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Enlivening our ‘Eid
Imagine a beach with no waves… Imagine a desert with no sand… Imagine a rose with no petals… Imagine a perfume with no fragrance… Imagine a fire with no heat…
If all these are unimaginable, it is because the missing ingredient, in each case, is the MAIN ingredient. Without this vital ingredient, none of these things would be significant or appreciated. In fact, without the main ingredient, they are like a wedding without the bride and groom – empty and soulless!
The Rank of the Repentant
There was once a butcher who fell in love with a slave girl belonging to one of his neighbours. One day, the neighbour sent her to another village on an errand. (Realizing that she would be travelling alone, he saw an opportunity to meet her,) so he followed her and tried to seduce her.
She said to him, “Do not do this! I actually love you even more than you even love me – but I am afraid of Allah …
Why do we make Qurbaani?
Nabi Ebrahim (‘alaihis salaam) was a very great and special Nabi – he was known as ‘Khaleelullah’ which means ‘the special friend of Allah Ta‘ala’.
Nabi Ebrahim (‘alaihis salaam) always wanted to have children, but for years and years and years, he did not have any children. Finally, when Nabi Ebrahim (‘alaihis salaam) had waited for a long, long time, and he was now 86 years old, Allah Ta‘ala blessed him with a beautiful baby boy – Nabi Ismaa‘eel (‘alaihis …
