by Mohamed Ismail Bukharia | Dec 3, 2008 | Stories
An interesting story related about Dinaar al-'Ayaar. Dinaar had a righteous mother who would constantly advise him to repent for his wayward, sinful existence, but as much as she tried, her words had no positive effect on him whatsoever. Then, one day, as...
by Mohamed Ismail Bukharia | Dec 3, 2008 | Wise Words
The staff in the hand of Moses was a witness, in the hands of the magicians it was naught. For this cause 'Isa taught not to that foolish man the words of power whereby he raised the dead. For he who is ignorant misuses the instrument. If you strike...
by Mohamed Ismail Bukharia | Dec 3, 2008 | Smile
Is there ever a day that mattresses are not on sale? Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with hopes that something new to eat will have materialized? Why do people keep running over a string a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner,...
by Mohamed Ismail Bukharia | Dec 3, 2008 | Quotes
Al-Fudayl ibn Iyad said, "As long as people are doing fine, their true nature is concealed, but when calamity strikes, their true natures are revealed, so the believer resorts to his faith and the hypocrite resorts to his hypocrisy."
by Mohamed Ismail Bukharia | Dec 2, 2008 | Smile
My cooking has always been the target of family jokes. One evening, as I prepared dinner a bit too quickly, the kitchen filled with smoke and the smoke detector went off. Although both of my children had received fire-safety training at school, they did not...
