Entries Tagged as ‘From the Pages of History’
August 6, 2009
When Children Leave Us Speechless…
“I prefer to die than to let Israel take al-Aqsa.”
7 year old Palestinian boy
“Because of my Islamic conscience, I could not just sit back and watch the jews while they were shooting the Muslims like someone shooting birds.”
A 12 year old Jordianian boy who gets lost after running away from home to help Palestinians.
April 7, 2009
A Shining Example For Every Father.
`Umar ibn `Abdil `Azeez (rahimahullah) was told a son of his bought a ring for a thousand dirhams, he wrote to him:
“I was told that you bought a ring that cost a thousand dirhams. So when you receive this letter, sell the ring and fill a thousand stomachs (with food bought) with that money. Then buy [...]
July 31, 2008
Description of ‘Ali that Made Mu`awiyah* Weep.
After Ali died , Mu`awiyah bin Abi Sufyan said to Dirar bin Damrah
“Describe ‘Ali to me.”
“Will you not excuse me from answering you,” said Dirar.
“No, describe him,” insisted Mu`awiyah.
“Please excuse me from doing so,” said Dirar.
“I will not,” said Mu`awiyah.
” I will do so, then” said Dirar with a sigh.
“By Allah, he was (far-sighted) and [...]
July 3, 2008
‘O People, Prepare for Departure!’
Habib al-’Abid reports: Once, when I arrived in al-Basrah, I was surprised to see that the markets were closed, and the streets empty.
I called out, “O people of Basrah, is this some kind of holiday of yours that I am unaware of?”
Someone answered, “No, but al-Hasan al-Basri is in the main gathering place (of [...]
May 6, 2008
“What is it Between Me & Sa’id bin Jubair!”
When Sa’id bin Jubair (radiyaAllahu ‘anhu) entered into the court of the ruthless governor, Al-Hajjaj bin Yusuf Ath-Thaqafi, the latter asked the former, “What is your name?”
“Sa’id bin Jubair.”
“Rather, you are ‘the miserable one, son of the broken one,” said Al-Hajjaj, immediately showing hostility towards Sa’id. This was the way he treated all of his [...]
April 11, 2008
Such is the Bounty of your Lord, Most High
In Syria, in one week 40 000 people were killed in Hama, that was in 1982, or the early ’80’s. Alot of people were arrested. Amongst them was a family by the name Az -Za`tar, who were from a village close to Damascus.
Now that son, he was a very righteous Muslim alhamdulillah. He was one [...]
April 11, 2008
O Evil Shaykh!
Abu Bakr as-Saidalaani reported that he heard Salim bin Mansur bin ‘Ammar say,
“Upon seeing my father in a dream, I asked him, ‘What did your lord do with you?’
He answered : ‘Indeed, my lord drew me near and close and he said to me: ‘O evil shaykh (old man), do you know why I forgave [...]
April 7, 2008
“By Allah, I then fell down unconscious.”
Saleh al-Mizee said:
“In the middle of the day, I entered the graveyard. I looked at the graves and they were like a group of silent people.
I said,
‘How perfect Allah is! Who will bring you back to life and resurrect you after a long period of decomposition?’
A caller called out to me from behind those holes [...]
