did she want? He requickened his steps and turned into the lane where she had disappeared. And so she led him, always beyond reach, always tantalizingly ahead, now through the weapons market, now the oil merchants', now the leather sellers'; farther and farther from where they began. The feeling within him grew rather than decreased. Was she mad? On and on she led, to the very edge of town.
The sun declined and set, and there she was, before him as
ever. Now they were come, of all places, to the City of Tombs. Had he been in his normal senses, he would have been afraid, but indeed, he now reflected,stranger places than this had seen a lovers' tryst.
There were scarcely twenty cubits between them when he saw her look back, and, giving a little start, she skipped down the steps and through the great bronze door of what seemed to be a very old sepulcher.A soberer moment might have seen the man pause, but in his present state,there was no turning back, and he went down the steps and slid in after her.
Inside, as his eyes saw after a moment, there were two flights of
steps that led down to a second door, from whence a light shone, and which he equally passed through. He found himself in a large room, somehow unsuspected by the outside world, lit with candles upon its walls. There sat the woman, opposite the door on a pallet of rich stuff in her full black dress, still veiled, reclining on a pillow against the far wall. To the right of the pallet, the man noticed a well set in the floor.
"Lock the door behind you," she said in a low, husky voice that was almost a whisper, "and bring the key."
He did as he was told.
She gestured carelessly at the well. "Throw it in."
A ray of sense seemed to penetrate for a moment the clouds
over his understanding, and a bystander, had there been one, might have detected the slightest of pauses.
"Go on," she said laughingly, "You didn't hesitate to miss the prayer as you followed me here, did you?"
He said nothing.
"The time for sunset prayer has almost finished as well,"
she said with gentle mockery. "Why worry? Go on, throw it in. You want to please me, don't you?"
He extended his hand over the mouth of the well, and watched as he let the key drop. An uncanny feeling rose from the pit of his stomach as moments passed but no sound came. He felt wonder, then horror, then comprehension.
"It is time to see me," she said, and she lifted her veil to reveal
not the face of a fresh young girl, but of a hideous old crone, all
darkness and vice, not a particle of light anywhere in its eldritch lines.
"See me well," she said. "My name is Dunya, This World. I am your beloved. You spent your time running after me, and now you have caught up with me. In your grave. Welcome, welcome."
At this she laughed and laughed, until she shook herself into a small mound of fine dust, whose fitful shadows, as the candles went out, returned to the darkness one by one.
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As Allaah, Exalted be He says in The Glorious Qur'an:
"Whatever is with you, will be exhausted, and whatever with Allaah (of good deeds) will remain." (An-Nahl 16:96)
"Know that the life of this world is only play and amusement, pomp and mutual boasting among you, and rivalry in respect of wealth and children, as the likeness of vegetation after rain, thereof the growth is pleasing to the tiller; afterwards it dries up and you see it turning yellow; then it becomes straw. But in the Hereafter (there is) a severe torment (for the unbelievers, evildoers), and (there is) Forgiveness of Allaah and (His) Good Pleasure (for the believers, gooddoers), whereas the life of this world is only a deceiving enjoyment." (Al-Hadid 57:20)
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There is no need to question the authenticity of a story when it is for a lesson, but with the Prophet involved, I wonder where this story came from.
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The lion, the rat and the snake
Once a man saw in his dream, that a lion was chasing him.
The man ran to a tree, climbed on to it and sat on a branch. He looked down and saw that the lion was still there waiting for him.
The man then looked to his side where the branch he was sitting on was attached to the tree and saw that two rats were circling around and eating the branch. One rat was black and the other one was white. The branch would fall on the ground very soon.
The man then looked below again with fear and discovered that a big black snake had come and settled directly under him. The snake opened its mouth right under the man so that he will fall into it.
The man then looked up to see if there was anything that he could hold on to. He saw another branch with a honeycomb. Drops of honey were falling from it.
The man wanted to taste one of the drops. So, he put his tongue out and tasted one of the fallen drops of honey. The honey was amazing in taste. So, he wanted to taste another drop. As he did, he got lost into the sweetness of the honey.
Meanwhile, he forgot about the two rats eating his branch away, the lion on the ground and the snake that is sitting right under him.
After a while, he woke up from his sleep.
To get the meaning behind this dream, the man went to a pious scholar of Islam. The scholar said, the lion you saw is your death. It always chases you and goes wherever you go.
The two rats, one black and one white, are the night and the day. Black one is the night and the white one is the day. They circle around, coming one after another, to eat your time as they take you closer to death.
The big black snake with a dark mouth is your grave. It's there, just waiting for you to fall into it.
The honeycomb is this world and the sweet honey is the luxuries of this world. We like to taste a drop of the luxuries of this world but it's very sweet. Then we taste another drop and yet another.
Meanwhile, we get lost into it and we forget about our time, we forget about our death and we forget about our graves.
Once a man saw in his dream, that a lion was chasing him.
The man ran to a tree, climbed on to it and sat on a branch. He looked down and saw that the lion was still there waiting for him.
The man then looked to his side where the branch he was sitting on was attached to the tree and saw that two rats were circling around and eating the branch. One rat was black and the other one was white. The branch would fall on the ground very soon.
The man then looked below again with fear and discovered that a big black snake had come and settled directly under him. The snake opened its mouth right under the man so that he will fall into it.
The man then looked up to see if there was anything that he could hold on to. He saw another branch with a honeycomb. Drops of honey were falling from it.
