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Foster Mother of The Nabi
(Sayyidah Aasiyah [radhiyallahu ‘anha] – Part Two)
Before the birth of Nabi Moosa (‘alaihis salaam), Fir‘aun saw a dream in which a fire approached from the direction of Baytul Muqaddas and burnt the houses of Egypt, as well as all the Coptics (the people of Fir‘aun), but left the Banu Israa-eel untouched. When he awoke, he was terrified and thus called the fortune tellers and magicians to enquire from them the interpretation of his dream. They explained that …
A Lesson in Loyalty
In the year 1924, a professor of agriculture in Japan acquired a dog as a pet. Daily, he would walk to the train station, accompanied by his dog, to board the train and travel to his work place. As the train would depart from the station, his dog would turn around and return home. Thereafter, at the end of the day, the dog would make its way back to the station, arriving at the precise time the train pulled in, so that it …
Patience and Perseverance
یَـٰۤأَیُّهَا ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱصۡبِرُوا۟ وَصَابِرُوا۟ وَرَابِطُوا۟ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تُفۡلِحُونَ
“O you who believe, be patient, remain steadfast (against the enemy), and guard the frontiers. And fear Allah so that you may be successful.” (Surah Aal ‘Imraan v200)
This is the last verse of Surah Aal ‘Imraan. In this verse, Allah Ta‘ala commands the believers to carry out three things, the first being to adopt patience. The word, “sabr”, literally means to hold or to …
