Bible Story : Naomi and Ruth Naomi and Ruth IN THE DAYS when the Judges ruled over Israel, there was a famine in the land. And a man named Elimelech, who lived at Bethlehem-Judah, together with his wife Naomi, and his two sons, Mahlon and Chilion, left their home on account of it,… Read More »
Bible Story : Samson and the Gates of Gaza Samson and the Gates of Gaza SAMSON MARRIED THE daughter of one of the Philistines but afterward her father took her away from him, and, in revenge, he killed great numbers of them, and destroyed their crops and vineyards. The Philistines then came out… Read More »
Bible Story : Samson and the Lion Samson and the Lion THE CHILDREN OF Israel made many other conquests after the fall of Jericho. On one occasion God caused both the sun and the moon to stand still in the heavens, that the day might be long enough for them to complete the… Read More »
Bible Story : Jephthah’s Daughter Jephthah’s Daughter IN THE LAND of Israel east of Jordan there lived a man named Jephthah. His brothers despised him and drove him away from their father’s home, so he went to live in the land called Tob. Here he became a strong man, and his brave deeds… Read More »
Narrated Anas ibn Malik (RA): The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: A believer who recites the Qur’an is like a citron whose fragrance is sweet and whose taste is sweet, a believer who does not recite the Qur’an is like a date which has no fragrance but has sweet taste, a profligate who recites… Read More »
Narrated Ibn `Umar (RA): Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said, “When the people of Paradise have entered Paradise and the people of the Fire have entered the Fire, death will be brought and will be placed between the Fire and Paradise, and then it will be slaughtered, and a call will be made (that),… Read More »
A man sinned greatly against himself, and when death came to him he charged his sons, saying: When I have died, burn me, then crush me and scatter [my ashes] into the sea, for, by Allah, if my Lord takes possession of me, He will punish me in a manner in which He has punished… Read More »
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “If a lady slave commits illegal sexual intercourse and she is proved guilty of illegal sexual intercourse, then she should be flogged (fifty stripes) but she should not be admonished; and if she commits illegal sexual intercourse again, then she should be flogged again but… Read More »
Abu Huraira reported Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: The strong-man is not one who wrestles well but the strong man is one who controls himself when he is in a fit of rage. Sahih Muslim Book 032, 6313 Narated By Abu Huraira : A man said to the Prophet , “Advise… Read More »
Yahya related to me from Malik that Muadh ibn Jabal said, “The last advice the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, gave me when I put my foot in the stirrup was that he said, ‘Make your character good for the people, Muadh ibn Jabal!’ ” Al-Muwatta – Hadith 47.1.1… Read More »
Narrated Abu Huraira: Abu Hassan said to Abu Huraira: My two children had died. Would you narrate to me anything from Allah’s Apostle (peace be upon him) a hadith which would soothe our hearts in our bereavements? He said: Yes. Small children are the fowls of Paradise. If one of them meets his father (or… Read More »
Narrated Sad: Allah’s Apostle said, “He who eats seven ‘Ajwa dates every morning, will not be affected by poison or magic on the day he eats them.” Sahih Al-Bukhari – Book 65 Hadith 356 Jabir b. Abdullah reported Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: Do not mix fresh dates and dry dates,… Read More »
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “None of you should wish for death because of a calamity befalling him; but if he has to wish for death, he should say: “O Allah! Keep me alive as long as life is better for me, and let me die if death is… Read More »
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Apostle (peace be upon him) said, “No woman should ask for the divorce of her sister (Muslim) so as to take her place, but she should marry the man (without compelling him to divorce his other wife), for she will have nothing but what Allah has written for her.” Sahih Al-Bukhari… Read More »
Narrated Anas bin Malik: A group of three men came to the houses of the wives of the Prophet (peace be upon him) asking how the Prophet (peace be upon him) worshipped (Allah), and when they were informed about that, they considered their worship insufficient and said, “Where are we from the Prophet (peace be… Read More »