The man wanted to taste one of the drops. So, he put his tongue out and tasted one of the fallen drops of honey. The honey was amazing in taste. So, he wanted to taste another drop. As he did, he got lost into the sweetness of the honey.
Meanwhile, he forgot about the two rats eating his branch away, the lion on the ground and the snake that is sitting right under him.
After a while, he woke up from his sleep.
To get the meaning behind this dream, the man went to a pious scholar of Islam. The scholar said, the lion you saw is your death. It always chases you and goes wherever you go.
The two rats, one black and one white, are the night and the day. Black one is the night and the white one is the day. They circle around, coming one after another, to eat your time as they take you closer to death.
The big black snake with a dark mouth is your grave. It's there, just waiting for you to fall into it.
The honeycomb is this world and the sweet honey is the luxuries of this world. We like to taste a drop of the luxuries of this world but it's very sweet. Then we taste another drop and yet another.
Meanwhile, we get lost into it and we forget about our time, we forget about our death and we forget about our graves.
The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island ....
He prayed feverishly for Allah to rescue him,and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming.
Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the elements and to store his few possessions.
But then one day, after scavenging for food,he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, the smoke rolling up to the sky. The worst had happened;everything was lost. He was stunned with grief and anger.
"Allah, how could you do this to me!" he cried.
(Comment; Plenty of people use such statement --- think again you should never qestion Allah nor object to his willing)
Early the next day, however, he was awakened by the sound of a ship that was approaching the island. It had come to rescue him.
"How did you know I was here?" asked the weary man of his rescuers. "We saw your smoke signal," they replied.
It is easy to get discouraged when things are going badly.
But we shouldn't lose heart, because Allah is at work in our lives, even in the midst of pain and suffering.
Remember, next time your little hut is burning to the ground--it just may be a smoke signal that summons The Grace of Allah.
He prayed feverishly for Allah to rescue him,and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming.
Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the elements and to store his few possessions.
But then one day, after scavenging for food,he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, the smoke rolling up to the sky. The worst had happened;everything was lost. He was stunned with grief and anger.
"Allah, how could you do this to me!" he cried.
(Comment; Plenty of people use such statement --- think again you should never qestion Allah nor object to his willing)
Early the next day, however, he was awakened by the sound of a ship that was approaching the island. It had come to rescue him.
"How did you know I was here?" asked the weary man of his rescuers. "We saw your smoke signal," they replied.
It is easy to get discouraged when things are going badly.
But we shouldn't lose heart, because Allah is at work in our lives, even in the midst of pain and suffering.
Remember, next time your little hut is burning to the ground--it just may be a smoke signal that summons The Grace of Allah.
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wow so nice stories
that dunya one was very good
that dunya one was very good
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The Idiot, The Wise Man And The Jug
An idiot may be the name given to the ordinary man, who consistently misinterprets what happens to him, what he does, or what is brought about by others. He does this so completely plausibly that - for himself and his peers - large areas of life and thought seem logical and true.
An idiot of this kind was sent one day with a pitcher to a wise man, to collect some wine.
On the way the idiot, through his own heedlessness, smashed the jar against a rock.
When he arrived at the house of the wise man, he presented him with the handle of the pitcher, and said:
"So-and-so sent you this pitcher, but a horrid stone stole it from me."
Amused and wishing to test his coherence, the wise man asked:
"Since the pitcher is stolen, why do you offer me the handle?"
"I am not such a fool as people say," the idiot told him, "and therefore I have brought the handle to prove my story."
told by Idries Shah in Tales of the Dervishes
An idiot may be the name given to the ordinary man, who consistently misinterprets what happens to him, what he does, or what is brought about by others. He does this so completely plausibly that - for himself and his peers - large areas of life and thought seem logical and true.
An idiot of this kind was sent one day with a pitcher to a wise man, to collect some wine.
On the way the idiot, through his own heedlessness, smashed the jar against a rock.
When he arrived at the house of the wise man, he presented him with the handle of the pitcher, and said:
"So-and-so sent you this pitcher, but a horrid stone stole it from me."
Amused and wishing to test his coherence, the wise man asked:
"Since the pitcher is stolen, why do you offer me the handle?"
"I am not such a fool as people say," the idiot told him, "and therefore I have brought the handle to prove my story."
told by Idries Shah in Tales of the Dervishes
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A Heavy Story
Once when Hazrat Abdullah Bin Umar (ra) and Hazrat Hussain (ra), were small kids, they were playing. And as it usually happens, when kids play they end up fighting, the same happened here, Hazrat Abdullah Bin Umar(ra) , And Hazrat Imam Hussain(ra) , began fighting, so Hazrat Abdullah (ra) hit Hazrat Hussain(ra) . Because he hit him, Hussain (ra), he got really angry, and as he was a kid, he retailiated back, but Abdullah (ra) , kept gettin the better of him, so in frustation Hazrat Hussain (ra) said to Hazrat Abdullah (ra)
"How dare you hit me, when you know that your father (Hazrat Umar) is the slave/ ghulam of my grandad "
When Abdullah (ra) , heared this, he began crying and went to his dad Hazrat Umar (ra) ,and Hazrat Umar (ra) ,cheered him up and asked him why was he crying. So Abdullah (ra) ,told him that Hussain (ra) , said that "your father is my grandads slave", upon hearing this Hazrat Umar (ra) , jumped up!! and he said to Abdullah (ra), "did he really say that?", Abdullah (ra) , told him "yes".
