There was a blind man named Mamoun living in a distant village at the outskirts of Morocco. He was alone in his small, beautiful house, as he was used to living alone without a wife or children. He had a beautiful garden behind his house that he tended to and cared for the beautiful trees growing in it. He planted it with delicious fruits and vegetables that he ate from. ...
We live in the successes throughout the years to reach our goals one after the other, and we face the obstacles and plants that may confuse our voice some of the time, but the most important of all is not to despair, without working with a sincerity in the cause of God, and not to increase from the effort until we reach the desired goal. This is what he has been doing for a long time to realize his goals. ...
When a person tries to help others without hypocrisy or boasting, he must consider that helping the distressed needs no noise but should be done in silence so that he receives its reward, because noise wastes the good deed and makes it as if it never happened. For help here is linked to people seeing and witnessing it, which is what God doesn’t love or approve of. A famous circus once came to a village from the rural villages. Its residents rushed with their children and family members to visit it, as it was the first time the circus had reached their remote village. Among those gathered at the circus door was a poor farmer who came with his wife and his four children to fulfill their urgent desire to see the traveling circus and watch its beautiful segments. ...
It is told that a king wanted to decorate his palace with engravings, so he gathered all the wise men of his time and asked them for one request: to write above his throne something that when he looks at it in every state and time, he benefits from it. He clarified his request to everyone, saying: I want it to be a eloquent wisdom that inspires me with what is right during times of difficulty and hardship, and during happiness, it doesn’t make me forget that it is transient, so it will be the best guide and advisor for me and help me overcome crises and consequences whenever I look at it. ...
Once upon a time, there was an old, tired lion. He remained sick in his cave, feeling tired. All the animals went to visit him and check on his health. However, the fox was the only animal that didn’t go to check on the lion. The wolf took advantage of his visit to the lion to accuse the fox, saying: The fox has no respect for your majesty, oh king. That is why he didn’t come to greet your majesty or even ask about your health. ...
When people agree on something despite its error, they think it is the most correct. Although this rule cannot be generalized, Islam at its beginning emerged a little strange, and despite the spread of disbelief at that time and people’s consensus on it, it was not the most correct. It is told that the wife of one of the kings was late in conceiving, so the king sent to all the doctors of the kingdom to look into her matter. God willed that she be healed at their hands, so the queen became pregnant. Days passed one after another, and the king prepared for the arrival of the crown prince until the day came when the queen gave birth to her child. ...
There was a weaver living in a village. He was a simple man who wove clothes every day from morning to evening. This was his means of earning his livelihood. But his spindle had become old. One day, while spinning clothes, his spindle broke, and it’s difficult now to make a new spindle, so we need to gather wood. The weaver took his axe and headed to the forest. The weaver saw many trees, but none of their woods pleased him, so he continued walking until he reached a dense forest. There he saw the sissoo tree. ...
The weather was sunny when a poor boy sat on one of the sidewalks, with signs of misery and need appearing on his features. He had a hat on his feet and beside him a sign that said: I am blind, I ask for help. There were only a few coins in that hat, even though he had been sitting there for a long time. While he was in this state, a man who seemed to be middle-aged passed by him. When he saw him, he took some coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. Before leaving, he picked up the sign next to the child and wrote some words on it, then left. ...
Once upon a time, there was a fox named Roxy who owned a small piece of land. He was constantly thinking: What should I plant it with? What should I plant it with? When he finished cleaning the land of all weeds, he said: I will plant it with watermelons. After Roxy planted the land, he was constantly looking at the beautiful green farm, thinking of the big red watermelons, saying: Oh my God, I will eat the sweetest watermelon in the world. ...
Samer rejoiced greatly when his mother accepted that he go to the shop alone to buy candy. Samer jumped happily and shouted, saying: Finally, my mother agreed. It became possible for me to go to the shop alone. I had been waiting for this day. His mother said: Listen, Samer, you must return home directly every time you go to the shop alone. We agreed. Samer shook his head and said: Good, Mom, we agreed. I will return home directly. ...