Human Kindness in Islam
Nasiruddin was the slave of a king, and very fond of hunting. One day he came across a very pretty baby deer and picked it up and rode away. The mother deer saw Nasiruddin take her baby and followed him anxiously. Nasiruddin, pleased with the baby dear, was thinking about presenting it to his children to play with. After a time, he chanced to look back and saw the mother deer following him, her expression full of grief. He noticed too that she did not seem to care about her own safety. Moved to pity, Nasiruddin set the baby deer free. The mother deer nuzzled and licked her baby fondly and the two deer leapt happily away into the forest. But many times the mother deer looked back at Nasiruddin, as if to express her thanks.
That night Nasiruddin dreamt that the revered Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) was addressing him: ‘Nasiruddin, your name has been entered in the list of Allah, and you will one day have a kingdom. But remember that when you are king you will also have many responsibilities. Just as you have shown mercy to the deer today, you should be merciful to all Allah’s creatures. You should not forget your people by falling into a life of luxury.’
This dream came true and Nasiruddin did become king, Amir Nasiruddin Subaktagin, father of Sultan Muhammad.
The moral of the story is that if we wish Allah to be merciful to us, we must be eager to show mercy to all the living creatures of the earth.
When a flower blooms, its colour and scent first touch the garden near it, and then spread. In the same way, a Muslim’s acts of human kindness should first touch those nearest to him, his family and his neighbours.
Source: Muslim Manners by Iqbal Ahmad Azami
11:43 am
This is a very nice and lovely story. That’s why I thank Allah that I am a muslim
11:42 am
dis z vry nice story…i like it
11:50 am
gudd
4:21 pm
May Allah continue to be with us.
4:23 pm
Masha Allah.
6:20 pm
Certainly, Islam covers every corner of human endeavour.
6:31 am
masha allah. very nice story.
Insha Allah, im looking forward to say this story when I teach Islam to Primary Class. Would be nice to convey stories like this to little kids.
11:56 am
The Sultan’s Biographical Data :
Name : Nasiruddin Subaktagin
Period : 941 – 997
Biographical detail : According to some historians he was purchased as a slave by Alaptagin Sultan of Ghazni and was raised to the throne of Ghazni after the death of the son of Alaptagin in 977.
He conquered a part of India, which extended his kingdom up to Punjab. His famous son Mahmud Ghaznavi succeeded him.
9:12 pm
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9:16 pm
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