So Hazrat Umar (ra), said to his son, go to Hussain (ra), and tell him to write what he said on paper, so Abdullah (ra) , did that and he bought the paper back to Hazrat Umar (ra) .
Then Hazrat Umar (ra) , said to his son, "when i die, bury this paper with me, so the angels know that i am RasoolAllahs (saw) , slave, and they might forgive me for me being his slave"
mashallah c the excellence n greatness of Ameer Ul Momineen Hazrat Umar (ra)
Once when Hazrat Abdullah Bin Umar (ra) and Hazrat Hussain (ra), were small kids, they were playing. And as it usually happens, when kids play they end up fighting, the same happened here, Hazrat Abdullah Bin Umar(ra) , And Hazrat Imam Hussain(ra) , began fighting, so Hazrat Abdullah (ra) hit Hazrat Hussain(ra) . Because he hit him, Hussain (ra), he got really angry, and as he was a kid, he retailiated back, but Abdullah (ra) , kept gettin the better of him, so in frustation Hazrat Hussain (ra) said to Hazrat Abdullah (ra)
"How dare you hit me, when you know that your father (Hazrat Umar) is the slave/ ghulam of my grandad "
When Abdullah (ra) , heared this, he began crying and went to his dad Hazrat Umar (ra) ,and Hazrat Umar (ra) ,cheered him up and asked him why was he crying. So Abdullah (ra) ,told him that Hussain (ra) , said that "your father is my grandads slave", upon hearing this Hazrat Umar (ra) , jumped up!! and he said to Abdullah (ra), "did he really say that?", Abdullah (ra) , told him "yes".
So Hazrat Umar (ra), said to his son, go to Hussain (ra), and tell him to write what he said on paper, so Abdullah (ra) , did that and he bought the paper back to Hazrat Umar (ra) .
Then Hazrat Umar (ra) , said to his son, "when i die, bury this paper with me, so the angels know that i am RasoolAllahs (saw) , slave, and they might forgive me for me being his slave"
mashallah c the excellence n greatness of Ameer Ul Momineen Hazrat Umar (ra)
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The Imam and the Bus Driver
Several years ago an Imam moved to London, United Kingdom. He often took the bus from his home to the downtown area. Some weeks after he arrived, he had occasion to ride the same bus. When he sat down, he discovered that the driver had accidentally given him a twenty pence ('tuppence') too much change.
As he considered what to do, he thought to himself, you better give the twenty pence back. It would be wrong to keep it. Then he thought, "Oh,forget it, it's only a tuppence. Who would worry about this little amount?Anyway the bus company already gets too much fare; they will never miss it. Accept it as a gift from Almighty Allah (swt) and keep quiet." When his stop came, the Imam paused momentarily at the door, then he handed the twenty pence back to the driver and said, "Here, you gave me too much change". The driver with a smile, replied,"Aren't you the new Imam in this area? I have been thinking lately about going to worship at your Mosque. I just wanted to see what you would do, if I gave you too much change."
When the Imam stepped off the bus, his knees became weak and soft, he had to grab the nearest light pole and held on for support, and looked up to the heavens and cried: "Oh Allah, I almost sold Islam for twenty pence!"
Brothers and Sisters: We may never see the impact our actions have on people. Sometimes we are the only knowledge of Qu'ran someone will read, or the only Islam someone will see. We can't settle for our sins and think that since we have been defiled by our sins, we cannot be a model for Islamic life.Quite the contrary. We are all on the same level in one aspect, as human beings. We are ALL sinners and need forgiveness.
However, the big difference is that one is saved by belief, that belief of the UNSEEN; that belief that Almighty Allah is watching one. This code of conduct which teaches one morals, etiquettes and values so that we as Human Beings may respect and honour one another.
Be careful and be honest everyday, because you never know who is watching. But, Remember Allah Ta'ala is watching.
MAY ALLAH ALMIGHTY HELP US IN ALL WALKS OF LIFE, Ameen.
Several years ago an Imam moved to London, United Kingdom. He often took the bus from his home to the downtown area. Some weeks after he arrived, he had occasion to ride the same bus. When he sat down, he discovered that the driver had accidentally given him a twenty pence ('tuppence') too much change.
As he considered what to do, he thought to himself, you better give the twenty pence back. It would be wrong to keep it. Then he thought, "Oh,forget it, it's only a tuppence. Who would worry about this little amount?Anyway the bus company already gets too much fare; they will never miss it. Accept it as a gift from Almighty Allah (swt) and keep quiet." When his stop came, the Imam paused momentarily at the door, then he handed the twenty pence back to the driver and said, "Here, you gave me too much change". The driver with a smile, replied,"Aren't you the new Imam in this area? I have been thinking lately about going to worship at your Mosque. I just wanted to see what you would do, if I gave you too much change."
When the Imam stepped off the bus, his knees became weak and soft, he had to grab the nearest light pole and held on for support, and looked up to the heavens and cried: "Oh Allah, I almost sold Islam for twenty pence!"
Brothers and Sisters: We may never see the impact our actions have on people. Sometimes we are the only knowledge of Qu'ran someone will read, or the only Islam someone will see. We can't settle for our sins and think that since we have been defiled by our sins, we cannot be a model for Islamic life.Quite the contrary. We are all on the same level in one aspect, as human beings. We are ALL sinners and need forgiveness.
