A Lesson from Disabled People

Once, a visitor was being shown around a leper colony in India. The
colonywas built to provide a shelter for those people who were poor
and had various physical disabilities. At noon a gong (a metal disk
that produces a sound when hit with a hammer) sounded to gather the
inhabitants for the middaymeal. People came from all parts of the
compound to the dining hall. Suddenly, everyone started laughing at
seeing two young men, one riding on the other's back, pretending to be
a horse and a rider. They were having lots of fun. As the visitor
watched, he was told that the man who carried his friend was blind,
and the man being carried was lame (who couldn't walk). The one who
couldn't see used his feet; the one who couldn'twalk used his eyes.
Together they helped eachother and reached their destination.
Let us use each other's strengths to make up for the weaknesses of
others. Our strength is in unity, not in division.

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Good Morning

somewhere out there beneath the pale moon light someone think in of u
some where out there where dreams come true. good Morning
welcome to new morning with a smile on ur face,love in ur heart,good
thoughts in ur mind u will have a wonderfull day,gudmorning
Never forget what sumeone say to you whaen they are angry.because that
is when truth comes out Good Morning
Superb thought.never try to maintain relations in your life. just try
to maintain life in your relations.good Morning
A good plan for 2day is better than a great plan for tomorrow. look
backward with satisfactionand look forward with confidence.Good
Morning

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Importance of Saying Insha-Allah

During a Jumah Khutbah in a small town, an Imam talked about the
significance of saying"Insha Allah" (which means if Allah wills) when
planning to do something in the future. After a few days, a man who
had also attended the Khutbah wasgoing to buy a cow from the market.
On the way, he met a friend who askedhim where he was going. He told
him about buying the cow but did not say Insha Allah in the end. His
friend reminded him about the Khutbah and told him to say Insha Allah.
However, this individual said that he hadthe money he needs and the
energy to go to the market, thus, there is no point of saying Insha
Allahas he will certainly buy thecow. He thought that saying Insha
Allah will not make any difference.
When he reached the market, he found a cow that met his expectations.
He burgained with the seller and came to a reasonable price. Finally,
he decided to pay for the cow but was dumbfounded when he discovered
that his moneywas missing. A thief had stolen the money while hewas
walking through the busy market. The cow seller asked him whether he
was going to buy the cow or not. "Insha Allah, I will buy it next
week," he said. When he reached home, his wife inquired about the cow.
He told herabout how he forgot to say Insha Allah, and also added,
"Insha Allah, I wanted to buy the cow. But Insha Allah, my moneywas
stolen. Insha Allah, I will buy it next week." His wife clarified to
him that we should say Insha Allah for things that are yet to happen,
not for those things that had already happened. He never forgothis
"Insha Allah" again.
This incident was narratedby Shaikh Wahidullah from Toronto, Canada.

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The Story of Jazan

Once Abdullah ibn Masud (ra) was passing by an area in the city of
Qufa. There, a group of wrong doing people have gathered to have a
party. They were engrossed in drinking wine. A singer called Jazan was
entertaining them with songs. Jazan had a very beautiful voice. When
Abdullah ibn Masud heard his voice while passing by,he said in
amazement, "Sobeautiful is his voice. How wonderful it would be if he
had used that voice to recite the Quran!" After saying this, Abdullah
covered his head with a cloth and left that place. When Jazan noticed
Abdullah ibn Masud leaving, he asked, "Who is that man and what was he
saying?" The people in the gathering told him,"He is Abdullah ibn
Masud, a companion of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). He said
that your voice is very beautiful. How wonderful it would be if you
had used your voice to recite the Quran!"
Jazan was struck by his comments. He threw awayhis musical instrument
and ran to Abdullah ibn Masud. The two of them embraced each other and
shed tears profusely. Abdullah ibn Masud said tohim, "Why should I not
love the one who loves Allah?" Thereafter, Jazan repented to Allah and
stayed in the company of Abdullah ibn Masud to learn the Quran and
other teachings of Islam. He learned to such an extent that he became
one of thegreat scholars of his time.
Source: Obtained from the book "Tambihul Ghafileen"by Shaikh Abul
Laith Samarkandi.

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