Kindness of Prophet Mohammad (SM)

One day our beloved prophet Mohammad (sm) was passing by a jungle, he came across a deer binding with a tree with a rope. He made forward and saw a poacher had trapped it.  The deer told, ‘I have two children who need milk at once so I need to go and after feeding them I will come back.’ But he did not believe and lose its binding. Prophet Mohammad (sm) heard everything from the deer. As he could understand everyone’s language, he made out the deer’s speech. Prophet Mohammad (sm) earnestly requested to the poacher to let it go.  In spite of his request, he did not leave it. The man was a heathen. Prophet Mohammad (sm) told, ‘I will stay here until it comes back, so bind me here up to its return.’ The man did as he was told. The deer went back and told her children, ‘Drink milk for the last time.’ The children asked her what the reason was. She told, ‘I was caught by a trapper and bound with a tree. For the sake of the life of the greatest prophet Mohammad (sm) I was able to come here again. Now he is bound to that tree.   I have to get back now otherwise that heathen will kill our prophet Mohammad (sm).’ The children told, we will also go with you. So they all together came back there. The heathen man was astonished thinking this that by believing this man (Prophet Mohammad (sm)) in spite of being animal they have come back again to sacrifice their lives. Then he believed him as the greatest man and the last prophet. At once, the heathen man accepted Islam seeing the beauty of the truthfulness, greatness and kindness of our Prophet Mohammad (sm) . Undoubtedly it can be said, he is the greatest of all human beings. We should follow his character to build our lives as the perfect human being. May Allah give us such a character to lead our lives up to death.

Use of as if / as though

The past subjunctive is used with as if / as though. It indicates the unreality, impossibility or doubt that happens in the present form.

Sub + present tense + as if / as though + past tense.

He talks as if he were a king.

The student talks as if he knew everything.

The boy behaves with me as though he knew me.

He talks as if he knew nothing about it.

The verb used prior to the subjunctive can be past form also without changing the tense of subjunctive.

The man talks / talked as if he were the boss of the office.

She looked / looks as though she were an innocent girl.

She behaved with me as if she did not know me.

The police-man behaves with the man as if he were all in all in the office.

She looks / looked at me as if she had never seen me.

Ramadan

Ramadan is the month of fasting for obeying the order of the almighty Allah. It is the blessing month to the Muslim Ummah.  In this month the whole of the Muslim Ummah keep themselves unfed from midnight to the sunset. There are many things to learn in this month. People can feel how the poor and needy people stay unfed while they don’t have anything to eat. They learn how to keep themselves patient in the crisis moment like when they feel thirsty they cannot drink anything and eat anything while they are hungry staying even in the hidden place for fear of Allah. Because we know well that if nobody sees, Allah sees everything wherever we are and what we are doing. This month teaches us how to lead an honest and disciplined life. This month is of tolerance, endurance and fortitude that keeps us away from all sorts of wars, quarrels and unethical activities.  We try our level best to say prayers five times in this month that is the ultimate command of Allah. It is high time we shunned telling lies from this month that is the main cause of all sins. If people follow the rules of Ramadan in their whole lives, there will be no chaos in the society and family. Brethren, fellow feeling, amity and fraternity will increase and peace will be established among the people. So, we should embed the teachings of holy Ramadan to enrich affection in our lives to obtain the highest gift of the almighty Allah after death.

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs (Part-9)

call off= to cancel sth

The game has been called off because of heavy rainfall.

call on/upon=to formally ask /invite to speak

I now call on/upon the principal to deliver his maiden speech.

call out=to shout loudly for help

The cow boy called out when he was in danger.

call sb out=to ask sb to come in emergency moment

The man called the people out when the robbers attacked him.

call sb up=to make a telephone call to someone

He called me up last night.

call sth up=remember/recall

Try to call it up.

cats and dogs=incessantly/heavily

It has been raining cats and dogs since morning.

catch on (to sth)=to understand

I can’t catch on to your words.

catch sb out=to surprise  sb and put them in a difficult position

People were caught out at the sudden departure of the honest officer.

catch up  with sb=to reach sb who is ahead of someone

I must catch up with him.

catch hold of=to grab

The man caught hold of my shirt when I was falling down from the roof of the building.

catch a tartar=to be under a hard man

The man has caught a tartar in the evil man.

come by=to make a short to a place to see

I always come by her house daily.

come in=to enter in

The woman came in my room.

come off=to fall from sth; take place or happen

The boy came off the tree.

