Jonah (as) was a prophet of Allah who lived in 9th Century B.C. His story has been detailed in the Holy Qur’an where he is called Yunus (as) and in the Jewish Old Testament where he is called Yona, as well as the Bible in the ‘Book of Jonah’.

Hazrat Musleh Maud (may Allah be pleased with him) recalled the story of Aladdin and his lamp! Aladdin was an impoverished person who found a lamp. When he rubbed the lamp a genie appeared who made anything Aladdin wanted to come to pass.

The Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) used to relate a story about a rich man who ran a large langar (public kitchen). Many impoverished people ate daily from the langar, but it was badly mismanaged, and the owner was not very good at supervising matters. His...