جاليري المصور البريطاني المسلم : بيتر ساندرز

النخلة عند الغروب ـ قرية القرنة ـ جنوب مصر

روى ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه فقال : نام رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم على حصير فقام وقد أثر في جنبه فقلنا يا رسول الله لو اتخذنا لك واء فقال ما لي وللدنيا ، ما أنا في الدنيا إلا كراكب استظل تحت شجرة ، ثم راح وتركها

Date Palm at sunrise. Qerna, South Egypt.
Ibn Mas'ud related that Allah's messenger slept on a reed mat and got up with the marks of it on his body, so Ibn Mas'ud said, "Messenger of Allah, I wish you would order us to spread something out for you and make something." He replied, "What have I to do with the world? In relation to the world I am just like a rider who shades himself under a tree, then goes off it and leaves it." (Ahmad, Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.

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Hassan Fathy Mosque, Qerna, South Egypt
I listen to the prayer of every asker when he calls on Me. Qur'an.

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Qerna, South Egypt.
Early morning surprise on a remote dirt track.

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Qerna, South Egypt.
Tomb of Saint.

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al-Azhar University, Egypt
Blind scholar listens patiently.