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Leaving a Legacy
(Zubaidah – The Wife of Haaroon Rasheed – Part One)
With every passing day, there are people who enter this world, taking their first breath and commencing the journey of life, and there are people who take their last breath and depart, never to return. However, from the billions of souls who came and went, only a select few left such a legacy that they earned themselves an entry in the pages of history.
One such person …
The “Well” Informed Witness
A man was once brought before the qaadhi (judge) where an accusation was made against him. To substantiate the claim, the plaintiff (person laying the charge) produced a witness.
On seeing the witness, the defendant (accused) immediately objected saying, “O qaadhi! You cannot accept the testimony of this man!” When the judge enquired the reason, he said, “Despite having twenty thousand dirhams, he has not fulfilled the obligation of hajj. Hence, he is not a person whose testimony can be relied upon.”
Humble Haleemah
Ask our children:
1. Who made us beautiful, strong and intelligent?
2. Should we be proud and boastful, or should we be humble?
3. Should we think that we are better than other people, or they are better than us?
Now tell them the story:
Haleemah was a little girl who was very pretty, intelligent and strong.
She was so pretty that when any visitor would come home, they would say, “WOW! MASHA …
