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The atmosphere of Cairo was filled with strange whispers these days. In the markets, baths and neighborhoods, a single name was the talk of the town. People used to say that there was a woman among the Sultan’s subjects who claimed that she could tell by just looking who was chaste, who was pregnant and who had fallen into a lapse in character. The surprising thing was that simple-minded people were even believing her, and even some influential families started taking their women and girls to her.When this news reached Sultan Saladin Ayubi, signs of disgust became visible on his face. The Sultan considered this dangerous not only as a ruler but also as a just man. He knew that such claims gave rise to suspicion, sedition and immorality in society.Instead of telling anyone in the court, the Sultan quietly decided that he would find out the truth himself.The next…

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There was a time when thugs were very popular in Lucknow. These people did not use force or carry swords, but rather robbed people with their words, cunning and mental games.One day, a man was going out of the city after buying a small kid goat (lamb) and carrying it on his shoulder. On the way, a group of thugs saw him. They all decided to steal the kid goat from the man.They made a plan and stood at a little distance to implement it.The first thug stepped forward and said in surprise, “Brother! Why are you carrying a dog on your shoulder?”The man laughed and said, “Hey brother! This is not a dog, it is a kid goat.”The thug smiled and moved forward.A little further away, he met the second thug. He wrinkled his nose and said, “May Allah bless you! Why do people carry dogs on their shoulders…

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A story from European literatureThere was a landowner, very rich. All the good and fertile lands of the village were his property. At the end of these lands was a piece of barren land in which nothing grew. The landowner thought, there is no use for this land, why not show his favor by giving it to a poor farmer. If his hard work makes the land good and starts yielding crops, then he will take it back. Many farmers worked for the landowner. From among them, he chose a farmer about whom he was sure that if he ever had to take the land back, he would quietly return it. The landowner called the farmer and said, “I give you the piece of my land near the mound. I have nothing to do with it anymore. You work hard and improve it. Whatever crops you grow in it, it…

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Once in a village, on a dark winter night, a thief entered Chaudhry Sahib’s tent with the intention of stealing. Unfortunately, he was just about to break the lock when Chaudhry’s dogs started barking and the servants woke up.The thief felt bad, he ran and entered the nearby cemetery. There was a white sheet lying near an old broken grave. He thought that if he was caught, he would get a cut, so he immediately put on that sheet and sat down next to a tombstone, swinging his legs and closing his eyes.Meanwhile, the servants reached there with flashlights. When they saw the white-sheeted figure in the darkness, their waist belt disappeared. One of the servants said, trembling, “Brothers, this looks like some elderly man who is busy in worship at that time.”When the thief saw that the dice were turning, he seized the opportunity and started breathing heavily as…

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There was a forest where all the animals lived in peace and quiet. Suddenly, a monkey and a fox pair announced “economic reforms”. They built a large market in the middle of the forest and announced that from now on, no animal would be able to pick fruit directly from the tree, but everything would be available from the market.The market was given to a powerful elephant who was an expert in hoarding.One morning, when the rabbit went to buy carrots, he found that the price of carrots had doubled. The rabbit asked in surprise: “Yesterday they were cheap, what happened today?”The elephant replied, shaking his trunk: “Look, brother! There has been a drought in the other forest, so the prices have increased here.” Although the truth was that the elephant had hidden the entire stock of carrots in his large warehouse to create an artificial shortage.The rabbit, worried, went…

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A kingdom was ruled by a cruel and arrogant king whose care for his subjects was limited only to collecting taxes. In the same city, there lived a poor farmer who was so burdened by debt that his interest was increasing with every passing breath. In despair, he went to the king with a complaint, but the ruthless king, instead of helping him, rebuked him by saying,“Poverty is a state of mind, go and work hard.” The man, hungry and thirsty, went out to the forest to fill his stomach with the anchor of nature (fruits, etc.). There he saw that a pigeon’s nest was about to collapse due to the wind. Out of compassion, he supported it and propped it up on a strong branch. Nearby, a deer was suffering in a hunter’s net. The poor man also took pity on it and freed it. The deer and the…

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The villager was very worried about his mule (an animal like a donkey). The mule was so slow that it would take one step and stop for ten minutes.The villager got tired of pulling it, finally he took it to a famous “hakim” in the village. The villager said:“Hakim Sahib! This animal of mine has become very lazy and slow. It does not walk at all. Give it some medicine that will make it run like electricity.” The hakim was very experienced. He took out a little “red pepper” from his paddy, lifted the mule’s tail and applied the pepper where it should not have been applied. 🌶️🔥 As soon as the pepper was applied, the mule let out a loud scream and, talking to the air, ran straight away at the speed of a bullet. As soon as he saw it, it disappeared from sight. The villager was surprised…