However, the big difference is that one is saved by belief, that belief of the UNSEEN; that belief that Almighty Allah is watching one. This code of conduct which teaches one morals, etiquettes and values so that we as Human Beings may respect and honour one another.
Be careful and be honest everyday, because you never know who is watching. But, Remember Allah Ta'ala is watching.
MAY ALLAH ALMIGHTY HELP US IN ALL WALKS OF LIFE, Ameen.
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mashallah man d above story lik hit me propa!! mashallah n jazakhallah 4 sharin!! May Allah (swt) reward yaa!!!
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imam n bus was close 2 gettin me 2 tears :uuh:
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The Ox and the Frog
"Oh Father," said a little Frog to the big one sitting by the side of a pool, "I have seen such a terrible monster! It was big as a mountain, with horns on its head, and a long tail, and it had hoofs divided in two."
"Tush, child, tush," said the old Frog, "that was only Farmer White's Ox. It isn't so big either; he may be a little bit taller than I, but I could easily make myself quite as broad; just you see."
So he blew himself out, and blew himself out, and blew himself out.
"Was he as big as that?" asked he.
"Oh, much bigger than that," said the young Frog.
Again the old one blew himself out, and asked the young one if the Ox was as big as that.
"Bigger, Father, bigger," was the reply.
So the Frog took a deep breath, and blew and blew and blew, and swelled and swelled.
And then he said, "I'm sure the Ox is not as big as this."
But at that moment he burst.
Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction.
The Two Frogs
Two frogs were neighbors. One inhabited a deep pond, far removed from public view; the other lived in a gully containing little water, and traversed by a country road.
The Frog that lived in the pond warned his friend to change his residence and entreated him to come and live with him, saying that he would enjoy greater safety from danger and more abundant food. The other refused, saying that he felt it so very hard to leave a place to which he had become accustomed.
A few days afterwards a heavy wagon passed through the gully and crushed him to death under its wheels.
A willful man will have his way to his own hurt.
Frog in a Milk-Pail
A frog was hopping around a farmyard, when it decided to investigate the barn. Being somewhat careless, and maybe a little too curious, he ended up falling into a pail half-filled with fresh milk.
As he swam about attempting to reach the top of the pail, he found that the sides of the pail were too high and steep to reach.He tried to stretch his back legs to push off the bottom of the pail but found it too deep.
But this frog was determined not to give up, and he continued to struggle.
He kicked and squirmed and kicked and squirmed, until at last, all his churning about in the milk had turned the milk into a big hunk of butter.
The butter was now solid enough for him to climb onto and get out of the pail!
"Never Give Up!"
The Frogs and the Well
Two Frogs lived together in a marsh. But one hot summer the marsh dried up, and they left it to look for another place to live in: for frogs like damp places if they can get them. By and by they came to a deep well, and one of them looked down into it, and said to the other, "This looks a nice cool place. Let us jump in and settle here."
But the other, who had a wiser head on his shoulders, replied, "Not so fast, my friend. Supposing this well dried up like the marsh, how should we get out again?"
"Look before you leap."
The Quack Frog
Once apon a time, a frog hopped out of his home in the marsh and proclaimed to all the beasts in the land that he was a great and learned physician, skilled in the use of drugs and able to heal all diseases.
A Fox asked him, "How can you pretend to prescribe for others, when you are unable to heal your own lame gait and wrinkled skin?"
The Boiled Frog
They say that if you put a frog into a pot of boiling water,
it will leap out right away to escape the danger.
But, if you put a frog in a kettle that is filled with water that is cool and pleasant, and then you gradually heat the kettle until it starts boiling,
the frog will not become aware of the threat until it is too late.
The frog's survival instincts are geared towards detecting sudden changes.
This is a story that is used to illustrate how people might get themselves into terrible trouble.
This parable is often used to illustrate how humans have to be careful to watch slowly changing trends in the environment, not just the sudden changes. Its a warning to keep us paying attention not just to obvious threats but to more slowly developing ones.
The Boys and the Frogs
Some boys, playing near a pond, saw a number of Frogs in the water and began to pelt them with stones.
They killed several of them, when one of the Frogs, lifting his head out of the water, cried out: "Pray stop, my boys: what is sport to you, is death to us."
One man's pleasure may be another's pain.
The Ox and the Frog
"Oh Father," said a little Frog to the big one sitting by the side of a pool, "I have seen such a terrible monster! It was big as a mountain, with horns on its head, and a long tail, and it had hoofs divided in two."
"Tush, child, tush," said the old Frog, "that was only Farmer White's Ox. It isn't so big either; he may be a little bit taller than I, but I could easily make myself quite as broad; just you see."
So he blew himself out, and blew himself out, and blew himself out.
"Was he as big as that?" asked he.
"Oh, much bigger than that," said the young Frog.
Again the old one blew himself out, and asked the young one if the Ox was as big as that.
"Bigger, Father, bigger," was the reply.
So the Frog took a deep breath, and blew and blew and blew, and swelled and swelled.
And then he said, "I'm sure the Ox is not as big as this."
But at that moment he burst.
Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction.
The Two Frogs
Two frogs were neighbors. One inhabited a deep pond, far removed from public view; the other lived in a gully containing little water, and traversed by a country road.
The Frog that lived in the pond warned his friend to change his residence and entreated him to come and live with him, saying that he would enjoy greater safety from danger and more abundant food. The other refused, saying that he felt it so very hard to leave a place to which he had become accustomed.
