Wisdom

One day, a group of boys decided to play a collective football game. They agreed that each of them would bring something to be used in the professional match. So one would bring the ball, another the whistle, another would stand as the goal referee, some would bring the goalkeepers’ gloves and the corner flags, and so on. But before starting the game, while they were choosing the participating teams, there was a simple problem: they decided that the boy who brought the most important thing would get to choose the best teams. But they weren’t able to determine which thing was the most important? ...

There are many legends that tell of the extinction of dragons, but only one legend among them speaks of the existence of the knight Emile, a brave knight who was able to finish off the last thousand dragons alone. Like many others, the knight Emile spent years of his life studying the harsh and evil behavior of the dragons existing in his time. His own conclusions were unique and unusual. He deduced that the dragons lived in a state of constant anger, which created the fire that came from their mouths. ...

There was a group of monkeys living in the forest, loving each other, playing, and enjoying happiness. Among them was a small monkey named Maimoun. Maimoun was very skilled at climbing high trees. He would jump from tree to another with great speed. His monkey friends would praise him for his skill and lightness. Maimoun the monkey was very happy with their love for him. One day, the monkeys sat talking as usual, and suddenly the hoopoe came and landed on the tree branch next to the monkey Maimoun. They all welcomed him, looked at him with curiosity appearing, as he told them about the wonders he had seen. He described to them a large place surrounded by high walls where animals lived, and humans served them, fed them, and guarded them. ...

One very hot day, there was a crow feeling extreme thirst. The crow flew to search for water in all parts of the nearby fields. He kept searching for water for a long time but couldn’t reach any place that had water, until the crow felt weakness and fatigue from his extreme thirst. Suddenly, the crow saw below a water jug. The crow flew down to see if the jug contained water or not. Truly, the jug had water inside, and he had to drink immediately from inside the jug. ...

At the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary, Gabriel, peace be upon him, stopped accompanying the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, because he couldn’t approach any further. Our master Gabriel, peace be upon him, said to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace: “If I advanced, I would burn, and if you advanced, you would pierce through!” The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, ascended to the highest assembly and rose and ascended to the highest heavenly kingdom. In this unique divine journey, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, witnessed some amazing scenes, among them: The Amazing Bull! And the Sea of Blood! ...

Once, the pen put its head in its cap to sleep for a while, after drawing two lines on a white paper. One was a straight line, while the other was a curved line. But the pen heard some conversations between the two lines before closing its eyes. The conversations between the straight line and the curved line reached the point of screaming. So the pen took its head out to see what was happening between the two lines. It found the curved line screaming, walking like a snake, saying: “Get out, oh straight line, from this paper, because your harsh shape reminds me of a cane.” ...

There were two beautiful princesses living on a distant island with beautiful lands. When they were still small, they were kidnapped by a king hostile to their parents. This king arranged to transfer them to a lake where they were abandoned on that small island. Thus they had to remain forever under the guard of the terrifying lake monster. When the evil king was overthrown and tried by sorceresses and fortune-tellers, it became known that the brave prince had decided to free the princesses from their captivity. When the winds brought these news to the island, the lives of the princesses were filled with hope. The younger princess was more beautiful than her sister. ...

Four buffaloes lived inside a forest and didn’t separate from each other. Because of their unity, all the animals felt fear of them. Among them was the tiger, who whenever he tried to attack them, saw them together and would leave disappointed. He kept thinking and saying to himself: “How do I attack them when they are always together?” One day, the four friends thought of a plan. One said: “I heard about grass more delicious than this. What do you think, friends, of going to taste it?” They began their journey searching for the grass. On their way, the fox saw them and felt extreme fear. He ran immediately, but they didn’t notice anything. After walking and playing, they reached the grass. The walking caused them to feel extreme hunger. ...

The days laughed at one of the misers, and he became a governor. This governor, despite his miserliness, was hated. People didn’t befriend him, didn’t love him, and couldn’t tolerate his company. Every night, he would send for Ashab to keep him company and make him laugh. But Ashab would flee from him or hide at one of the neighbors because he would stay with this governor all night, talking to him and making him laugh without finding at the end of the night a morsel to satisfy his hungry stomach or a dirham to buy something for his children. ...

Once there was a crow who was always thinking that God Almighty had given all birds colors. Once he saw peacock feathers fallen on the ground. He thought and said: “I must place these among my feathers. After that, I will become a peacock, then I will leave the crows and become one of the peacocks.” The crow felt overwhelming happiness. He quickly gathered the peacock feathers and placed them one by one among the feathers on his body. He began walking like a peacock. When one of the older crows saw him, he said to him: “Everything you do is useless. A person doesn’t become a peacock just by placing some peacock feathers on himself. Understand.” ...