Social Solidarity
In pre-Islamic Arabia, people were divided into tribes and clans continually at war with one another. The rivalry…
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The Unmaking of A Young Thief
A young man (let us call him Amjad) was walking home, head down, kicking stones on the path.…
Is there any truth in supranormal phenomena such as spiritualism and telepathy?
The spirit does not belong to this visible world. It issues from the world of unconditioned existence where…
Coloured Lights
I cried a little as the bus started to fill up with people in Charing Cross Road and…
Tit For Tat
A lesson based on a true story It was 1927. The warm days of spring had arrived in…
A Companion Of The Prophet: Mus’ab Ibn Umayr
Mus’ab ibn Umayr was born and grew up in the lap of luxury. His rich parents lavished a…
Those Responsible
He boys’ house-master said: ‘They have run away again. We warned them not to do it, but our…
A Companion of The Prophet: Sa’id ibn Zayd
Zayd the son of ‘Amr stood away from the Quraysh crowd as they celebrated one of their festivals.…
A Mother’s Prayer
I was allowed to stay in hospital at my son’s bedside not as his mother but as a…