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Loyal to the Last
There was once a group of people who were suffering from a certain calamity. One of them approached Wahb bin Munabbih (rahimahullah) and asked, “O Abu ‘Abdillah! Have you ever heard of a calamity or punishment that is worse and more severe than the calamity which we are suffering at present?” Wahb (rahimahullah) replied, “If you compare the difficulty that you are suffering and the difficulties that were experienced by the people of the past, you would realize that your difficulty …
Citrus Stew
Ingredients:
1 kg lamb leg, cut into pieces
½ tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
2 onions chopped
4 tsp crushed garlic
4 Tbsp tomato paste
250g cubed butternut
1 potato cubed
2 carrots sliced
½ cup peas
¾ cup grape/apple juice
3 cups vegetable stock
Juice of 1 orange
3 tsp dhana jeeru
1-2 tsp chilli powder
5 Tbsp tomato sauce
Handful of chopped mint
Admonished by a ‘Madman’
Fadhl bin Rabee’ narrates the following incident:
I once set out for hajj in the company of the khaleefah, Haaroon Rasheed. En route, we passed by the city of Kufah where we encountered Bahlool, (who was known as) the madman (due to him being madly in love with Allah Ta‘ala), who was muttering and babbling away. I said to him, “Keep silent! Ameerul Mu-mineen has arrived!” Thus, he ceased his muttering and remained silent.
When the carriage of Haaroon Rasheed …