‘Abdullah (b. ‘Umar) reported from his father that while he was addressing the people on Friday (sermon), a person, one of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him), entered (the mosque). Umar said to him loudly: What is this hour (for attending the prayer)? He said: I was busy today… Read More »
Narrated Ibn Abbas: The Prophet (peace be upon him) cursed effeminate men (those men who are in the similitude (assume the manners of women) and those women who assume the manners of men, and he said, “Turn them out of your houses.” The Prophet (peace be upon him) turned out such-and-such man, and ‘Umar turned… Read More »
Narrated Aisha: When the last verses of Surat-al-Baqara were revealed, The Prophet (peace be upon him) went out (of his house to the Mosque) and said, “The trade of alcohol has become illegal.” Sahih Al-Bukhari – Book 34 Hadith 429 Narrated Abi Burda: That Abu Musa Al-Ash’ari said that The Prophet (peace be upon him)had… Read More »
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri (RA): Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said, When the funeral is ready and the men carry it on their shoulders, if the deceased was righteous it will say, ‘Present me (hurriedly),’ and if he was not righteous, it will say, ‘Woe to it (me)! Where are they taking it (me)?’… Read More »
Topic – Getting a Grip on Gratitude Read: Numbers 11:1–11, Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 18–19; 2 Timothy 3 Would they have enough if all the fish in the sea were caught for them? Numbers 11:22 The years of weariness caused by chronic pain and frustrations with my limited mobility had finally caught up with me. In… Read More »
Bible Story : The Story of Gideon The Story of Gideon THE CHILDREN OF Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord and the Lord delivered them into the hand of Midian for seven years. The Israelites took refuge in dens and strongholds in the mountains, and in caves. At harvest time,… Read More »
Bible Story : Joshua at Jericho Joshua at Jericho THE CHILDREN OF Israel had now only to cross the River Jordan to enter the promised land of Canaan. Moses, for his sin at Meribah, or the waters of strife, where he struck the rock instead of speaking to it as he was told,… Read More »
Bible Story : Balaam and the Ass Balaam and the Ass THE ISRAELITES HAD to fight their way to the promised land, and God so often gave them victory in battle that the nations around were afraid of them. Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, the king of Bashan, both came out… Read More »
Bible Story : The Brazen Serpent The Brazen Serpent THE PEOPLE WERE at first very sorry for having so displeased God. But they soon forgot it all and the next time that they were without water in their encampment, they murmured, as usual, against Moses and Aaron. Then God commanded Moses to take… Read More »
Bible Story : The Return of the Spies The Return of the Spies WHEN THE CHILDREN of Israel were encamped in the wilderness of Paran, Moses, by God’s command, sent twelve men, one from each of the twelve tribes, or families into which they were divided, into the land of Canaan, that they… Read More »
Bible Story : The Ten Commandments The Ten Commandments THE TEN COMMANDMENTS which God gave on Mount Sinai were written by Himself on stone tablets. And when Moses came down from the mount, and saw the people worshiping the gold calf, in his anger he threw them down, and they were broken. But… Read More »
Bible Story : Aaron’s Golden Calf Aaron’s Golden Calf WHILE THE CHILDREN of Israel were encamped in the wilderness, Moses’ wife and his two sons, together with Jethro, his father-in-law, came to him there. And Jethro, seeing how Moses was overburdened with the care of so many people, advised him to appoint officers… Read More »
Bible Story : Moses Smites the Rock Moses Smites the Rock AFTER THE EGYPTIANS had been all destroyed, the Israelites went forward into the wilderness and when they had been traveling three days, they were in distress for want of water. They did indeed find some at a place called Marah, but it… Read More »
Bible Story : Pharaoh’s Overthrow Pharaoh’s Overthrow AFTER THIS, BY God’s command, Moses and Aaron went many times to Pharaoh to bid him let the people go. But Pharaoh would not, though God sent strange and terrible plagues upon him and his people to punish them for their wickedness, and make them obey… Read More »
Bible Story : The Israelites’ Burdens The Israelites’ Burdens MOSES WAS BROUGHT up in the court of Egypt. But when he was about forty years old, he went among his own people again, and was grieved to find how sadly they were oppressed by the Egyptians. Once he saw an Egyptian ill-treating a… Read More »