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موضوع: stories ... to learn from 16/2/2012, 6:32 pm

بسم
الله الرحمن الرحيم

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و
بركاته

STORIES TO LEARN FROM

Since last night my young son has been unwell. When
I got back from work this evening I decided to take him to hospital despite my
exhaustion. There were many waiting; perhaps we will be delayed by more than an
hour. I took my number and sat down in the waiting room. There were many faces,
young and old, but all silent. Some brothers made use of the many booklets
available in the waiting room. Some of those waiting had their eyes closed,
while others were looking around. Most were bored. Once in a while the long
silence was broken by a nurse calling out a number. Happiness appears on the
one whose turn it is, and he gets up quickly; then silence returns.

A young man grabbed my attention. He was reading a
pocket-sized Quran continuously; not raising his head even once. At first I did
not think much about him. However, after one hour of waiting my casual glances
turned into a deep reflection about his lifestyle and how he utilizes his time.
One hour of life wasted! Instead of making benefit of that hour, it was just a
boring wait. Then the call for prayer was made. We went to prayer in the
hospital's Masjid. I tried to pray close to the man who was reading the Quran
earlier in the waiting room. After the prayer I walked with him. I informed him
of how impressed I was of him and how he tries to benefit from his time.

He told me that most of our time is wasted without
any benefit. These are days that go from our lives without being conscious of
them or regretting their waste. He said that he started carrying the
pocket-sized Quran around when a friend encouraged him to make full use of his
time. He told me that in the time other people waste he gets to read much more
of the Quran than he gets to read either at home or in the Masjid. Moreover,
besides the reward of reading the Quran, this habit saves him from boredom and
stress.

He added that he has now been waiting for one and a
half hours. Then he asked, when will you find one and a half hours to read the
Quran? I reflected; how much time do we waste? How many moments of our lives
pass by, and yet we do not account for how they passed by? Indeed, how many
months pass by and we do not read the Quran? I came to respect my companion,
and I discovered that I am to stand for account and that time is not in my
hand; so what am I waiting for?

My thoughts were interrupted by the nurse calling
out my number; I went to the doctor. But I want to achieve something now. After
I left the hospital I quickly went to the bookshop and bought a pocket-sized
Quran. I decided to be mindful of how I spend the time.

If this information is beneficial to you, then
please do forward it to your friends and relatives. Our Prophet (sallallaahu
'alaihi wa sallam) said; 'Whoever guides or directs to good, then he gets the
same amount of blessing (reward) as the one who does it' The Prophet
(sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam) also said 'Pass on knowledge from me even if it
is only one verse

موضوع: رد: stories ... to learn from 11/3/2012, 12:05 pm

اقف اجلالا واحتراما وتوقيرا لكلماتكِ الراقية

حروفكِ عندما تصافـح شرفـات البـوح ...

تتـسـاقـط ابــداعـا وشــهــدا..

وتتغنى السطور كشدو عصافير ..

دمتِ بصحة وسعاده

موضوع: رد: stories ... to learn from 19/9/2012, 12:09 pm

يعطيك ربى الف عاافيه على الطرح المفيد
جعله الله فى ميزان حسناتك يوم القيــــــامه
وشفيع لك يوم الحســــــاب
شرفنى المرور فى متصفحك العطر

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