Part 7

“And whatever of misfortune befalls you, it is because of what your hands have earned.””

I then told her to mount it and she said:

“Glory to Him who has subjected this to us, and we could never have it (by our efforts). And verily, To our Lord we indeed are to return.””*

She took hold of the rein while I walked along, shouting out. She said at this:

“And be moderate (or show no insolence) in your walking, and lower your voice.””

* Surah Yusuf (12), ayat 92.

** Surah Al-Baqarah (2), ayat 270.

*” Surah Ash-Shura (42), ayat 30.

** Surah Az-Zukhruf (43), ayats 13-14 Surah Lugman (31), ayat 19.

I then started walking slowly and reciting some poetry.

“So recite as much of the Qur’aan as may be easy for ou.”

T said to her: “You have truly recieved abundant good.”

She said in reply to this:

“But none remember except men of understanding.

After a short while I asked her: “Are you married?”

“O you who believe! Ask not about things which, if

made plain to you, may cause you trouble.”'”

came the reply. I then kept silent until we caught up with

the caravan. I asked her: “Who do you have in this

“Wealth and children are the adornment of the life of

This answer gave me the idea that she had children. So I

asked her: “And what do they do in Hajj?” She said:

“And land-marks (sign-posts etc.) during the day and

by the stars (during the night), they (mankind) guide

I understood by this that they work as caravan guides.

When we reached the buildings I asked her; “Who do you

know living here?” She said: “And Allah did take

Ibraheem as an intimate friend”"**

“O Yahyaa! Hold fast to the Scripture.”!””

0 Surah An-Nahl (16), ayat 16

195 Surah An-Nisa’ (4), ayat 125.

196 Surah An-Nisa’ (4), ayat 164.

I then called out: “O Ibraaheem! O Musaa! O Yahyaa!” and three young men with shining faces came forward. When they sat down she said to them:

One of them left and returned soon afterwards with some food which he placed in frount of me. She said:

I addressed her sons, saying: “I won’t touch your food until you tell me of your mother’s story.” They said: “Our mother has taken upon herself the task of speaking nothing but verses of the Qur’aan lest she should commit a sin which could lead to Allah’s wrath upon her. And she has been in this habit for forty years now.” I said:

“That is the Grace of Allah, which He bestows on whom He will. And Allah is the Owner of Mighty Grace.”"”

A good parent looks after his son

e Genius boy memorises the whole Qur’an as well as 6000 hadith.

Alexandria witnessed last week the honoring of an Egyptian boy who surpassed his contemporaries and memorised the whole Qur’aan and 6000 authentic (sahih) hadith. This record performance put him on the same level with the foremost children in the world in this field.

The name of this wonderful boy is Abdullah Muhammad Jabr. He committed the whole Qur’aan to memory at the age of seven, and when he turned nine the number of authentic hadith he had memorised rose to 6000. The Ministry of Religious Endowments selected him for the first cash prize of 5000 Egyptian pounds which the Egyptian president increased to 20000.

Abdullah has one brother who attends the Azhar University and two sisters, one married and one who is six years old. His father Muhammad Jabr is known for his piety and good character and works as a petroleum engineer in a company in al-Mansurah province where this wonderful boy was bom.

Abdullah’s father says that the Book of Allah has been the way of life and source of education for himself, his wife and

his four children. He encouraged all his children to memorise the book of Allah. He realised Abdullah’s great memory when his son used to watch television commercials and learn them by heart. He embarked on guiding his son to take full advantage of this faculty in order to benefit him. both in this life and the hereafter.

So he began teaching him the short surahs of the holy Quran. As he received a good response from him, he would then explain to him the meaning of the verses to make memorisation easier. The boy started memorising the Qur’an when he was two and a half years old and completed it by the time he turned seven.

Then came the second phase, namely the memorisation of the prophetic traditions (hadith): His father made an intensive programme for him whereby he would memorise 100 hadith a day during the summer holidays and 50 hadith a day during the school period.

When Abdullah was asked about his ambitions he said: “I would like to become one of those Muslim scholars who study the Qur’aan and the Islamic sciences with a view to teaching them to the people, acting on the teaching contained in the hadith in which the prophet (SAW) said: “The best among you are those who learn the Qur’an and then teach it to others.” I would like to become a Muslim daa’iah (caller to Islam), travelling all over the country and teaching people their religion. I hope I will have my ambitions fulfilled now that I attend religious studies in the mosques.”.

Abdullah’s father, tells us of how it all began. He said that

everything started with Surah al-Inshiraah (comfort) when he used to learn it by heart with his mother’s aid. When his

father knew that he had memorised the whole surah, he got rid of the television set, thus paving the way for a journey with the Qur’aan which will not stop till the end of his life *.

” Ashark Al awsat newspaper 5/6/1996