The King of the Golden Mountain

It is told that a merchant decided to put all his wealth on a ship and transfer to a new land, but unfortunately, it sank, and he was left with nothing but his son and a piece of land. One night, while he was resting in his land, a strange dwarf called Malak appeared to him. He said to him: My friend, why the sadness? What saddens your heart? He said to him: I lost my wealth, and I’m worried about my son. He said to him: Ask for whatever you want, and you will find it, and in return, give me the first thing that touches you when you reach your home after 12 years. ...

Bahlul and the Arrogant Merchant

There was once a man called Bahlul who was walking in his habit in the markets of Baghdad. He met one of the merchants in his path, who greeted him, then said: I want your advice in a matter concerning my trade. Bahlol wondered, saying: What took you away from the wise ones to come to my advice? Then he stopped for a while and completed his speech, saying: Please… what is it that you want from me? ...

The Flying Turtle

It is told that near a small lake in the middle of the forest lived a small turtle and two ducks in love and harmony. The turtle was known for her chatter and inability to refrain from speaking. In the summer season, severe drought afflicted the place around the lake to a pond that almost dried of water. The two ducks decided to leave in search of a water source to live near. When the turtle heard their decision, she was very sad and knew that her end was inevitable. She couldn’t live without water, nor could she travel long distances due to her extreme slowness. ...

The Rabbit and the Chameleon

In a beautiful field, the ground was covered with grass in the spring season after rain fell in the winter season. The beautiful green leaves of trees appeared. The animals were very happy in the spring season because there was much food. They would eat and be satisfied. Rabbits, cows, and sheep would eat green grass. Lizards would eat flies and other insects that abound in the spring season. The beautiful white rabbit was eating long grass under the trees. He looked up and found the chameleon looking at him. The rabbit said to her: Spring is beautiful, oh chameleon. She said: Yes, yes, and there is much food, so I am very happy. The rabbit asked her: Tell me, oh chameleon, why do you like to stay on tree branches? She said: Because here I catch many flies and eat them. You know that flies like to fly between tree branches. The little rabbits saw their father the rabbit talking to the chameleon, so they approached him. The mother rabbit also came to hear the conversation as well. ...

The Sun and the Moon

It is told that in the distant, very distant past, the Sun lived on Earth, just as the Sea lives on it. The Sun was used to visiting him from time to time, perhaps staying with him for a long time, exchanging enjoyable conversation with him, and conveying the news of this universe that was still a small infant. The conversation between the Sun and the Sea: One day, the Sun noticed a matter that she confided to her friend the Sea. She said to the Sea: I have repeated my visit to you! The Sea answered: It’s generosity from you without doubt! She said: But you never returned the visit to me! The Sea answered: My circumstances prevent me from that, unfortunately! She said to him: What are these circumstances that stand between you and performing the duty?! ...

Cooperating with Friends

God says in His Holy Book: Cooperate in righteousness and piety, and do not cooperate in sin and aggression. This command from the Almighty, blessed and exalted, emphasizes the importance and value of cooperation among Muslims and among all humans. Cooperation is the basis of dealings between humans in societies to elevate them. It is an urgent necessity for building and construction. If we look at the most famous success stories of companies and institutions, we will find behind them a lot of cooperation among the work individuals themselves. ...

Alaa and the Watermelon

Once upon a time, there was a smart child who loved helping others, named Alaa. While he was walking with his friends one day, he met his stingy neighbor who called out to him. But his friends advised him not to pay attention to that stingy man’s call. Alaa knew the faults of the stingy man, but he stood thinking about what he would do with him. One of his friends said: Don’t pay attention to this man’s matter, Alaa. Have you forgotten what he did to our friend Ahmed when he tricked him and took his money until he completed his purchases? ...

The Story of the Sinner Sami

Our merciful religion, so we learned from it to be compassionate in our dealings with people, for we do not answer them with evilness, but we answer them with kindness, for it is the most effective way to defend from their evil with good deeds, and we strive against their evil with our deeds, so that they will not succeed in harming us with their evil, and the Messenger of God, peace be upon him, has forbidden us from oppressing them, he has forbidden us from harming them, and he has forbidden us from being aggressive with them, and we must be good to them as they are to us, so that God may love us. ...

The Story of a Generous Lady for Life

Before many years, everyone was rich and healthy, where they were eating with a good and healthy system food very varied, and especially the rich and the children and the animals, they were all practicing the daily good works and they were learning with the good and the love, and the earth was the most beautiful place that can be lived in, and from the wonderful that all of the mountains and the children were suffering from the love and the bad disease. ...

The Story of a Young Woman and a Bright Light

I passed by all people ever, or they had achieved or failed, but the one who cannot reach is the fool, for he controls that brilliant lights, to fool and deceive. The story: Hadia was a very young girl, she is the only one who had great grandfather and wise, for all of her ancestors had been wise, and she had become very wise after them, from her father and wise mother, except that her grandfather did not treat her as he used to treat them. For they always used to treat them very severely, and she was always complaining about him to her father, or that she does something that he would blame her for, for he was treating them with great kindness. ...