Vanity of Power

Stories tagged Vanity of Power:

• The Story of the City of Brass Aug 15, 2025

  

  In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful, I shall recount to you the extraordinary tale of the City of Brass, a story that demonstrates the vanity of earthly power and the inevitable fate that awaits those who forget their dependence upon the Almighty.

  During the glorious reign of the Commander of the Faithful, Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, when the Islamic empire stretched from the shores of the Atlantic to the mountains of Central Asia, there came to the Caliph’s court in Damascus a learned man whose tales of distant lands and ancient mysteries captivated all who heard him speak.