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An old lion ruled over a very old forest. He had been ill for a long time, but instead of abdicating the throne, he decided that his son (Prince Lion) would now take over the throne.The problem was that Prince Lion was born in the forest, but he was raised and educated on another, remote, luxurious island. He did not even know what the forest was like or what the animals suffered.When the prince returned, the entire forest was decorated. The foxes (who were the ministers of flattery) put up advertisements everywhere: “Here comes the one who will change the fate of the forest! The same blood, the same race!”One day, a thin donkey came to the prince and said: “Your Majesty! We are starving, the grass is gone and the water in the river is muddy.”The prince lion, who was sitting on the silk sofa, said in surprise: “What…

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A huge flood swept away the homes of all the small animals in a forest. The lion king announced that all the affected animals would be given “aid”. An eagle was appointed as the officer for this task because he could see everything from a great height.An old tortoise, whose house had been completely destroyed, arrived at the eagle’s office with a request for aid. The eagle showed a long list and said:“First, get the fox to confirm that you are really a tortoise, then get the owl to write that your house has really been washed away, and finally get the monkey to stamp this file.”The poor tortoise wandered from one office to another at his slow pace. Every time he arrived with a file, some new objection was put forward.• The fox said: “Your back is not clearly visible in your picture, get it drawn again.”• The monkey…

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The crowd asked its neighbor how we will know that today is our turn to sacrifice? The answer was: “Look! The day your master loves you very much, feeds you, and gives you water, then understand that this day is the day of your sacrifice.”!This matter was taken care of by the crowd, and one day it happened exactly like this, the owner first fed it with great love, then gave it water to drink, and then the next moment he made it lie down on the ground and grabbed a sharp knife. The crowd understood that today was the day of its sacrifice, so it closed its eyes. But when, after a long time, he realized that the owner was not slaughtering him, but was only taking off his wool, his joy was unquenchable. And then this series continued every two, four months, and then every month, the crowd…

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The famous leader of Quraysh, Walid bin Mughirah, had a son with extraordinary qualities. He was tall, strong, eagle-eyed, an expert in military and political maneuvers, a master of swordsmanship, a master of battle tactics, fearless, fearless, a magician of the art of war, a fiery orator, noble-minded, intelligent and cunning. The world knows this man as Khalid bin Walid. Most of his childhood, from childhood to boyhood, from boyhood to youth, from youth to adulthood, he spent most of his life fighting, acquiring military skills and teaching. During the pre-Islamic era, he fought many battles against Islam, but except for Uhud, he did not achieve any significant success in any of them. He himself used to say: “Before accepting Islam, I used to come before the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) in almost every battle with new determination and enthusiasm, but every time, the fear and terror of him (ﷺ) would…

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Lawrence of Arabia: The complete story of British conspiracies against the Ottoman Empire, espionage, betrayal, the Arab revolt and the greatest betrayal in Muslim history. The world’s famous people sometimes include the famous along with the infamous. As the saying goes: “We seek fame, what use is shame to us, if we are infamous, what name will we not have?” Among these infamous characters, Thomas Edward Lawrence, known as “Lawrence of Arabia”, is a prominent example. He was an English spy who disguised himself and sowed the seeds of hatred between the Arabs and the Turks (Ottoman Muslims) and ultimately left the Ottoman Empire in pieces. This story is not only based on historical facts but also presents a complete picture of the “divide and rule” policy of British imperialism, false promises and conspiracies to divide Muslims. This article is written by including Lawrence’s life, conspiracies, events, controversial personality, local…

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An instructive and interesting incidentIt is said that in ancient times there was a judge named Nuruddin. He was very famous for his intelligence, justice and wisdom. He was second to none in protecting the rights of the oppressed and punishing the oppressors.One day he had to solve a very difficult case:Two neighbors lived close to each other. One was kind-hearted and the other was cunning and cunning. The kind-hearted neighbor did not know that his neighbor was a deceiver.One day the cunning neighbor was in deep trouble. There was nothing to eat in his house. He went to his kind-hearted neighbor for help, but he did not find anything there because the kind neighbor had gone to work since morning.When he went out, he saw his neighbor returning from work on the way. He stopped him and said:“I am in a very deep trouble, lend me two thousand dirhams.”The…

