DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS. Yaum ArbaĆ , 6th day of Jumaada Al-Awwal (Wednesday 1st of January, 2020). STRENGTH LIES IN UNITY AND WEAKNESS IN DIVISION. BismilLahir Rahmaanir Raheem. Let's consider this moral story. A father had a family of sons who were perpetually quarreling among themselves. When he failed to heal their disputes by his exhortations, he determined to give them a practical illustration of the evils of disunion; and for this purpose he one day told them to bring him a bundle of sticks tied with twine, and said to his oldest son: "Break it in pieces." Oldest son tried and tried, but with all his strength, he could not break the bundle. The other sons also tried, but none of them was successful. "Untie the bundle," said the father, "and each of you take one stick." When they had done so, he said to them: "Now, try to break your stick." Each stick was easily broken. "You see my meaning," said their father. He then add...