Dr. Samuel Johnson said: "The habit of looking on the bright side in every circumstance is more valuable than having a large income." "See they not that they are tried once or twice every year [with different kinds of calamities, disease, famine, etc.]? Yet, they turn not in repentance, nor do they learn a lesson [from it]." (Quran 9:126) One of our pious predecessors said … [Read more...] about Blessings in Disguise.
Disguise.
Blessings in Disguise.
"And indeed We have destroyed towns (populations) round about you." (Quran 46:27) There is the tragic example of the Barmak family a family that lived a life of opulence, comfort, and extravagance. Their end, however, has served as a lesson and example for all Arabs who came after them. Haroon ar-Rasheed, the ruler during their period, ordered an unexpected attack on the … [Read more...] about Blessings in Disguise.