A few days afterwards a heavy wagon passed through the gully and crushed him to death under its wheels.
A willful man will have his way to his own hurt.
Frog in a Milk-Pail
A frog was hopping around a farmyard, when it decided to investigate the barn. Being somewhat careless, and maybe a little too curious, he ended up falling into a pail half-filled with fresh milk.
As he swam about attempting to reach the top of the pail, he found that the sides of the pail were too high and steep to reach.He tried to stretch his back legs to push off the bottom of the pail but found it too deep.
But this frog was determined not to give up, and he continued to struggle.
He kicked and squirmed and kicked and squirmed, until at last, all his churning about in the milk had turned the milk into a big hunk of butter.
The butter was now solid enough for him to climb onto and get out of the pail!
"Never Give Up!"
The Frogs and the Well
Two Frogs lived together in a marsh. But one hot summer the marsh dried up, and they left it to look for another place to live in: for frogs like damp places if they can get them. By and by they came to a deep well, and one of them looked down into it, and said to the other, "This looks a nice cool place. Let us jump in and settle here."
But the other, who had a wiser head on his shoulders, replied, "Not so fast, my friend. Supposing this well dried up like the marsh, how should we get out again?"
"Look before you leap."
The Quack Frog
Once apon a time, a frog hopped out of his home in the marsh and proclaimed to all the beasts in the land that he was a great and learned physician, skilled in the use of drugs and able to heal all diseases.
A Fox asked him, "How can you pretend to prescribe for others, when you are unable to heal your own lame gait and wrinkled skin?"
The Boiled Frog
They say that if you put a frog into a pot of boiling water,
it will leap out right away to escape the danger.
But, if you put a frog in a kettle that is filled with water that is cool and pleasant, and then you gradually heat the kettle until it starts boiling,
the frog will not become aware of the threat until it is too late.
The frog's survival instincts are geared towards detecting sudden changes.
This is a story that is used to illustrate how people might get themselves into terrible trouble.
This parable is often used to illustrate how humans have to be careful to watch slowly changing trends in the environment, not just the sudden changes. Its a warning to keep us paying attention not just to obvious threats but to more slowly developing ones.
The Boys and the Frogs
Some boys, playing near a pond, saw a number of Frogs in the water and began to pelt them with stones.
They killed several of them, when one of the Frogs, lifting his head out of the water, cried out: "Pray stop, my boys: what is sport to you, is death to us."
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>The first day we met!
>
>One day, when I was a freshman in high school, I saw a kid from my class
>was
>walking home from school. His name was Arif. It looked like he was carrying
>all of his books. I thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his
>books on a Friday? He must really be a nerd."
>
>I had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with my friends
>tomorrow afternoon), so I shrugged my shoulders and went on.
>
>As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him. They ran at
>him,
>knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the
>dirt. His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten
>feet from him. He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes.
>
>My heart went out to him. So, I jogged over to him and as he crawled around
>looking for his glasses, and I saw a tear in his eye. As I handed him his
>glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks. They really should get lives." He
>looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!" There was a big smile on his face. It
>was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.
>
>I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. As it turned
>out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before. He
>said he had gone to private school before now.
>
>I would have never hung out with a private school kid before. We talked all
>the way home, and I carried some of his books. He turned out to be a pretty
>cool kid. I asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my
>friends
> He said yes. We hung out all weekend and the more I got to know Arif, the
>more I liked him, and my friends thought the same of him.
>
>Monday morning came, and there was Arif with the huge stack of books again.
>I stopped him and said, "Boy, you are going to really build some serious
>muscles with this pile of books everyday!" He just laughed and handed me
>half the books.
>
>Over the next four years, Arif and I became best friends. When we were
>seniors, we began to think about college. I knew that we would always be
>friends, that the miles would never be a problem. He was going to be a
>doctor, and I was going for business
>on a football scholarship.
>
>Arif was valedictorian of our class. I teased him all the time about being
>a
>nerd. He had to prepare a speech for graduation.
>
>I was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak. Graduation
>day,
>I saw Arif. He looked great. He was one of those guys that really found
>himself during high
>school. He filled out and actually looked good in glasses. Everyone admired
>him. Boy, sometimes I was jealous.
>
>Today was one of those days. I could see that he was nervous about his
>speech. So, I smacked him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be
>great!" He looked at me
>with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled. "Thanks," he
>said.
>
>As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began. "Graduation is
>a
>time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years. Your
>parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach ... but mostly your
>friends. I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the
>best gift you can give them. I am going to tell you a story."
>
>I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first
>day we met. He had planned to kill himself over the weekend. He talked of
>how he had cleaned out his locker so his Mom wouldn't have to do it later
>and was carrying his stuff home. He looked hard at me and gave me a little
>smile.
>
>"Thankfully, I was saved. My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."
>
>I heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us
>all about his weakest moment. I saw his Mom and dad looking at me and
>smiling that same grateful smile. Not until that moment did I realize it's
>depth.
>
>Never underestimate the power of your actions. With one small gesture you
>can change a person's life. For better or for worse. In life, every small
>action counts. Holy Quran says:
>فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ
>خَيْرًا
>يَرَهُ
>And whoever shall do an atom's weight of good, shall see it. (99:7)
>
>Allah puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way.
>Look for Allah in helping others.
>The first day we met!
>
>One day, when I was a freshman in high school, I saw a kid from my class
>was
>walking home from school. His name was Arif. It looked like he was carrying
>all of his books. I thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his
>books on a Friday? He must really be a nerd."