Homes of different people and animals

burrow =homes of hares; rabbit

sett =owls; badger

underground =moles

drey=squirrel

lair/den =lion

kennel=dogs

igloo=Eskimo

stable=horse

orphanage=orphans (living place of the children who have no parents)

hive=bee

flat=people

a palace= a house where king and queen live

earth=fox

kennel=dog

warren=rabbit

cage/nest=bird

cow=cow-shed

vicarage=vicar/minister/priest/rector

hutch=rabbit

nest=mice/wasps

monastery= monk

A True Dream ( story )

 

Once there was a very poor young man who lived in the poverty. He worked hard to turn his fate. Nevertheless, it was not possible for him. He was very laborious. One day, he dreamt a dream that seemed to him to be a fantasy. He saw in his dream that he got a huge amount of wealth that made him one of the richest men in the country and he got married to the richest man’s beautiful daughter in that country. When he awoke from his sleep, he saw he was lying in the torn blanket. However, he was in a jolly mood to have dreamt such a dream. He expressed it to his mother, but her mother told him to remove it from her mind. The young man was trying to turn his fortune hard and soul, but nothing happened. 

One morning he was going to his work as usual. All of a sudden, he met a man who was supposed to be the forecaster told him, “You are going to be one of the richest men in this country.” But he did not pay heed to his words and went away. Suddenly, he met another man who was looking for a worker who could do some work for him. He found the young man and called him for his work. 

The man hired him for his work but he did not tell him what the work was. The man took him to the deepest part of the forest. He got the work done by the young man. Then he gave his wage and got along. When the young man was getting back home, he lost his way. He started to walk through the jungle. All of a sudden, he heard a strange noise calling him by his name. He looked back and saw a nice boy was calling him by his name. He was more surprised than before.

 

 

He asked him, “Who are you and how do you know my name?” He told him, “I know you and your dream also.” After a few minutes, he told him (the young man) to go straight from there. When the man made towards there, he saw a nice house where there was no one. There were lots of gems scattered here and there. Whenever he wanted to take it, his soul warned him. Instantly that boy appeared and told, “These treasures are for you. You can grant it without any hesitation.” He took it and went back to his own house.

 

His mother asked him about the wealth and to return it to the place where he got it. But, again the boy appeared there and told, “The owner of this wealth is your son.” After that, the young man kept the wealth and became one of the richest men in that country. There was another rich man who had a beautiful daughter and declared to get her married to a rich man. Many young rich men gathered there to have his daughter as wife.

 

The rich man told, ‘As there are lots of people here, so, whomever my daughter will choose, he will be married to my daughter.’ Among all the suitors, he was very polite, gentle, enchanting, and amiable. The young lady began to choose and at last, she selected that young man as her husband. In presence of all the suitors, the marriage ceremony was held. After the marriage ceremony, the rest of the young men went away. Thus, the young man’s dream came true.

 

Omission of E

Words ending in e in the following consonant drop the e before a suffix begging with a vowel:

believe + er =believer

make + ing =making

love +er = lover

take + ing =taking

move +ing =moving

But there are some words that don’t change any e rather it stays like-wise:

dye + ing =dyeing

eye +ing =eyeing or eying  (both are correct)

age + ing =ageing  noted that e remains before except American English

A final e is retained before a suffix beginning with a consonant

engage + ment= engagement

hope +ful=hopeful

manage + ment =management

judge + ment= judgement (UK)  judgment (in America)

The final e is dropped in the following words

argue =argument

due =duly

true  =truly

whole =wholly

Words ending ee don’t drop before suffix:

agree = agreement; agreeing; agreed

free= freely

foresee= foreseeing; foreseeable

seed = seeing; seeded;