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In the Footsteps of Nabi Yusuf (‘alaihis salaam)
Sulaimaan bin Yasaar (rahimahullah) was an outstanding jurist and a famous scholar of Madeenah Munawwarah. He had the honour of benefiting from many illustrious Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum). Initially, he was the slave of Sayyidah Maimoonah (radhiyallahu ‘anha), the respected wife of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam). However, he later purchased his freedom by paying her a certain amount of wealth which they had agreed upon. Sulaimaan (rahimahullah) had also been blessed with exceptional and stunning beauty, together with a very high level …
The Baby Pot
On one occasion, Juha, also known as Mulla Nasruddeen, borrowed a large pot from one of his neighbours. A few days later, when Juha returned the pot, the neighbour was surprised to find that there was another smaller pot within the original pot!
The neighbour asked where the small pot had come from, to which Juha answered that the big pot had given birth to it. (Since the neighbour was receiving an extra pot, he did not question the foolishness …
Devoted to Her Beloved
(Sha’waanah [rahimahallah] – Part Two)
The piety and greatness of Sha’waanah (rahimahallah) can be gauged from the fact that Imaam Sha’raani (rahimahullah) mentioned that many people would even consider her to be greater than Raabi‘aah Basriyyah (rahimahallah). (Tabaqaatul Akhyaar – Aa’lamun Nisaa vol. 2, pg. 111)
Sha’waanah (rahimahallah) would repeat the following profound and thought-provoking poem very often, and it would cause her as well as those around her to cry:
“The one who …