>
>I had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with my friends
>tomorrow afternoon), so I shrugged my shoulders and went on.
>
>As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him. They ran at
>him,
>knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the
>dirt. His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten
>feet from him. He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes.
>
>My heart went out to him. So, I jogged over to him and as he crawled around
>looking for his glasses, and I saw a tear in his eye. As I handed him his
>glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks. They really should get lives." He
>looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!" There was a big smile on his face. It
>was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.
>
>I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. As it turned
>out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before. He
>said he had gone to private school before now.
>
>I would have never hung out with a private school kid before. We talked all
>the way home, and I carried some of his books. He turned out to be a pretty
>cool kid. I asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my
>friends
> He said yes. We hung out all weekend and the more I got to know Arif, the
>more I liked him, and my friends thought the same of him.
>
>Monday morning came, and there was Arif with the huge stack of books again.
>I stopped him and said, "Boy, you are going to really build some serious
>muscles with this pile of books everyday!" He just laughed and handed me
>half the books.
>
>Over the next four years, Arif and I became best friends. When we were
>seniors, we began to think about college. I knew that we would always be
>friends, that the miles would never be a problem. He was going to be a
>doctor, and I was going for business
>on a football scholarship.
>
>Arif was valedictorian of our class. I teased him all the time about being
>a
>nerd. He had to prepare a speech for graduation.
>
>I was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak. Graduation
>day,
>I saw Arif. He looked great. He was one of those guys that really found
>himself during high
>school. He filled out and actually looked good in glasses. Everyone admired
>him. Boy, sometimes I was jealous.
>
>Today was one of those days. I could see that he was nervous about his
>speech. So, I smacked him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be
>great!" He looked at me
>with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled. "Thanks," he
>said.
>
>As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began. "Graduation is
>a
>time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years. Your
>parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach ... but mostly your
>friends. I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the
>best gift you can give them. I am going to tell you a story."
>
>I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first
>day we met. He had planned to kill himself over the weekend. He talked of
>how he had cleaned out his locker so his Mom wouldn't have to do it later
>and was carrying his stuff home. He looked hard at me and gave me a little
>smile.
>
>"Thankfully, I was saved. My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."
>
>I heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us
>all about his weakest moment. I saw his Mom and dad looking at me and
>smiling that same grateful smile. Not until that moment did I realize it's
>depth.
>
>Never underestimate the power of your actions. With one small gesture you
>can change a person's life. For better or for worse. In life, every small
>action counts. Holy Quran says:
>فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ
>خَيْرًا
>يَرَهُ
>And whoever shall do an atom's weight of good, shall see it. (99:7)
>
>Allah puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way.
>Look for Allah in helping others.
A fictitious story with a lesson......
A fictitious story with a lesson......
A group of frogs were hopping contentedly through the woods, going about their froggy business, when two of them fell into a deep pit. All of the other frogs gathered around the pit to see what could be done to help their companions. When they saw how deep the pit was, the rest of the dismayed group agreed that it was hopeless and told the two frogs in the pit that they should prepare themselves for their fate, because they were as good as dead.
Unwilling to accept this terrible fate, the two frogs began to jump with all of their might. Some of the frogs shouted into the pit that it was hopeless,and that the two frogs wouldn't be in that situation if they had been more careful, more obedient to the froggy rules, and more responsible.
The other frogs continued sorrowfully shouting that they should save their energy and give up, since they were already as good as dead. The two frogs continued jumping as hard as they could, and after several hours of desperate effort were quite weary.
Finally, one of the frogs took heed to the calls of his fellows. Spent and disheartened, he quietly resolved himself to his fate, lay down at the bottom of the pit, and died as the others looked on in helpless grief. The other frog continued to jump with every ounce of energy he had, although his body was wracked with pain and he was completely exhausted.
His companions began anew, yelling for him to accept his fate, stop the pain and just die. The weary frog jumped harder and harder and -- wonder of wonders! Finally leapt so high that he sprang from the pit. Amazed, the other frogs celebrated his miraculous freedom and then gathering around him asked, "Why did you continue jumping when we told you it was impossible?" Reading their lips, the astonished frog explained to them that he was deaf, and that when he saw their gestures and shouting, he thought they were cheering him on. What he had perceived as encouragement inspired him to try harder and to succeed against all odds.
This simple story contains a powerful lesson. Your encouraging words can lift someone up and help them make it through the day. Your destructive words can cause deep wounds; they may be the weapons that destroy someone's desire to continue trying -- or even their life. Your destructive, careless word can diminish someone in the eyes of others, destroy their influence and have a lasting impact on the way others respond to them.
