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The Spoon and the Spade
There was once a kitchen spoon who longed to get out of the house. Every day, she would gaze out the window and envy the garden spade who was outside. One day, the kitchen spoon received her wish! Instead of stirring biryani, bhindi and methi bhaji, she was going to be used as a spade in the garden!
The spoon was taken out of the kitchen, but as she was thrust into the hard soil, she winced as her shiny …
“My Mother After My Mother”
Sayyidah Barakah (radhiyallahu ‘anha), more famously known as Ummu Ayman, was a slave-woman of Abyssinian origin belonging to the father of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam). When he passed away, Sayyidah Ummu Ayman (radhiyallahu ‘anha) came into the share of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) who in turn freed her when he married Sayyidah Khadeejah (radhiyallahu ‘anha).
Her first husband was ‘Ubaid bin Zaid with whom she had a son, Sayyiduna Ayman (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), who was martyred in the Battle of Hunain. …
A Heart of Humility
A man was once sitting at the airport waiting to board his flight, when out of the blue a random stranger approached him. The stranger sat next to him and said, “I’m sorry to bother you, but I was seated nearby and my gaze fell on you. As a specialist who has been treating cancer patients for more than 30 years, I noticed certain distinct markers and signs in you which indicate that you likely have cancer. I am only mentioning …
