Prophet Sulayman (pbuh) in response to his special prayer to Allah was granted Kingdom and was given power over the forces of nature, over the Jinns and men and devils and other living creatures. He was also endowed with knowledge of their language and could easily communicate with them.

Prophet Sulayman (pbuh) once was sitting on the bank of a lake deeply engrossed in the beauties of nature around and appreciating the various forms of Allah's creation on earth.

Suddenly Prophet Sulayman (pbuh)'s attention was drawn towards an ant creeping forward with a grain of wheat in its mouth. As it reached near the water, a tortoise came out, opened its mouth and the ant crept into it. The tortoise closing its mouth disappeared under the water. After a while, the tortoise again sprung out of the water and standing on the bank opened its mouth and the ant came out. But this time it had no grain of wheat in its mouth.

Prophet Sulayman (pbuh) became anxious to know what had been happening under water. On inquiring, the ant explained that at the bottom of the lake, was a stone and underneath it lived a blind ant. Allah had created it there and because of blindness, it could not move about. The ant further said that I have been appointed by Allah to provide its daily sustenance with the assistance of the tortoise and hence, I do perform this duty everyday.

Let us ponder over one thing. If a tiny creature like an ant living under a stone at the bottom of a sea is not denied its sustenance, why should man the noblest of all creatures ever suspect loss of his sustenance from Almighty Allah? Isn't it foolishness to dirty one's hand in prohibited transactions for earning one's livelihood? Such persons do not get more, than what is destined and earn Allah's Wrath and Punishment in the Hereafter world.

Moral: Allah (SWT) is Ar Razzaq. He is our Provider and we should always have faith in Him and trust Him in all our Affairs.

Prophet Yusuf (pbuh) was jailed under the orders of the Aziz of Egypt. When his companion in the jail was being released Prophet Yusuf (pbuh) requested him to recommend his matter to the Aziz so that he too be released. At this Hazrat Jibraeel (pbuh) appeared in the jail and made him look at the floor of the jail. When Prophet Yusuf (pbuh) did so he could see the bottoms of the earth and sea. He also saw in the bottom of the earth an ant with a particle of grain in its mouth. Jibraeel said, "Do you think that your Allah who does not forget even this ant at the bottom of the earth and feeds it, would let you go out of His mind?"

"Now for this impatience of yours you are ordered to remain in jail for seven more years."

In the times of Prophet Dawood (pbuh) there was a person who was very pious who used to spend his money lavishly in good causes. Prophet Dawood (pbuh) was very much attached to him. In the mean while Prophet Dawood (pbuh) got a revelation from Allah through which Prophet Dawood (pbuh) came to know that all the money spent by that person was only for show and there was no real charity for the sake of God. When this man died, people expected Prophet Dawood (pbuh) to attend the funeral but instead of himself attending the funeral Prophet Dawood (pbuh) sent a representative to attend.

There were fifty witnesses at the lime of Ghusal and all of them whispered among themselves that they had not seen anything except good from the person. The same fifty declared and made the same statement while offering Namaz and also at burial and all of them bore witness saying that they found that man excellent in his ways. After the burial was over, Prophet Dawood (pbuh) got a revelation from God and was asked why he did not attend. Prophet Dawood (pbuh) pleaded that because he was doing charity only for show and not for Allah he did not like to attend the funeral of such a person.

Revelation came from Allah saying, "Oh Dawood! When I heard the statement of the people that he was good, I accepted their witnesses and gave preference to their statement over my own knowledge and gave the man all the rewards that he deserved because of the public opinion.

Prophet Dawood (pbuh) once decided to perform prayers and read Zaboor with the excellence that nobody would have done. He entered the Mehrab and prayed.

After he finished to his satisfaction he found a frog appear before him and told him, "Oh Dawood! Is it true that you feel that you have prayed too well? Every night I am habituated to pray 1,000 Tasbihs and from every Tasbih three thousand Hamds are expressed.

Sometimes when I am at the bottom of a pond and I hear the voice of any bird above, thinking that it might be hungry, I come to the surface of the water so that the hungry bird may get its food by eating me. This is the part of the duty that I perform towards Allah."

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