Author: Unknown
*******************
Hazrat Abu Musa(radhiyallahu anhu) enquired from the Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam), "Which of the Muslims are best ?" The Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said that, those who do not cause troubles and injuries through their actions and words to anyone. (Bukhari, Muslim)
Hazrat Bara bin Azib(radhiyallahu anhu) reported that Rasullullah(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said: to a villager that if he cannot do anything else, he should control his tongue. (Ibn Haban)
Hazrat Abu Huraira(radhiyallahu anhu) reported that Rasullullah(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said that, whom Allah saves from the sin of the tongue and of the private part, will go to Paradise. (Bukhari, Muslim)
Hazrat Sufyan Saqafi(radhiyallahu anhu) asked the Prophet(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam), "Oh reverent Prophet ! what your honour feels, is more dangerous thing in me?" Rasullullah(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) held his tongue with his fingers and said, "this" (Abu Shaikh)
Rasullullah(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said to Hazrat Mua'az bin Jabal (radhiyallahu anhu) that the way of being saved from sins is to control the tongue. (Tirmizi)
Hazrat Abu Saeed Khudri (radhiyallahu anhu) says that the Prophet(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) has said that when man wakes up in the morning, all the limbs tell the tongue to have fear of Allah. They are with it. If it remains straight, they will also remain straight but if it is crooked, they will also go crooked. (Tirmizi)
Hazrat Abdullah(radhiyallahu anhu) says that Rasullullah(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) has said that most of the lapses of man are due to the tongue. (Tibrani)
Hazrat Abu Bakr(radhiyallahu anhu) says that Rasullullah(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) has said that all limbs of men complain of the sharpness and irrelevance of the tongue. (Baihaqi)
Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar(radhiyallahu anhu) says that Rasullullah(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) has said that the one who remains silent secures salvation. (Tirmizi)
Hazrat Sauban(radhiyallahu anhu) says that the Prophet(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) has said that happiness be for the man, who has a control over his tongue and sits at home away from the mischief of men and remains penitent on thinking over his sins. (Tibrani). A Similar statement is also made by Hazrat Abu Amama(radhiyallahu anhu).
Hazrat Abu Musa(radhiyallahu anhu) says that the Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) has said that one who keeps his tongue and the private part under his control, will go straight to Paradise. (Tibrani) . Similar statements are also narrated by Hazrat Sahal bin Saad(radhiyallahu anhu) and Hazrat Abu Huraira(radhiyallahu anhu).
Abu Darda(radhiyallahu anhu) reported that Rasullullah(sallallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said: " Surely the heaviest thing that will be placed in the scale of a believer on the Day of Resurrection will be his good manners." (He also said): "Surely, Allah hates (antagonises) the obscene and the indecent speaker." (Tirmizi)
"Each person's every joint must perform a charity every day the Sun comes up : to act justly between two people is a charity; to help a man with his mount, lifting him onto it or hoisting up his belongings onto it is a charity: a good word is a charity, every step you take to prayers is a charity and removing a harmful thing from the road is a charity." (Bukhari, Muslim)
He who believes in God and the Last Day should honour his guest; he who believes in God and the Last Day should not annoy his neighbours; and he who believes in God and the Last Day should say what is good or keep silent. (Bukhari, Muslim)
A good word is charity. (Bukhari, Muslim)
Do it today - Before it is too late
If I knew that,this would be the last time we would be together, I would be there to spend my whole day with all my dear ones, Well I'm sure if I'm not around they will manage somehow and will have many more days to spend,but I should somehow not let this day slip away,that may be my only day.
For surely, there's always tomorrow to make up for an oversight, a mis-understanding, an argument or a fight and we will always get another chance to make amends and put everything just right? so everything is fine! and well! there will always be another day to say "I love you",and certainly there's will be another chance to say " can I do anything do for you?" or lets have a good time together
But just in case, I might be wrong and today is all I get, then, let us love each other and care for each other in a way that who ever is left behind in this world may always remember and may never forget.
Tomorrow is not promised to anyone, young or old alike, and today may be the last chance that we will ever get to meet our friends and to hold our loved ones tight. So why wait for tomorrow and why not do it today?
For if tomorrow never comes, we will surely regret the day. That we didn't take extra time for a smile, a hug, or a kiss or to be kind to our loved ones and we were too busy to grant someone,what turned out to be their one last day of life.
If by chance you are right now sitting next to your loved ones please! hold them close to you tight and whisper in their ear and tell them how much you love them and that you'll always hold them dear, for you know not for sure my friends that, you will ever be with them again so near.
Take time to say "I'm sorry!," "Please! forgive me," Thank You! very much," you are so wonderful!", "I love you","It's OK and every thing will be fine" "It's my fault".
And If you avail this day you will long be remembered even after you have gone.....
Please! Make ammends today before it is too too late.
Author: Unknown
Courtesy: www.everymuslim.com
A fictitious story with a lesson......
A group of frogs were hopping contentedly through the woods, going about their froggy business, when two of them fell into a deep pit. All of the other frogs gathered around the pit to see what could be done to help their companions. When they saw how deep the pit was, the rest of the dismayed group agreed that it was hopeless and told the two frogs in the pit that they should prepare themselves for their fate, because they were as good as dead.
Unwilling to accept this terrible fate, the two frogs began to jump with all of their might. Some of the frogs shouted into the pit that it was hopeless,and that the two frogs wouldn't be in that situation if they had been more careful, more obedient to the froggy rules, and more responsible.
The other frogs continued sorrowfully shouting that they should save their energy and give up, since they were already as good as dead. The two frogs continued jumping as hard as they could, and after several hours of desperate effort were quite weary.
Finally, one of the frogs took heed to the calls of his fellows. Spent and disheartened, he quietly resolved himself to his fate, lay down at the bottom of the pit, and died as the others looked on in helpless grief. The other frog continued to jump with every ounce of energy he had, although his body was wracked with pain and he was completely exhausted.
His companions began anew, yelling for him to accept his fate, stop the pain and just die. The weary frog jumped harder and harder and -- wonder of wonders! Finally leapt so high that he sprang from the pit. Amazed, the other frogs celebrated his miraculous freedom and then gathering around him asked, "Why did you continue jumping when we told you it was impossible?" Reading their lips, the astonished frog explained to them that he was deaf, and that when he saw their gestures and shouting, he thought they were cheering him on. What he had perceived as encouragement inspired him to try harder and to succeed against all odds.
