Story of A Cobbler

Once a great saint Abdullah bin mubarik went to perform hajj. One day, after he had performed his hajj , he was sitting in holy kaba in his leisure time. He went to sleep. While sleeping in his dream he saw two angles talking to each other. They were talking to each other about hajj. One of them asked about how many people came to perform hajj this year, and how many of them had their effort accepted by ALLAH subhana hu wa tala.

The other replied “ almost 6-7 lakh people came here to perform hajj, but sadly none of them had it accepted”, he added” but I have heard that there lives a cobbler in Damascus, he didn’t come to perform hajj but his hajj is accepted, and ALLAH subhana hu wa tala is accepting hajj of all others because of him.”

How I Came To Islam

By Amna Farooq

ASSALAAMAULIKUM  DEAR BROTHERS AND SISTERS
At one time in my life i was Christian but always searching for something to answer all my questions I had in my soul and my oldest son at the time was a bit rebellious and hard to control, he was only 15 then and I was a single mother as his father and I had divorced when he was only 8 years old .. Anyways , He ended up having to go to a  boys school in Indianapolis , Indiana which by the grace and mercy of Allah ended up being best for Him, and for me, as a brother  there spoke to him about Islam.
My son studied and watched Videos and ended up taking Shahadah at a very young age(15) and i saw such a change  in his behaviour and his respect towards me , he seemed to ‘glow’ when he did his prayers..I decided i wanted whatever THAT was that he had embraced for myself as well….
Together we traveled to a dawah center in Milwaukee , Wisconsin, USA and my son was a witness to his Mother taking shahadah, Alhamdullilah..  ALMOST 15 YEARS AGO…..This was only after asking many questions, watching videos of Sheikh Ahmed Deedat and  Jamal Badawi and others debating Christians, also after talking to many sisters and doing many prayers..

How Hazrat Umer Embraced Islam

Umar was a headstrong young man of great determination. He was brought up to venerate the Kabah and to cherish the unity of the Quraysh and their religion. That is why he saw Islam as a threat to the Quraysh and became most violent and unrestrained in his attacks on Muslims. He was one of the most rabid enemies of Islam and of Muhammad, the Messenger of God, and was a great tormentor of the Muslims. That is why conversion of hazrat umer to islam is very famous incident in Islamic history.

It was the sixth year of Holy Prophet’s mission when Quraish leaders called a meeting . in this meeting they discussed the current situation of tribe, the most prevailing one of which was the new emerging religion Islam. All the leaders greed upon the assassination of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam). Now problem was, who would perform that task. At one moment, all eyes turned towards this fearless man, who had come forth. They saw that he was Umar, the Son of Hattab. The Qurayshis were confident that Umar was more than capable. Umar , being famous of his bravery , fearlessness and hatred for islam , was chosen for this job and everybody in the meeting exclaimed that he was the right person for it.

Power of “Istighfar” (A moving story)

This story about “Istighfar” is from the life of Imam Ahmed Bin Hanbal, who is considered as a renowned scholar of Islam and a famous theologian. Imam Ahmed is also considered to be the founder of the Hanbali school of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) and is one of the most celebrated Sunni theologians, often referred to as the “Sheikh ul-Islam” or the “Imam of Ahl al-Sunnah.”

During his old age, while Imam Ahmed was travelling he stopped by a town. After the prayers, he wanted to stay for the night in the masjid yard because he didn’t know anyone in the town. Owing to his humility, he hadn’t introduced himself to anyone thinking that if he did, he would be welcomed by many people.

Return to ALLAH

Once , there was a king. For some reason he got very pleased of one of his men. To reward that person , the king said to him, “ Gentle man, you made me happy , so as a reward I allow you to run , run on a circular path as far as you can till the sun sets, and whatever distance of land your circular path encloses would be yours, but be mindfull, you have to complete circle till the sun set. If you failed to complete the circle till the sun sets, you would get nothing.”

Hearing this , the man started walking happily thinking that now his days would turn to good ones and he would live a rich life now. He kept on walking and walking whole day. When it reached time of Zohar, he thought of going back towards the initial point to complete circle. But a greedy voice raised in his mind “ no, there is a lot of time to get back, cover some more distance, you would never get such a golden chance ever again”. He decided to cover a little more distance and then return back. After walking more ,again he thought to start traveling back. But again greedy nature of man overcame. After a few miles, when he finally decided to return back, he saw a beautifull garden, spread on wide area. He decided include the garden also in his property and then finally return back.

O Son of Adam! I desire something and you desire something

By Amna Farooq 

She heard it somewhere, and was now experiencing each word of it:

“ O Son of Adam! I desire something and you desire something but only what I desire occurs. If you submit yourself to my desire( i.e. obey Him), I will be sufficient for you in your desire. If you do not submit yourself to me (by disobeying Him), I will tire you in what you desire and (at the end of the day) only what I wish happens and occurs.” .

She had no worldly desire left, as she had just seen the result of such desires. It was a feeling of nonexistence, it seemed like dooms day. Numbness traveling through her limbs was making her feel lifeless. The person, who meant a world to her, was actually a cheater. Some truths are life shattering, and so was that one. The one, whom she believed in more than her existence, was nothing more than a deception. In such situations it gets so hard to accept the reality that the truth you considered foundation of your life was actually a lie. Despite of investing blindly on this temporary relation, she was a looser. Despite of a verynice brought up in a sensible family and every calculated step, she had been ultimately trapped!

These regrets were stabbing her soul, and tears were slipping down her cheeks in a constant flow. She felt so tired and hurt after running behind her desires. This made another voice echo in her ears-

“Consider the one who has taken his own desire as a deity, whom God allows to stray in the face of knowledge, sealing his ears and heart and covering his eyes — who can guide such a person after God (has abandoned him)? Will you not take heed?” (45:23)

Abdullah bin Mubarak And A lady Who Spoke The Words of Quran

Here is a story of a lady who spoke the words of Quran ! you would definitely find beauty in it. I hope you admire reading the story of a lady who spoke the words of Quran as answer of every question.

An elderly Arab lady was sitting with her back against the trunk of a tree on road, which was the way to Hajj. Hadhrat Abdullah bin Mubarak (RA) happened to pass that way. He was also heading for Baitullah, for Hajj, and to the Sacred tomb of the Holy Prophet (Sallallaahu layhi Wasallam). Seeing this lady very disturbed and in a state of despair, he spoke to her.

Their discussion is recorded as follows:

Hadhrat Abdullah bin Mubarak (RA): Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah

The lady: “The word from a merciful Lord is Peace” (Surah 36 Aayat 58).

She meant that the reply of salaam is from Allah, Most High, Himself. She said further: “Those whom Allah sendeth astray, there is no guide for them.” (Surah 7 Aayat 186).

She meant that she had lost her way.

Hadhrat Abdullah bin Mubarak (RA): Where are you coming from?

The lady: “Glorified be He who carried His servant by night from the Musjid-e-Aqsa (inviolable place of worship) to the Musjid-e-Haraam” (Far distant place of worship) (Surah17 Aayat1).