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Offline Sahar

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A great lesson from a butterfly!
« on: Thursday 25 December 2003, 07:23 »
One day, a small opening appeared on a cocoon. A man sat and watched for the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could not go any further. So, the man decided to help the butterfly: he took a pair of scissors and opened the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily but it had a withered body; it was tiny and had shriveled wings.
The man continued to watch because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would open, enlarge and expand, to be able to support the butterfly's body and become firm.
Neither happened!
In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a withered body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly.  
what the man in his kindness and good will did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle are required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were the God's way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings, so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.
sometimes, struggles are exactly what we need in our life. if Allah allowed us to go through our life without any obstacles, it would cripple us. we would not be as strong as we could have been.
 Nerer been able to fly.

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A great lesson from a butterfly!
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 25 December 2003, 20:28 »
masha Allah.
Barak Allahu fiki sahar,lovely story :)

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A great lesson from a butterfly!
« Reply #2 on: Monday 29 December 2003, 06:29 »
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masha Allah.
Barak Allahu fiki sahar,lovely story :)

Ameen wa Iyaki my dear sister Mouyasar.

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A great lesson from a butterfly!
« Reply #3 on: Monday 29 December 2003, 06:35 »
:):)May Allah Bless you

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« Reply #4 on: Monday 29 December 2003, 06:42 »
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:):)May Allah Bless you

Ameen wa Iyaki dear.
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Offline CrescentOfTheMoon

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Re: A butter fly's lesson
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 30 December 2003, 14:33 »
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sometimes, struggles are exactly what we need in our life. if Allah allowed us to go through our life without any obstacles, it would cripple us. we would not be as strong as we could have been.
 Nerer been able to fly.



We would not be strong if our life was easy and devoid from obstacles ! yes thats right ! none of the experience we will gain ...etc

AL'hamdu wal'shukru'lelah !
Baraka'allahu fiki sister ..

Offline Sami Yusuf Islam

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« Reply #6 on: Saturday 09 April 2005, 15:23 »
I still remember this wonderful and informative topic and talk about this story to my friends...

thank you Sahar

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A great lesson from a butterfly!
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 13 April 2005, 14:45 »
Subhan Allah

What a nice story!!!

I feel scared sometimes because i feel that my life is easy compared to other peoples.

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« Reply #8 on: Thursday 14 April 2005, 19:30 »
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Subhan Allah

What a nice story!!!

I feel scared sometimes because i feel that my life is easy compared to other peoples.



your life is EXTREMELY EASY compared to others.,


be sure of that


and the more you live, the more you will be sure of what your brother Abdullah once told you on TAI

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« Reply #9 on: Wednesday 20 April 2005, 15:28 »
I know it's very easy, this is what i was saying.

 



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