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For a Palace in Jannah
On one occasion, Maalik bin Dinaar (rahimahullah) was walking with Ja’far bin Sulaimaan (rahimahullah) in Basrah when they came across a palace being built. The person coordinating the project was a very handsome youngster.
Maalik bin Dinaar (rahimahullah) turned to Ja’far (rahimahullah) and exclaimed “Do you not see this youngster, his beauty and his ambition for this construction?” (i.e. look at how his ambition is being wasted on the temporary things of this world.) He further exclaimed, “I really have …
The Undetected Cancer
There was once a person who diligently monitored his health. Periodically, he checked his blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, Vitamin D and other similar markers which indicate to good or ill health. However, after many years, the person was diagnosed with an illness which he had never thought to check for, a silent killer of which he had thus far been unmindful – cancer. His health rapidly deteriorated, and in a matter of months, he seemed to be at death’s door.
The First Martyr in Islam
In the initial days of Islam, the disbelievers of Makkah Mukarramah inflicted untold torture on the few individuals who had accepted Islam, many of whom were slaves or freed slaves. Among them were Sayyiduna Bilaal, Sayyiduna Khabbaab, Sayyiduna Suhaib, Sayyiduna Zaid bin Haarithah, Sayyiduna ‘Aamir bin Fuhairah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum), and others.
Although the disbelievers wished to harm Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) and Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), to an extent they were unable to do so because their families had been protecting …
