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A Forgotten Family
(Ammaa Jee [rahimahallah] – Part Four)
Despite the severe poverty they endured, Ammaa Jee (rahimahallah) was determined to preserve the dignity of her family. She never allowed their condition to become known outside the four walls of their home. She did not let the neighbours know what they were enduring, nor did she devise excuses or seek ways of indirectly obtaining assistance from neighbours, relatives or even distant acquaintances.
What made their difficult circumstances even more painful …
Humility Amidst Greatness
Ziyaad bin Abi Ziyaad (rahimahullah) was the slave of the Sahaabi ‘Abdullah bin ‘Ayyaash (radhiyallahu ‘anhuma). He was a pious ascetic and one of the great ‘Ulama of his time. Ziyaad (rahimahullah) was very close to ‘Umar bin ‘Abdil ‘Azeez (rahimahullah) and they would often engage in lengthy private discussions. (Tabaqaat Ibn Sa’d vol. 5, pg. 305 and Siyaru Aa’laamin Nubalaa vol. 5, pg. 456)
Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah bin ‘Ayyaash (radhiyallahu ‘anhuma) once sent Ziyaad (rahimahullah) to ‘Umar bin …
Double Dose of…?
If a person has one apple and thereafter buys another apple, how many apples will he have? The answer is obvious — two apples. Similarly, if a person has one child and is then blessed with another child, he will now have two children. This elementary concept of one-plus-one-equals-two is so basic that even kindergartners (pre-school children) have ‘mastered’ it and understand that two sweets are better than one!
However, there is one occasion when even the most intelligent of …
