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My Lord, Here Is My Forelock In Your Hand

As two servants of the ruler, An-Naaṣir, were talking to one another, one of them said, "I wonder what the ruler is doing today?" The other said, "I never saw him more afraid and sincere than he is today. He is by himself, wearing coarse clothing and sitting down on dirt. He is .

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The Wisest and the Most Ignorant of People

When Al-Manṣoor ibn ‘Ammaar, once entered the court of ‘Abdulmalik ibn Marwaan, the latter said, "O Manṣoor, I have a question for you, and I will give you respite for an entire year to answer it: Who is the wisest of people, and who is the most ignorant of people?" Al-Ma.

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A Visit To The Graveyard

Once, when Maimoon ibn Mihraan and ‘Omar ibn ‘Abdul‘aziz were visiting the graveyard, ‘Omar began to cry. Turning to Maimoon, he said: "O Abu Ayyoob, these are the graves of my fathers from Banu Umayyah. When I see their graves now, it seems as if they never participated with the dwell.

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Moved by eloquent speech

A righteous man said, "I once sat in the gathering of a preacher who spoke so well and with such eloquence that he moved everyone that was present into tears. Upon hearing the preacher mention the Hellfire and the punishment that Allah prepared for those who disobey Him, a young man who was present .

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Rebellion Against Al-Ḥajjaaj

A group of Muslims once came to the great scholar among Taabi'ee (those who met the companions - may Allah be pleased with them all) al-Ḥasan al-Baṣree (may Allah have mercy on him) seeking a Fatwa (verdict) to rebel against al-Ḥajjaaj, who was a tyrannical and evil ruler of his time. They .

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The Story of Prophet Yunus

Allah said in Soorah Yunus: “Was there any town that believed [after seeing the punishment] and its faith [at the time] saved it [from the punishment], except the people of Yunus (Jonah). When they believed, We removed from them the torment of disgrace in the life of this world, and permitted the.

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