Dear Islamic brothers, there is a Hadith in Tirmizi, the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم stated: ‘The book of Allah Almighty mentions the incidents from before you, and from after you, and the decisions between yourselves.’ (Tirmizi, vol. 4, p. 414, Hadith 2915)

Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah Bin Mas’ood رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ states: ‘The Holy Quran consists of every beneficial knowledge. Meaning, it has news of historic events and the knowledge of forthcoming events. All Halal (permitted) and Haraam (prohibited) rulings are mentioned in it. And it has the knowledge of all those things that people require in the matters of their world, religion, livelihood and Hereafter.’ (Tafseer Ibn-e-Kaseer, Part 14, Surah Al-Nahl, under the verse 89, vol. 4, p. 510)

اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه the topic of the speech today is also ‘Quranic Stories’. In this, we will hear some interesting Quranic stories. It is a humble request to listen to the entire speech with utmost attention. Let us listen to two faith enlightening Quranic Stories:

The Story of Sayyiduna ‘Uzayr عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام

When the king, Bukht Nasr, deserted Bayt-ul-Maqdis and killed Bani Israel and destroyed them, Sayyiduna ‘Uzayr عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام once passed by it. He had one plate of dates and one bowl of grape juice with him and he was riding on a donkey. He travelled the entire neighbourhood but did not find a single person. The buildings of the area had fallen. He said in amazement:

اَنّٰى یُحْیٖ هٰذِهِ اللّٰهُ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَاۚ-

‘How will Allah revive it, after it had perished?’

[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 03, Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 259)

After this, he tied his ride there and rested himself. In this state, his soul was seized, and the donkey died as well.