Islamic Stories: For Muslims...

By Ani_Oyeks

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Islamic stories to entertain and inspire you. For Muslims and non-Muslims. :) Peace be unto everyone. Initial... More

Foreword
The Triple Filter Test
Be Kind To Those Who Serve
An Easy Way To Change Ourselves
A world of smiles
Beggars Of A Different Kind
Building A Home
Army of Elephants
A Kingdom For A Glass of Water
Doctor Dies, Patient Lives
Learning From The Dead
A Feast For Clothes
Better To Give
A Call To Prayer On A Cold Wintery Morning
500 Years of Worship
A Great Sacrifice
A Home For A Home In Paradise
A True Muslim Leader
How To Be The Best In Everything
Are You Ready For Your Turn
Sheikh Proves That God's Exist.
About Struggling
Importance of Saying In Shaa Allah
Files Of Life
Sharing Is Caring
Junaid Baghadi And The Love For Allah
Horses In Paradise
Life In the Cave: Sacrifices Of Rasulullah SAW
Leaving Empty Handed
Worthy Of Emulation
At-Tufayl ibn Amr ad-Dawsi (RA)
Recognizing The Bounties Of Allah
Fragrance from a grave
M.Ali's advice to his daughters
The wolves inside us
Road To Dubai
Doors
Splitting Of The Moon-An Amazing Miracle
Upon Her Return
Dowry From A Poor Man
Young Mohammad (SAW) bringing fortune to Haleemah and her tribe
Reward For Helping Others
A Very Strange Village
A Bird's Nest
Busy Or Not
Actions Are Judged On Intentions
Rebuilding The Ka'bah -The Prophet (SAW) helps
A Better Teacher
The Patient Old Man
The Emperor And The Seed
The story of Adam#1
The Story Of Adam #2
The Story Of Adam #3
The Story Of Adam #4
The Story Of Adam #5
In Rhymes, The Story Of Mo
The Boy Who Used To Delay Prayers.
The Ring
The Marriage
A Miracle At Hajj
Why Science Fails to Explain God Pt1
Why Science Fails To Explain God Part2
Three Tough Questions
The Quran Amazes A Sailor
Before And After His (SAW) birth.
Before And After His (SAW) birth.
Touching Story Of A Sahabee
Author's Note.
Story Of A Brilliant Student
The Power Of Istigfar
The lion, rats, snake and the honey comb - a beautiful story
Allah Is Most Forgiving
The Young Man Who Learnt What Cannot Be Taught
Dry Bread And Vinegar
A Lesson To Be Learnt
The Man Who Got Trapped On An Island
About Ramadan#1
About Ramadan#2
Why I Chose Islam

Owners Of A Garden

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By Ani_Oyeks

The following story is mentioned in Surah Qalam, Chapter 68 of the Holy Quran.

Once there was a wealthy and pious man. He had a big garden full of green trees laden with fruits. After the fruits were picked, this rightful man used to distribute some fruits among the poor who would gather at the garden every season to take their share.

Allah liked this act of the man. By the grace of Allah, the garden used to give rich harvests every season. Truly, one who spends for the sake of Allah gets the reward in the hereafter as well as in this life.

This man had many sons who were not as pious as him. When their father died, they discussed a plan and said to each other that their father was not a wise man. He did not know how it was difficult to earn a livelihood. They did not like the habit of distributing some of the fruits among the poor. They felt as if all their efforts would go to vain if the poor had some share.

One of the sons had a concern. What will they tell the poor people when they gather to take their fruits next time? They thought over its implications, as they were worried about losing their prestige.

However, they were not afraid of Allah's wrath. One of them suggested removing all the fruits in the night and thus clearing the garden before dawn so that nobody could come and ask for his share. Everyone agreed to this suggestion.

Since they were not even afraid of Allah, they forgot to say 'Insha-Allah', which means if Allah Wills, "...they swore to pluck the fruits of the (garden) in the morning, without saying Insha-Allah, (Verses 17-18). If a Muslim does not say Insha-Allah before doing something Allah may not fulfill his wish. But those who have no faith in Allah fail to remember this and get stuck up in their act. Allah is all Powerful. He knows no bounds in His Governance.

All the brothers went to sleep to get up early in the morning and gather the ripe fruits. In the meantime, with the eill of Allah "...there passed by on the (garden) a visitation (fire) from your Lord at night and burnt it while they were asleep." (Verse 19)

In the early morning, all of them got up and hurried up and "...called out one to another as soon as the morning broke, Saying: 'Go to your tilth in the morning, if you would pluck the fruits.' So they departed, conversing in secret low tones (saying), No Miskin (poor man) shall enter upon you into it today." (Verses 21-24)

As they were proceeding towards the garden, they were quite unaware that Allah had willed otherwise. Because the garden had become "black by the morning, like a pitch dark night (in complete ruins)" (Verse 20).

So when they reached the garden, they said this was not their garden, and that they had strayed away from the right path to the garden. But when they saw there was no other way around, they were wonder-struck!

Soon they realized the situation and yelled: "Verily, we have gone astray," "Nay! Indeed we are deprived of (the fruits)!"

The best among them said: "Did I not say to you 'Why not glorify (Allah)'?" (Verses 26-28). He had been advising them earlier against this act, for he had said it is only Allah who would enhance their fruits if they continued to give away some of them in charity.

All of them felt regretful over their misdeed. They turned, to one another, in reproach and said: "Glory to our Lord! Verily we have been doing wrong. Alas for us! We have indeed transgressed!"

All of them, then, sought Allah's pardon and said: "We hope that our Lord will give us in exchange a better (garden) than this. Truly, we turn to our Lord (wishing for good that He may forgive our sins, and reward us in the Hereafter)." (Verses 31-32)

It is very beloved to Allah that we share with the less fortunate whatever we have. While some of us only feel hungry during the month of Ramadan, many are hungry every day.

Let us be more generous with our wealth and help all those who are in need. We will not lose anything by giving away some of our wealth, we will only gain.

Sourced From IslamCan.Com

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