This simple story contains a powerful lesson. Your encouraging words can lift someone up and help them make it through the day. Your destructive words can cause deep wounds; they may be the weapons that destroy someone's desire to continue trying -- or even their life. Your destructive, careless word can diminish someone in the eyes of others, destroy their influence and have a lasting impact on the way others respond to them.
Author: Unknown
*******************
Hazrat Abu Musa(radhiyallahu anhu) enquired from the Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam), "Which of the Muslims are best ?" The Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said that, those who do not cause troubles and injuries through their actions and words to anyone. (Bukhari, Muslim)
Hazrat Bara bin Azib(radhiyallahu anhu) reported that Rasullullah(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said: to a villager that if he cannot do anything else, he should control his tongue. (Ibn Haban)
Hazrat Abu Huraira(radhiyallahu anhu) reported that Rasullullah(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said that, whom Allah saves from the sin of the tongue and of the private part, will go to Paradise. (Bukhari, Muslim)
Hazrat Sufyan Saqafi(radhiyallahu anhu) asked the Prophet(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam), "Oh reverent Prophet ! what your honour feels, is more dangerous thing in me?" Rasullullah(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) held his tongue with his fingers and said, "this" (Abu Shaikh)
Rasullullah(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said to Hazrat Mua'az bin Jabal (radhiyallahu anhu) that the way of being saved from sins is to control the tongue. (Tirmizi)
Hazrat Abu Saeed Khudri (radhiyallahu anhu) says that the Prophet(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) has said that when man wakes up in the morning, all the limbs tell the tongue to have fear of Allah. They are with it. If it remains straight, they will also remain straight but if it is crooked, they will also go crooked. (Tirmizi)
Hazrat Abdullah(radhiyallahu anhu) says that Rasullullah(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) has said that most of the lapses of man are due to the tongue. (Tibrani)
Hazrat Abu Bakr(radhiyallahu anhu) says that Rasullullah(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) has said that all limbs of men complain of the sharpness and irrelevance of the tongue. (Baihaqi)
Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar(radhiyallahu anhu) says that Rasullullah(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) has said that the one who remains silent secures salvation. (Tirmizi)
Hazrat Sauban(radhiyallahu anhu) says that the Prophet(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) has said that happiness be for the man, who has a control over his tongue and sits at home away from the mischief of men and remains penitent on thinking over his sins. (Tibrani). A Similar statement is also made by Hazrat Abu Amama(radhiyallahu anhu).
Hazrat Abu Musa(radhiyallahu anhu) says that the Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) has said that one who keeps his tongue and the private part under his control, will go straight to Paradise. (Tibrani) . Similar statements are also narrated by Hazrat Sahal bin Saad(radhiyallahu anhu) and Hazrat Abu Huraira(radhiyallahu anhu).
Abu Darda(radhiyallahu anhu) reported that Rasullullah(sallallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said: " Surely the heaviest thing that will be placed in the scale of a believer on the Day of Resurrection will be his good manners." (He also said): "Surely, Allah hates (antagonises) the obscene and the indecent speaker." (Tirmizi)
"Each person's every joint must perform a charity every day the Sun comes up : to act justly between two people is a charity; to help a man with his mount, lifting him onto it or hoisting up his belongings onto it is a charity: a good word is a charity, every step you take to prayers is a charity and removing a harmful thing from the road is a charity." (Bukhari, Muslim)
He who believes in God and the Last Day should honour his guest; he who believes in God and the Last Day should not annoy his neighbours; and he who believes in God and the Last Day should say what is good or keep silent. (Bukhari, Muslim)
A good word is charity. (Bukhari, Muslim)
Do it today - Before it is too late
If I knew that,this would be the last time we would be together, I would be there to spend my whole day with all my dear ones, Well I'm sure if I'm not around they will manage somehow and will have many more days to spend,but I should somehow not let this day slip away,that may be my only day.
For surely, there's always tomorrow to make up for an oversight, a mis-understanding, an argument or a fight and we will always get another chance to make amends and put everything just right? so everything is fine! and well! there will always be another day to say "I love you",and certainly there's will be another chance to say " can I do anything do for you?" or lets have a good time together
But just in case, I might be wrong and today is all I get, then, let us love each other and care for each other in a way that who ever is left behind in this world may always remember and may never forget.
Tomorrow is not promised to anyone, young or old alike, and today may be the last chance that we will ever get to meet our friends and to hold our loved ones tight. So why wait for tomorrow and why not do it today?
For if tomorrow never comes, we will surely regret the day. That we didn't take extra time for a smile, a hug, or a kiss or to be kind to our loved ones and we were too busy to grant someone,what turned out to be their one last day of life.
If by chance you are right now sitting next to your loved ones please! hold them close to you tight and whisper in their ear and tell them how much you love them and that you'll always hold them dear, for you know not for sure my friends that, you will ever be with them again so near.
Take time to say "I'm sorry!," "Please! forgive me," Thank You! very much," you are so wonderful!", "I love you","It's OK and every thing will be fine" "It's my fault".
And If you avail this day you will long be remembered even after you have gone.....
Please! Make ammends today before it is too too late.
Author: Unknown
Courtesy: www.everymuslim.com
