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Before passing away, a father called his son to his side, handed him an old wristwatch, and said: "My son, this watch is more than two hundred years old. It belonged to your great-...
In front of the gate of a large company, there was a famous samosa shop. During lunch hours, company employees would often come there to eat samosas. One day, a manager of the comp...
Getting his shoes polished by the old man sitting on the pavement near the office was a regular routine for him. However, a strange thing I had been noticing for the past several d...
Abul Kalam says: One night at dinner time, my mother placed curry and a burnt roti (bread) in front of my father. I kept waiting for my father's reaction, thinking he might expr...
A king once said to his minister, "I don't understand one thing: I have every luxury and comfort of the world, yet my heart is not happy. On the other hand, my servant has nothing—...
A woman hurriedly boarded a bus and sat down on a seat next to another woman. Her purse accidentally hit the woman sitting next to her, causing her pain. The woman remained sile...
A king always kept his head covered. No one had ever seen him bareheaded. Many people tried to uncover this secret, but every time, the king would skillfully divert the conversatio...
There was an Imam living in London. It was his daily routine to board a bus from his home to travel to the distant mosque. While traveling on the same route at fixed times, it ofte...
At a wedding ceremony, a gentleman approached a man he knew and asked, "Do you recognize me?" The man looked at him closely and replied, "Yes, you are my student from primary schoo...
A man once asked Hatim Tai, "O Hatim! Has anyone ever surpassed you in generosity?" Hatim replied, "Yes! An orphan boy from the Tayy tribe proved to be more generous than me. The s...
Hazrat Salman Farsi (R.A.) was a great companion (Sahabi) of the Prophet. Among all the companions, he lived the longest life. He used to serve everyone and lived a very simple lif...
On a freezing winter evening, a king of Iran was entering his palace when he noticed an old doorman guarding the main gate, wearing a very old and thin uniform. The king stopped hi...