Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem

A preacher was once giving a sermon to a large audience in the mosque.

In the course of it he said: "O People! I tell you the truth. If only you knew the power of the sentance 'Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem' (In the name of Allah, the Beneficient, the Merciful), you would say it before every action of yours. Whoever says these words before beginning any act will see wonders. One will even be able to walk on water."

A poor villager, who was sitting close to the pulpi...