• In the Assembly of Hasham
    • ham Imam Sadiq (PBUH) said, "One of the years Hasham bin Abdul Malik traveled to perform Hajj. On that year, I too along with my father ( Imam Mohammad Baqir ) went to perform Hajj. I, in a congregation, said, &...
    • Russian Proverbs (1)
    • (1) Без муки нет науки.  Adversity is a good teacher. Без отдыха ...
    • The Butterfly
    • fly One day as a small opening appeared on a cocoon, a man sat for several hours watching the butterfly struggle to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as...
    • The Story of the Toe
    • Toe One day Mevlana's cook, Ateshbaz-i-Veli, was preparing dinner for his master in the kitchen. The meat was tough; the meal took much longer than anticipated to prepare; and soon the supply of stovewood was gone. ...
    • Ireland Proverbs (3)
    • (3) There'll be white blackbirds before an unwilling woman ties the knot. Show the fatted calf but not the thing that fattened him. A buckle is a great addition to an old shoe. In winter the milk goes to the cow's horns. M...
    • The Allies (Al-ahzaab): 45-48
    • -48 Verse of the week O Prophet! Surely we have sent you as a witness, and as a bearer of good news and as a warner And as one inviting to Allah by his permission, and as a light – giving torch And give to the believer...
    • Ireland Proverbs (2)
    • (2) Firelight will not let you read fine stories but its warm and you won't see the dust on the floor. As the old cock crows the young cock learns. Humor to a man is like a feather pillow. It is filled with what is easy t...
    • Love
    • ove Hadith of the week "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. The second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two comman...
    • Wonderful Healing account of a young Christian
    • ian The following miraculous event has been narrated by Muhammad Ali Motakhallas, who also had noted the miracle in chapter II of his book, "Poetical Works": "I was passing by the cobbler's shop on a spring t...
    • Ireland Proverbs (1)
    • (1) What's good for the goose is good for the gander. Every patient is a doctor after his cure. Neither give cherries to pigs nor advice to a fool. Soft words butter no parsnips but they won't harden the heart of the cab...
    • Maryam: 27 – 35
    • 35 Verse of the week And she came to her people with, carrying him (with her) they said: O, Maryam! Surely you have done a strange thing. O sister of Haroun! Your father was not a bad man, nor was your mother an unc...
    • Fishing for Jasmine
    • ine John Ravenscroft The silent young woman in bed number six is called Jasmine. So am I, but names are only superficial things, floats bobbing on the surface of the water, and we share deeper connections than that. Whi...
    • Chambers (Alhujurat): 15
    • 15 Verse of the week The believers are only those who believe in Allah and his messenger then they doubt not and struggle hard with their wealth and their lives in the way of Allah they are the truthful ones ...
    • (alhojorat): 13
    • 13 Verse of the week "O man kind, We have created you From a male and a female, and set you up as nations and tribes so you may recognize [and cooperate with] one another .The noblest among you with God is that o...
    • Italian Proverbs (1)
    • (1) A buon intenditor poche parole. A word to the wise is sufficient. A caval donato non si guarda in bocca. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. A chi dai il dito si prende anche il braccio. Give them an...
    • The Wisdom of God
    • God An Iranian Tale A peasant was on a journey with his donkey. The day was hot and dusty, and he looked for a shady place to pass the midday heat. Seeing a few trees and a watermelon farm, he drove up and sat down in ...
    • Hungarian Proverbs
    • erbs Ki mint veti ágyát, úgy alussza álmát. You will sleep as you make your bad. You will get what you are preparing for (what you deserve) Addig jár a korsó a k&uac...
    • Parents responsibility
    • lity Hadith of the week Watch over and attend your child because his good or bad (virtues) are related and connected to you and you are responsible for his training and guidance. Imam Sadiq (PBUH) ...
    • FOUR KINDS OF MERIT
    • IT There was a rich man who used to invite all the Brahmans of the neighborhood to his house, and, giving them rich gifts, offered great sacrifices to the gods. But the Blessed One said: "If a man each month repeat a...
    • War
    • War Luigi Pirandello The passengers who had left Rome by the night express had had to stop until dawn at the small station of Fabriano in order to continue their journey by the small old-fashioned local joining the main...
    • After Seventeen Years
    • ars By Kim Yong Ik Gray dusk of the winter solstice day was gently covering the valley. Scattered sounds of pounding indicated that some of the women were still mashing rice for the little balls they would serve in r...
    • Albanian proverbs (4)
    • (4) Po nuk e pate të ligën brënda, s'të vjen nga jashtë. If you do not have malice inside, it will not come from outside. Po nuk qau fëmija, nuk i jep nëna sisë. --South If a child does not cry, his mother wil...
    • My Friend Luke
    • uke Fernando Sorrentino Translated by Gustavo Artiles and Alex Patterson   I have a friend who must be the sweetest, shyest person in the world. His name is brittle and ancient (Luke), his age modestly int...
    • Albanian proverbs (3)
    • (3) Kush s'punon, dheut i rëndon. Who does not work, is heavy to the earth. Kush zë brumë do të gatuajë. Who makes the dough will also cook. Liria i ka rrënjët në gjak. Freedom has roots in blood. Lim...
    • GRANDMOTHER
    • HER     GRANDMOTHER is very old, her face is wrinkled, and her hair is quite white; but her eyes are like two stars, and they have a mild, gentle expression in them when they look at you, which does yo...
    • The Royal Elephant
    • ant When Brahmadatta reigned in Varanasi, there lived a colony of carpenters near the city. Every day the carpenters would sail down the river to cut trees and would bring the timber from the forest to the village. T...
    • Albanian proverbs (2)
    • (2) Gjithsecili në punën e tij është zot. Each person at his job is a god. Gjykon puna, s'gjykon guna. You tell by the work, not by the [clothes]. Hekuri sa punohet, aq zbukurohet. The more worked th...
    • Quran 58:4
    • 8:4 Verse of the week Whoever does not find such [a captive to free], should then fast for two consecutive months before either of them may touch one another. Anyone who is still unable [to conform] should then fe...