Prophetic Stories

﷽ Before there was a cave that held a generation in its mercy, before there was a sleep so complete

﷽ Before there was a sea that closed over a king, before there was a tongue burned by a coal

﷽ Before there was a snake that devoured falsehood, before there was a messenger standing in front of a tyrant,

﷽ Before there was a fire that turned cold, before there was a nation worshipping idols that were smashed to

﷽ Before there was a House, there was a mother alone in a valley with a crying infant. Imām al-Bukhārī

﷽ Before the first revelation descended upon a mountain, before the first stone of the Kaʿbah was raised, there was

﷽ Before Mūsā ‘alayhissalām was given the heaviest mission on earth, to stand before Fir’awn the tyrant who claimed lordship,

Rasūlullāh ﷺ said: “It used to be from the supplication of Dāwūd that he would say: ‘O Allāh, indeed I