Moral Stories For Kids - Islamicmobility

1 Waysof thinking but also uplift their Moral 'antellsusabouttheprophetswhowereaskedto relatetotheirpeoplestoriesofpastevents(r ef:7:176) doing ,addingexplanatorynotesandrelevantquatat ionsformtheHolyQur' as tospread the benefit as widely as H. KHOJAS WHO DISCOVERED THE TRUTHO verfivehundredyearsago, thisoriginally were Hindus as well as a sect of , , "KHOJ" , ,theyaddedHazratAli( ) ,meaningthefollow-ers of Hazrat Ali( ) and his , the various ceremonies concerningmarriage and death, , ,someofthesetraditionsarestilltobeseenin marriageceremoniesalthoughmany have disappeared with the ,,historicalrecordsshowusthattheKhojaswe redeeplydevotedtowardsImamHusain( ). at the shrines of the ,aShiiteMuslimfromMadras,India, , ,MullaQaderwouldteachthemthere-citationo fHolyQura'naswellasIslamicrulesaboutclea nliness,prayers, ( ).

2 SuddenlyNurmohamedbhaisaid WeKhojasbelievethatAli( )isGod Onhearingthis, ,helearntthat KhojasalsobelievedthatAliwasthetenthinca rn-ation of God and the AgaKhan the forty-sixth incarnation of Aly or God. Obviouslythisbeliefisinabsolutecontradic tiontothebasicprin-ciplesofIslamicbelief inTawheed it cannot be called a Muslim. SurelyAllahdoesnotforgivethatanythingsho uldbeassociatedwithHim,andHeforgiveswhat isbesidesthistowhomHepleases;andwho-ever associatesanythingwithAllah,heindeedstra ysoffintoaremoteer-ror. (14:116) , separated fromthe main stream of Agha Khani sect of Ismaili , ,socialcon-tacts, burial, tostab the converts and murders took courage isindeed worth appreciating and taking lesson ,000are-prosperouslyscatteredthroughoutt heworldinIndia,Pakistan,EastAfrica,Madag ascaraswellasEurope,USA, ,energyandmoney for thepropagation of 'S PARADISE ON EARTH'Aad' ,hispeoplehadlivedinthedesertsof AL-AHQAF believed in no Godbut worshipped 'HUD' 'Hud' 'Aad'died, his people toworship 'Hud'toapproach'Shaddad' , 'Shaddad'responded7sayingitwasnothingsin cehecouldalsobuildsimilarplaceorevenabet ter one on 'paradise' , to complete , manmade paradise before his , ,unexpectedlyhewasfacedwithafrightfulhor se-man who in raised voice said: OhShaddad!

3 Youimaginedthatyouwillbesavedfromdeathan dlive forever after entering this man-made paradise on earth. Shaddadonhearingthistrembledandinquiredw hohewas. IamMALAKOL MAUT - (the angel of death) came the Whatdoyouwantandwhyareyouobstructingme? askedShaddad. I have come to take away your soul , he crumbled and got buriedunder the Arabian , manmade Holy Quran has truly described such people in these words: Nay!manismostsurelyinordinate,Becausehes eeshimselffreefromwant. (96: 6-7)9 Chapter4KA'ABA AGAINST THE MIGHT OF ,beforetheadventofIslam, 'aa,presentcapitalofYemen, , ,heledanexpeditionandmarchedtodestroythe HolyKa' 'ASHABULFEEL' ' ,hisarmystolesome700camelsbelongingtoAbd ulMuttalib-thegrandfatheroftheHolyProph- etMuhammad( )Thecamelsweregrazingintheopenfieldsout- side the ,informinghimhisintentionofdestroyingthe HolyKa' 'scamp, ,AbdulMuttalibsaidthathehadcometocomplai naboutAbraha' , Ihavecometo10conquerMecca,yourplaceofwor ship,andyouworryaboutyourcamels?

