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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 …
From the Horse’s Mouth
Sayyiduna ‘Amr bin ‘Aas (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) narrates the following:
An army of the Muslims, over whom I was appointed as a leader, once set out to fight in the path of Allah Ta‘ala. We continued to travel until we came to the city of Alexandria. On reaching Alexandria, the leader of the city announced to us, “Send someone from your army to me so that I may converse with him.” When I heard this request, I immediately said, “Nobody but I …
