Islamic Articles

A person wrote a forged letter in the name of Fazl bin Rabi', in which an order for one thousand dinars was issued for himself and signed. The man took the letter and reached the treasurer of Fazl bin...

Hazrat Maulana Yusuf Banuri (may Allah have mercy on him) once stated in a gathering: One year we went for Hajj, and there was a retired military officer in the group of scholars. At the time of Taha...

One day, Amir Timur Lang was holding court. The courtiers were standing in their respective places in a respectful manner. Referring to the Caliphs of Baghdad, Timur said, "Their titles used to be ver...

A king had announced that whoever said something wise and good would be rewarded with four hundred dinars (gold coins)...!!!! One day, the king went out to look after his subjects. He saw a ninety-...

The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) has forbidden lying even to young children. Accordingly, Hazrat Abdullah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Holy Pro...

His real name was Amr bin Mahbub, born in 160 AH, and became famous by the title of "Al-Jahiz". In Arabic, Al-Jahiz refers to someone whose eyeballs are protruding. In the beginning, he disliked this...

Allah Almighty had blessed Imam Zayn al-Abidin (may Allah have mercy on him) with a very beautiful body. When he passed away and the ritual washer (Ghassal) began to bathe him, he noticed that there w...

A photographer had put up a board outside his shop, on which the following three lines were written: "For twenty rupees, get a photo taken exactly as you are. For thirty rupees, get a photo taken as...

The king asked the slave: "Why are you leaving your job?" The slave replied: "There are five reasons." "The first reason is that you keep sitting while I remain standing before you, whereas th...

Pure is that Being Who has decided to annihilate all creation. From this perspective, kings and slaves are all equal before Him. He kept only Himself unique with eternity, and maintained Himself as on...

The world either puts the heart and mind into the same compartment, connecting their ends in a way that there seems to be no difference or distinction between them, or it goes to the other extreme, cr...

A cunning and clever wealthy man reached a farmer in a village and offered him a partnership, saying: "The money will be mine and the labor yours! But when the crop is ready, the part that remains ins...