This is a story from Surah Kahf in the so he asked, “Why don’t you believe
Quran.
in ALLAH ? Why don’t you praise
to ALLAH ? Why don’t you thank
Once upon a time there were two men
who had their own gardens. There was ALLAH ? If Allah wills a storm
might ruin your garden, or the stream
a rich man and a poor man. The rich
might run out and there will be no
man had bunches of ripe grapes in his
water left.”
garden and an orchard of date trees.
In between there was a field of corn.
When they both met the rich man
always said “I am richer than you. My
family is better. My garden is better
looking than yours and has more fruit
and vegetables than you.”
The rich man thought to himself
and said, “My garden will never be
destroyed and it will never run out of
fruit and vegetables. So even after
I die I will get a better garden than
this.”
The poor man heard what he said
“So if Allah wills he will give me a
better garden than yours even after I
die.” said the poor man.
The very next day the rich man’s
garden was destroyed by a storm. The
grapes fell and lay on the ground. The
rich man cried and begged for mercy
to Allah . It was too late to save his
garden but not too late to save his
soul.
This story teaches us to thank Allah
for all that He has given us and to not
always think that we are the best.
By Isa Choudhury
Age 8