khargoshjr
UNITED KINGDOM
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 Topic initiated on Tuesday, July 29, 2008 - 11:42 AM 
The Duck & the Devil
Salamm every 1. How is the H% $ oliday
The Duck & the Devil
There was a little boy visiting his grandparents on their farm.
He
Was
Given a slingshot to play with out in the woods. He practiced in
The
Woods, but he could never hit the target. Getting a little
Discouraged, he
Headed back for dinner.
As he was walking back he saw Grandma's pet duck. Just out of
Impulse,
he
let the slingshot fly, hit the duck square in the head and
killed
it. He was shocked and grieved! In a panic, he hid the dead duck
in
the
wood pile, only to see his sister watching!
Fatima had seen it all, but she said nothing. After lunch the
next
day
Grandma said, 'Fatima, let's wash the dishes.' But Fatima said,
'Grandma, Ahmed told me he wanted to help in the kitchen.' Then
she
whispered to him, 'Remember the duck?' So Ahmed did the dishes.
Later that day, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go
fishing
and
Grandma said, 'I'm sorry but I need Fatima to help make supper.'
Fatima just smiled and said, 'Well, that's all right because
Ahmed
told me
he wanted to help.' She whispered again, 'Remember the duck?'
So Fatima went fishing and Ahmed stayed to help.
After several days of Ahmed doing both his chores and Fatima's,
he
finally
couldn't stand it any longer.
He came to Grandma and confessed that he had killed the duck.
Grandma
knelt down, gave him a hug and said, 'Sweetheart, I know. You
see,
I
was standing at the window and I saw the whole thing, but
because I
love
you, I forgave you. I was just wondering how long you would let
Fatima make a slave of you.'
Thought for the day and every day thereafter?
Whatever is in your past, whatever you have done... and the
devil
keeps
throwing it up in your face (lying, cheating, debt, fear, bad
habits, hatred, anger, bitterness, etc.)...whatever it is...You
need
to
know that Allah was standing at the window and He saw the whole
thing.
He has seen your whole life. He wants you to know that He loves
you
and
that you are forgiven.
He's just wondering how long you will let the devil make a slave
of
you.
The great thing about Allah is that when you ask for
forgiveness,
He
not
only forgives you, but He forgets. It is by Allah's grace and
mercy
that we are saved.
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