The Father and His Sons A father had a family of sons who were perpetually quarreling among themselves. When he failed to heal their disputes by his exhortations, he determined to give them a practical illustration of the evils of disunion; and for this purpose...

Be Patient A man came out of his home to admire his new truck. To his puzzlement, his three-year-old son was happily hammering dents into the shiny paint of the truck. The man ran to his son, knocked him away, and hammered the little boy’s...

They Are Not in Need of Your Presents Abdullah Ibn Masud had been one of the close companions of the Holy Prophet (SAW) and had developed into being a distinguished and zealous personality of Islam. During the caliphate of Hazrat Uthman, he suffered a bout...

You Are Beautiful It’s a phrase that my mother uses a lot. I used to wonder, “How in the world can Mother call them beautiful?” I am a logical, statistical man. I call things as I see them. I didn’t see beauty. My mother would...

Office Boy A jobless man applied for the position of “office boy” at a very big firm. The HR manager interviewed him, then a test: clean the floor. “You are hired,” he said, give me your email address, and I’ll send you the application to...

One Bedroom Flat As the dream of most parents, I had acquired an MBBS degree and passed PLAB to enter the UK, the land of braves and opportunity. When I arrived in the UK, it was as if a dream had come true. Here at...

Puppies for Sale A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign advertising the pups and set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt...

Do Not Do Evil to Anyone There was a man in Isfahan who used to beat his wife but unfortunately, she succumbed to his beating though he had not intended to kill her. But when she was dead he became fearful of her relatives. In...