• The Leopard and the Rabbit
    • bit (TraditionalSukuma,Tanzania Folktale told by Sukuma Research Committee) Once upon a time the Leopard lived in a small house far way in the bush. After thinking for a long time he decided to look for a better place...
    • Verse of the week
    • eek "Say: shall We announce to you those who have lost the most through [their] actions? Those whose effort led them astray during worldly life, while they reckoned they were producing something fine ,are the ones ...
    • The Creation Philosophy
    • A fish cannot drown in water, A bird does not fall in air. In the fire of creation, Gold doesn’t vanish: The fire brightens. Each creature God made Must live in its own true nature; How could I resist my nat...
    • Perceiving Allah
    • The Prophet Mohammad peace upon him said: ‘Allah says: I am just as My slave thinks I am, (i.e. I am able to do for him what ...
    • A Wolf Story
    • ory Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms, and Superstitions ofIreland by: Lady Francesca Speranza Wilde Transformation into wolves is a favourite subject of Irish legend, and, many a wild tale is told by the peasants round...
    • Verse of the week
    • eek And mention in the Book Abraham; surely he was a true man, a Prophet. When he said to his father, 'Father, why worshippest thou that which-neither hears nor sees, nor avails thee anything? Father, there has come ...
    • As Allah would divide
    • ide Nasreddin Hodja was often called upon to settle disputes. One day, three men quarreled over the division of a bag of walnuts, and came to ask Hodja to make the division. "Divide with absolute justice," ...
    • Verse of the week
    • eek "We have dignified the Children of Adam and transported them around on land and at sea. We have provided them with wholesome things and favored them especially over many of those whom We have created." Qur...
    • Allah
    • The rivers all in Paradise, Flow with the word Allah, Allah, And every longing ...
    • THE JAGUAR AND THE DEER
    • EER Maya Tales Told by don Pedro Miguel Say, Q'anjob'al Maya. Translated and edited by Fernando Peñalosa and Janet Sawyer A deer went to look for a place to build a house. There was also a jaguar that was ...
    • Nothing is without Voice
    • God everywhere can hear Arising from creation His praise and echo clear. You travel far and wide To scout and see and ...
    • The Sacrifice of the White Hen
    • e White Hen (Yoruba,Nigeria Story told by Denis O'Sullivan) There was a young Nigerian boy named Olu who had a pet white chicken. They became great friends and inseparable companions. One day the hen disappeared and O...
    • Truth
    • God made Truth with many doors to welcome every ...
    • Fortitude
    • The Prophet Mohammad peace upon him said: He is not a perfect man of fortitude, who hath not ...
    • How the Monkeys Saved the Fish
    • Fish (Traditional Tanzanian Folktale) The rainy season that year had been the strongest ever and the river had broken its banks. There were floods everywhere and the animals were all running up into the hills. The flood...
    • Verse of the week
    • eek "O ye who believe! Be steadfast witnesses for Allah in equity, and let not hatred of any people seduce you that ye deal not justly. Deal justly, that is nearer to your duty. Observe your duty to Allah. Lo!&n...
    • Developing the Character
    • Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the ...
    • Keep your promise
    • The Prophet Mohammad peace upon him said: He is not of me who, when he speaketh, speaketh
    • GOD SEES THE TRUTH, BUT WAITS
    • ITS Tolstoy  IN the town ofVladímir lived a young merchant named Iván Dmítritch Aksyónof. He had two shops and a house of his own. Aksyónof was a handsome, fair-haired, curly-headed ...
    • Verse of the week
    • eek "He who created the heavens and earth, and sent down for you out of heaven water, and We caused to grow therewith gardens full of loveliness whose trees you could never grow. Is there a god with God?&quo...
    • A Rose from Homer
    • mer’s Grave Hans Christian Andersen All the songs of the east speak of the love of the nightingale for the rose in the silent starlight night. The winged songster serenades the fragrant flowers. Not far fromSmyrna, where t...
    • World of Object
    • When he tries to extend his power over objects, those objects gain control of him. He who is controlled by objects loses possession of his inner self...Prisoners in the world of object; they have no choice but to submit to ...
    • Hadith of the week
    • eek "The best of Gods servants are those who when seen remind you of God: and the worst of Gods servants are those who spread tales to do mischief and separate friends, and look for the faults of the good."...
    • The Story of the Mosquito
    • ito Chuyê.n Con Muô~i Once upon a time in a faraway region of Vietnam, there was a young, brave and generous farmer of the name Ngọc Tâm. He had a wife of the name Nhan Diệp. She was gracious and c...
    • The Four Dragons
    • ons A Chinese Tale Once upon a time, there were no rivers and lakes on earth, but only the Eastern Sea, in which lived four dragons: the Long Dragon, the Yellow Dragon, the Black Dragon and the Pearl Dragon. One day...
    • Verse of the week
    • the week ALLAH is He, other than Whom there is no other god; who knows both what is hidden and what can be witnessed; He is the Most Compassionate and Merciful. Allah is He, other than Whom there is not other god; th...
    • Great Soul
    • Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will ...
    • We Are All One
    • One A Chinese Tale Long ago, there was a rich man with a disease in his eyes. For many years, the pain was so great that he could not sleep at night. He saw every doctor he could, but none of them could help him. &quo...
    • Quran 41:34
    • the week "A good deed and an evil deed are not alike: repel [evil] with something (that is) finer , and notice how someone who is separated from you because of enmity will become a bosom friend." Qur'an ...
    • Kindness
    • Kindness in words creates confidence, kindness in thinking creates ...
    • Respect the Old
    • The Prophet Mohammad peace upon him said: He is not of us who is not affectionate to the little ones and ...
    • Pan Gu Makes the World
    • rld A Chinese creation story In the beginning, the heavens and earth were still one and all was chaos. The universe was like a big black egg, carrying Pan Gu inside itself. After 18 thousand years Pan Gu woke fr...
    • Quran 2:62
    • f the week "Those who believe and those who are Jews, Christians and Sabeans, [in fact] anyone who believes in God and the Last Day, and acts honorably will receive their earnings from their Lord: no fear will l...
    • The Hypocritical Cat
    • Cat Source: Tibetan Tales, Derived from Indian Sources In long-past times there was a chieftain of a company of mice who had a retinue of five hundred mice. And there was also a cat named Agnija. In his youth he had bee...
    • Verse of the week
    • week "You, who believe, respond to God and the Messenger whenever He invites you to something that will make you live. Know that God slips in between a man and his heart, and to Him you will (all) be summoned. Qu...