Anecdotes for Reflection- Part 1
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- There
- are
- numerous
- ways
- for
- man
- to
- achieve
- guidance
- and
- emerge
- from
- darkness
- and
- move
- towards
- light.
Allah
- says
- in
- the
- Holy
- Quran
- in
- 41:53
‘Soon
- will
- We
- show
- them
- our
- Signs
- in
- the
- (furthest)
- regions
- (of
- the
- earth),
- and
- in
- their
- own
- souls,
- until
- it
- becomes
- manifest
- to
- them
- that
- this
- is
- the
- Truth.’
Thus
- Allah
- uses
- different
- means
- to
- guide
- us
- to
- the
- right
- path;
- which
- can
- be
- termed
- as
- the
- ‘Light’
One
- of
- such
- methods
- is
- through
- stories.
The
- Holy
- Quran
- is
- full
- of
- stories
- of
- past
- Prophets
- and
- previous
- nations.
- In
- fact
- one
- of
- the
- chapters
- of
- the
- Holy
- Quran
- is
- called
- ‘Al
- Qasas’-
- The
- Narratives.
Through
- these
- stories,
- people
- can
- comprehend
- and
- distinguish
- the
- paths
- of
- progress
- and
- regress,
- and
- ascent
- and
- descent
- in
- every
- field,
- especially
- morals.
In
- fact,
- during
- the
- entire
- period
- of
- his
- prophet
- hood,
- the
- Noble
- Prophet
- ,
- with
- regards
- to
- refinement
- of
- souls
- and
- perfection
- of
- morals,
- was
- an
- exemplar
- in
- speech
- and
- deed,
- and
- had
- (even)
- said,
- “I
- have
- been
- sent
- (as
- a
- Prophet)
- for
- (the
- purpose
- of)
- perfecting
- morals.”
Man’s
- problem
- lies
- in
- his
- disregard
- for
- virtues,
- acquisition
- of
- vices,
- and
- inclination
- towards
- lust
- and
- obedience
- to
- Shaitan.
- Some
- men
- stoop
- so
- low
- that
- they
- even
- lead
- their
- lives
- akin
- to
- animals.
- For
- the
- purpose
- of
- refinement
- and
- treatment
- of
- human
- morals,
- abatement
- of
- rebelliousness
- and
- controlling
- the
- natural
- disposition,
- the
- Noble
- Prophet
- spared
- no
- effort
- and
- mentioned
- all
- that
- was
- necessary
- in
- this
- regard.This
- book
- aims
- to
- outline
- different
- stories,
- which
- have
- a
- moral
- lesson
- for
- the
- reader
- to
- take
- benefit
- from.It
- is
- hoped
- that
- the
- readers,
- after
- going
- through
- the
- stories
- and
- narratives,
- reflect
- upon
- and
- take
- lessons
- from
- them
- so
- that
- they
- are
- able
- to
- create
- within
- themselves,
- a
- new
- impetus
- towards
- perfection
- of
- morals;
- and
- God
- Willing,
- those
- who
- are
- endowed
- with
- laudable
- morals,
- should
- relate
- them
- to
- others,
- for
- rectification
- and
- remedy
- of
- the
- weaker
- souls.This
- book
- is
- the
- first
- in
- the
- series
- entitled
- 'Anecdotes
- for Reflection.