4 Abdul Muttalib repiied, Iam the owner and responsible for 'ababelongstoGodanditistheconcernoftheow nerofthathousewhethertosaveitornot. Abraha,amazedbythereply, ' , king asked him what kind of birds had acted ; ,Abraha'sarmywasfoundlyingonthegroundasb itsofsomewitheredandcrunchedgrassrendere duselessforany 'abaandthepeoplewhoweretrulyattachedtoit suchasAbdulMuttalibandthepeopleofhishous e?HadhenotshownhisutmostconfidenceinAlla hastherealprotectoroftheHolyShrineandgui dedhispeopletosafety, shrine as well as theglory of Islam would have been 'sholyplan,butsuchaman'sactionwillbehiso wndown-fall, he cannot prevailagainst 'nhasineloquentwordsdescribedthisinciden tasfollows: HaveyounotconsideredhowyourLorddealtwith thecompanionsoftheelephant?DidHenotcause theirwartoendinconfusion,Andsenddown(top rey)uponthembirdsinflocks,Castingagainst themstonesofbaked clay,So He rendered them like straw eaten up (105: 1-5)11 Chapter5 LESSONS FROM THE LIFE OF AN ANTP rophetSulaymanoncewassittingonthebankofa lakedeeplyen-grossedinthebeautiesofnatur earoundandappreciatingthevariousforms of Allah'screation on ' ,atortoisecameout, , ,theantexplainedthatatthebottomofthelake , , , , 'ssubjectswereofvarioustypesandtheylived peacefullyandco-operativelybyhisdiscipli ne, , , ,nonecouldapproachtheplaceon foot nor ,itsoundedthecau-tiontoallofitskindinthe valleytogetintotheirholeslesttheygettram pled down ,theProphetisreportedtohavesaid: Howcouldmypeoplehurtyouandyourlikeasthey arefloatingintheairanddon'tyouknowthatIa mtheapostleofAllahandwouldnever act unfairly?

5 TheChiefoftheantsreplied: OhapostleofAllah!Mycautioningmyflockwasn otforfearofhurtbuttopreventthemgettingas trayandfor-gettingthegloryofAllahafterse eingthegloryofyourarmyoryourpomp and glamour and be tempted by them. ' ,ProphetSulaymanusedtofastthewholeday, ,heusedtopurchaseloavesandeatthemsitting alongwith the ,ImamAli( )exhortspeopletoponderoverthepowerofAlla h'screationandcitingexampleofthe creation ofan ant he says: HadtheyponderedoverthegreatnessofHispowe randthevastnessofHisbountytheywouldhaver eturnedtotherightpathandfearedthepunishm entoftheFire; ,howHestrengthenedtheirsys-temandopenedf orthemhearingandsightandmadeforthembones andskins? , , , ,theKind,doesnotforgetitand(AllahtheGive r)doesnotdepriveit,even though it may be in dry stone or fixed ,thecarapaceofitsbelly, (oflimbs). ,becauseeverythinghas(thesame)delicacyan d detail, and every living being has little difference.

6 14 Chapter6 GHULAMHUSEIN AND THE GAME OF , pass , , ,againhesenttheser-vant back promisingto come , apoortravellerfromdistantlands he vowed never to indulge himself in such a ,commonlyplayedtodayeitherasapass-timeor forgamblingpurposes?Perhapsitalsoexplain sthephilosophybehindabsoluteIslamicforbi dancetoplayorwatchsuchagame, ,beitcards,billiardballorchessatcasinosa ndgamblingdens?Anumberofreasonscould be put forward for ,awayfromhisusualhomeorofficeenvironment ,and, , the gambling , ,heisagaintemptedtoplayinordertodoublean dtreblehisday's easy earningfrom the game of , , , , by thesociety and his own family , 'n are a good guidance. :Inbothofthemthereisagreatsinandmeansofp rofitformen, , that youmay ponder (2:219)IthmasusedintheQura' ,whatitmeansisthatdrinksandgambling twoofthemajorsinsinIslam asthesourceofgreat harm tohuman body and soul.

7 TheShaitanonlydesirestocauseenmityandhat redtospringinyourmidstbymeansofintoxican tsandgamesofchance, (5:91)Itisquiteevidentfromtheaboveverses ofHolyQura'nthattheenmityandhatredinaddi tiontodistractionfromtherememberanceofAl lah and prayersresults from gambling and ( )andhisprogencyhavestronglycondemned the games of ( )hassaid: Allahhasdescribedgamblingasafilthyand impure act of Satan and haswarned people to keep away from it CanawisemanandatrueMuslimeverthinkofgoin gneartoSatanicgamesof chance and take the risk of ruining his life? Certainly not!!17 Chapter7 WHERE MUSIC LEADS , take out aprocession on the streets of Delhi in (coffin) ' on the front 'Music'.Sinceitwasstrictlybannedinthecou ntry, this, the king smiled andsaid: Verygood!Digthegravesodeepastoensurethat thedeadMUSIC doesnot rise again for hundreds of years to come.