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In a forest, a lion was king.He entrusted the hunting and water to a fox,because she was cunning and quick-witted. At first, the fox was honest,all the animals drank water on time,and no one slept hungry. But graduallythe fox gained control of the water fountain.The animal that gave a gift,got more water. The fox would report to the lion:“Your Majesty! All the animals are benefiting equally.” The lion would believe it. One day, it was very hot. The fountain began to dry up. The weak animals were exhausted from thirst. A deer gathered courage and went to the lion and told the truth. When the lion himself went and saw the fountainthen the truth came out. The lion deposed the foxand declared:“Intelligence without honesty is dangerous.” Justice was again established in the forestand everyone got water equally. Moral: He who betrays trust,not only harms others,but ultimately harms the system as…

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It is said that a king passed through an area of his kingdom where people used to drink water directly from the canal. The king ordered that for the convenience of the people, it would be better if a pitcher was filled here and placed there, and every young and old would be able to drink water with ease. Saying this, the king moved forward on the rest of his journey.A pitcher was purchased on the royal order and was placed on the bank of the canal, so an official suggested that this pitcher is being purchased from the public funds and installed here on the royal order. It is necessary to arrange for its security and appoint a sentry to guard it. When the order to appoint a sentry was received, this evil also came to light that it was necessary to have a waterman to fill the pitcher.…

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Avoiding SatanThere was a famous elder. Once a student came to him who was studying religious sciences. After studying for some time, when he started to return to his homeland, the elder said to him: Sir, tell me one thing. He said, “Find out.” I am ready to tell you. He said, “Well, tell me, do you have a devil?” He said, “Where is the devil not?” Satan is everywhere. He said, “Well, when you want to be friends with God Almighty and Satan tempts you, what will you do?” He said, “I will fight Satan.” They said, “Suppose you fought Satan and he ran away, but then you struggled to get close to God Almighty and then Satan stopped you, what will you do?” He said, “I will fight again.” He said, “Okay, you have driven him away a second time.” But what if he attacks you again for…

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Hazrat Sheikh Saadi says,A clerk among my acquaintances was very worried about not getting a job. One day he came to me and after explaining his situation said that you have access to the king’s court. Ask an official to get you some work. After listening to him, I said: Brother, the job of kings is not free from danger. Along with the hope of earning a living, there was also a possibility of losing your life. I had given this advice with the thought of his well-being in mind, but he thought that I was trying to avoid it. He said, “This has been resolved, but those who do their work honestly and diligently have no need to fear! You must have heard that the washerman beats dirty clothes on the washing line.” I explained to him again that you are right. There is no fire for mold, it…

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In a forest, there lived a leopard who was very proud of his speed. He believed that the one who could run fast was the one who deserved the most respect. In the same forest, on an old banyan tree, there lived a pair of pigeons who were very calm and quiet.One day, the leopard made fun of the pigeon and said: “What kind of life is yours? If there is a slight noise, you flutter and fly away. If only you were brave and fast like me, then you would not need to be afraid of anyone.”The pigeon smiled and replied: “Brother leopard! Speed is the religion of Allah, but the real thing is the sight that sees the coming danger ahead of time.” The leopard laughed and left from there.A few days passed, hunters set foot in the forest. They set a very thin but strong wire net…

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In the dense forest, there lived an old owl whom the animals considered wise. He spoke little, but when he did, everyone would fall silent. In the same forest, there was also a monkey who was very clever, talkative, and liked to gather. Whenever there was a problem in the forest, a meeting was called. The owl gave thoughtful opinions, but the monkey always made noise, told stories, and presented his words as wisdom. One year, there was a severe shortage of food in the forest. A meeting was called to decide what to do. The owl said:“We must set a hunting limit. Otherwise, the forest will be empty.” The monkey immediately jumped up:“This old owl wants to scare us. Let the strong eat, and the weak learn!” The monkey’s words were applauded. The animals followed suit. In a few months, the forest became desolate. Hunting was over, the trees…

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A woman said to Satan: Are you looking at the man who works as a tailor?Can you persuade him to divorce his wife?…The devil said, “Yes, what a difficult task. I will persuade him.”… So Satan went to the tailor and tempted him in different directions…But the tailor loved his wife very much, so he did not listen to Satan and did not even think of divorcing his wife.The devil returned and gave up in front of the woman.The woman said: Now see what happens!The woman went to the tailor and told him that my son wants to gift his girlfriend a beautiful suit, for which I need a beautiful piece of cloth. The tailor gave her a piece of cloth.Then the woman went to the tailor’s house and knocked on the door. The tailor’s wife opened the door. The woman said to him, “I want to come to your…

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