And your Lord inspired to the bee, “Take for yourself among the mountains, houses, and among the trees and [in] that which they construct. Then eat from all the fruits and follow the ways of your Lord laid down [for you].” There emerges from their bellies a drink, varying in colors, in which there is… More »
There was a beautiful woman, who wanted to get married, but she wanted a very pious husband, so she said that she’ll marry the man who recites the whole Quran every single day, fasts for the whole year and stays awake and worships Allah all throughout the night. She was a very beautiful woman, and… More »
Yusuf (a.s) saw eleven stars, sun and moon bow to him in a dream, his father told him not to tell his half-brothers what he had seen. They jaelously said Yaqoob (a.s) loved Yusuf (a.s) (and Binyameen) too dearly, but Yusuf (a.s) would become a Prophet able to explain dreams clearly. His half-brothers planned to… More »
Shuaib (a.s) was sent to to guide Madyan’s “People of the Woods” who lived b a trade route near Dead Sea selling goods. He told them to fear ALLAH and stop selling goods with lies, to earn Halal money and to believe in ALLAH was more wise. Shuaib (a.s) told them not to bow to… More »
And direct the believing women that they (too) must keep their eyes lowered and guard their chastity, and must not show off their adornments and beautification except that (part of it) which becomes visible itself. And they must keep their veils (and head-coverings) drawn over their chests and breasts (too), and must not display their… More »
ALLAH sent Prophet Ibrahim’s (a.s) nephew Luut (a.s) to guide Palestine, to Sodom and its seven cities, where disbelievers did evil crimes. The cities were near a trading route used by everybody but thugs used to mug there, stealing in daylight robbery. The Sodomities used to cheat, steal and lie without any shame, doing nasty… More »
The world’s biggest Quran, decorated with precious stones and gold, now belongs to Russia. This hefty holy book requires not only strong devotion, but also strong arms to read, as it weighs a mammoth 800 kilograms and boasts 632 pages sized two by one and a half meters. The gold- and silver-encrusted cover studded with… More »
The Thanud tribe lived in Arabia doing Shirk just like the Aad, they also bowed to idols and over time their hearts grew hard. Like the Aad giants ruined earlier, they built massive homes, carving them into mountain sides by skillfully cutting stones. ALLAH choses Saleh (a.s) from among them, calling to worship ALLAH Alone,… More »
Ibrahim (a.s) grew up in a land full of idol worship called Babylon, where pagans bowed to false gods like men, the stars and sun. As a boy Ibrahim (a.s) saw his father, Azar, carving idols out of wood, bowing to useless statues, even trying to feed them as if he could! He told his… More »
After the great flood of Prophet Nuh (a.s), new cities soon sprang, the Aad (A tribe of pagan Arabs) lived in ancient Arabia, by sand dunes where water ran. The Aad were gigantic humans who had skills and muscle power, they cut homes in rocks and built castles with huge pillar towers. With canals they… More »