8 LetusponderoverthereasonswhyIslamhasforb iddentheplaying,hearingand even the handling of musical , of themoral duties of our Horst Hecheck of Vienna reports: ,depressionandheadachestoulcersand impotence , ,remarkedwhethertheplacewasacinemahallor maternityhome!AprofessorofColumbiaUniver sityinAmerica, ,writesthatabestmelodiousrecordofmusicca nbadlyharmahumanbodynervesandthewarmerth eweather, shaking effect of music also causes unnatural is wide spread how many could be expected to vote for such a ban?Itmaybeclaimedthatmusichasasoothing- effectandassuchitisagoodentertainment,bu ttakingintoconsiderationthatitcausesmore harmthangood, ,assuch,hasforbiddenmusicaswecanseefromt hefollowingQuranic Ayat and the traditions of the Holy Prophet ( )19 Butavoidtheuncleanlinessoftheidolsandavo idvain(false)words (22:30)Accordingtotheinterpretationsofal lthemajorsectsofIslamtheabovementionedva in(false) (music)isinconjuctionwiththeinstructiont oavoidtheuncleanliness(pollution)ofidol.

9 Thus thecondemnation of music is along with that of : TwokindsofvoicesareresentedbyAllah:thewa ilingatthetimeofacalamityandmusicalrhyth matthetime of rejoicing. (Nafahat Risaliyya)20 Chapter8DO STARS INFLUENCE OUR DESTINY?OnceImamAlibinAbiTalib( )wasleavingKufa (thethencap-italofhiscaliphateinArabia) ,itwasnotanauspiciousmo-ment, ( ) replied in these words:(Nahjul Balagah sermon 79) Doyouthinkyoucantellthehourwhenamangoeso utandnoevilbefallhimorcanwarnofthetimeat whichifonegoesoutharmwillac-crue?Whoever testifiestothisfalsifiestheQur' and avoid harm. AfterreplyingtoAleef,AlibinAbiTalib( )turnedtowardsthosewho hadgathered there and said:People!Bewareoflearningthescienceof starsexceptthatwithwhichguidanceissought onlandorsea,becauseitleadstodivininganda nas-trologerisadiviner,whilethedivineris likethesorcerer, name ofAllah. Contrarytotheastrologer'sadvice,AlibinAb iTalibproceededatthesamemoment to Nahrawan and returned victorious from that , , ,havesomesetimaginaryanswersandcurestoof ferandinsodoingtheygo on minting money from the ignorant ,adventures,ourhealth,ourlifeanddeathare predeterminedbythepositionofthestarsandp lanetsandareundertheinfluenceoftheirmove ment?

10 Whatisover-lookedisthefundamentalfacttha tbothmanandtheheavenlybodies-thestars-th esun-themoonetc., ' Creator ,includingtheeducatedandintelli-gent, arewilling to place their faith on what the astrologers have to say?Theansweris,thatdaybyday, ,theybecomedesperateandin-ordertofindsom esortofpeaceforthedisturbedmind, ,bynature,musthavesomethinginwhichtobeli eve,andintheabsenceofameaningfulfaithinG od,relianceisplaceonsuperstition,oc-cult ation, magic, witchcraft, ,pay his feesof a few shillings and seek information about the ( ),discussionandde-batesonvarioussciences intheworld(andparticularlyinArabia) ; ,hewouldmakeastrologicalcalculationstofi ndoutwhat guidance and trend he could get from the position of the ; about the positions of ( )whoex-pressedhissurprisethatAbdulMalikh adthisundesirablehabitandtoldhim: I command you to go and set fire to all those books ,andthenhefeltatease and quite relaxed in doing all his works by relying on ( )andsaidtohimthattherelivedamanontheirIs land,whocouldrevealtothemunknownmatters.