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Wednesday, 16 Muharram 1432 H /22 December 2010

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YOU CAN WIN THE KINGDOM IF YOU USE THE WISDOM.

The Clever Fisherman

As King Parveez and Queen Shireen were sitting in their palace one day, a fisherman who was selling fresh fish was brought in front of them. King Parveez decided to buy a fish and gave the fisherman 4000 dirham for it. The fisherman was overjoyed. He thanked King Parveez and left.

Queen Shireen turned to her husband in anger and scolded him for paying so much for a fish. King Parveez let her have her say but said that the fish was purchased and that there was nothing that could be done about it. However, the Queen was adamant and insisted that the fisherman be brought back.

"We will ask the fisherman about the gender of the fish," she said. "If he answers that it is female, we will say that we wanted a male fish and if his response is that it is male, we will say that we wanted a female fish! Either way, we will be able to return the fish and have our money back."

So the poor fisherman was called back and was asked the question. Fortunately, he was clever enough not to be caught out. He replied, "The fish is neither male or female. It is neutral."

King Parveez was so impressed by the ingenuity of the man that he ordered a further 4000 dirham to be paid to him. The fisherman thanked the King again but as he was about to leave with the heavy bag of money, one of the coins fell onto the floor. The fisherman immediately bent down to look for the coin. Queen Shireen was already upset that the fisherman had been given 8000 dirham.

"Look how miserly this man is!" the Queen exclaimed. "One coin has fallen out of his bag full of money and he searches for it instead of leaving it for some other poor servant to find."

The man heard this remark and said, "O Queen, it is not out of miserliness that I search for the coin but rather because it had the picture of generous King Parveez on it. I would not tolerate anyone to cause dishonour to the King by treading on the coin."

The King was so happy with this response that he immediately called for another 4000 dirham to be given to the fisherman. When Queen Shireen saw all this, she thought it was better to hold her tongue and let the man go with the 12000 dirham before the King decided to increase the amount again.

Lessons from Life

Speech is an Art. If one knows what, when and how to talk then such a person will be successful in life.

Nabi Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam has said:"The beauty of man is in the clarity of his tongue". (Kanzul-'Ummaal)

Ali bin Abi Talib Radiyallahu Anhu has said: "Your tongue is the translator of your intellect". (Bihar al-Anwaar)

In other words, a person's intellect and wisdom is recognized through his speech.

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Filling
500g chicken fillet
1 large Onion diced
2 tomatoes grated
2 tsp garlic
1/4 cup oil
1/4 cup vinegar
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp chilli
1 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/4 cup chopped spring onions
1 bunch fresh dhana chopped

Cup chicken into large cubes and boil with 1cups water and 1/2 tsp salt, cook until very tender, then shred the chicken into small pieces. Braize onions in oil until soft, add vinegar and chicken, cook for few minutes then add all other ingredients. Mix well and cool. If preferred add 2 tblsp of tomato sauce, add the spring onions and dhana when cold. Roll out dough 4mm thick, cut into palm size circles and put filling in centre. Brush edges with lai and over to seal edges and pinch with finger tips. Brush with egg and freeze until needed or place on greased tray and bake at 200*C until light brown. If frozen, bake while still frozen or defrost. Make 40 pies.

"Ons voel mos nie almal altyd dieselfde nie, is dit nie? Partymaal voel jy goed en ek dalk bietjie af, soos Allah wil. Kliek hier vir die nuutste Dagstukkie om jou aan te moedig. Ons het ook al die Dagstukkies wat ons nou al uitgestuur het saam op een bladsy gesit, juis vir jou gerief. As ek dus 'n Dagstukkie uitstuur en jy voel dis nou nie vandag vir jou bedoel nie, dan kan jy sommer maklik vir jouself al die Dagstukkie-opskrifte gaan deurkyk totdat jy een vind wat jou hart aanraak. Of as iets gebeur wat jou so bietjie van balans af gooi: besoek die Dagstukkies! Jy weet nooit, dalk wil Allah jou juis deur 'n besondere Dagstukkie bemoedig.

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Things people actually said in court, word for word:

Q: What is your date of birth?
A: July fifteenth.
Q: What year?
A: Every year.

Q: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?
A: Gucci sweats and Reeboks.

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