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Ayat jamilah, beautiful signs : a treasury of Islamic wisdom for children and parents, collected and adapted by Sarah Conover and Freda Crane ; illustrations by Valerie Wahl

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Ayat jamilah, beautiful signs : a treasury of Islamic wisdom for children and parents, collected and adapted by Sarah Conover and Freda Crane ; illustrations by Valerie Wahl

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Ayat jamilah

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

collected and adapted by Sarah Conover and Freda Crane ; illustrations by Valerie Wahl

Sub title

beautiful signs : a treasury of Islamic wisdom for children and parents

Table Of Contents

The honorable Joha, Mulla Nasruddin Hodja -- And the famous donkey story -- The bandage: a true story of Rabiah al Adawiya of Basra -- The brothers: a Hausa tale from West Africa -- It's not the sun: from the Qurʼan -- Manifold increase: a true story of Uthman ibn Affan -- The honorable Joha, Mulla Nasruddin Hodja and the tricky case -- The wise Sailimai: a tale from China -- All in the family: a tale from Pakistan -- What if? a tale from Iran -- The honorable Joha, Mulla Nasruddin Hodja and the pumpkin tree -- Words to live by: a tale from Iran -- Hajar and Ismael: from Hadith -- The castle in Cordoba: a true story of King Hakim -- The honorable Joha, Mulla Nasruddin Hodja: affanti and the donkey's tail -- True inheritance: a tale from Iraq -- A tent for the emperor: a tale from Turkey -- The parrot and the grocer: a tale from Iran -- The head and the lute: a true story of Bayazid Bustami -- The clever Kantchil: a tale from Indonesia -- The best investment: a true story of Rabia ar Ray -- The price of a secret: a tale from Azerbaijan -- The honorable Joha, Mulla Nasruddin Hodja feeds his coat -- Know yourself: a tale from the Middle East -- Infant Jesus: from the Qurʼan -- What the birds know: a tale from Iran -- The water pot and the thief: a true story of Rabiah al Adawiya of Basra -- The storm: a tale from Iran -- Trustworthy traveler: a true story of Abdul Qadir Jilani -- The first supporter: a true story of Khadija bint Khuwailid from Hadith -- It is so: a tale from Mali -- Gate of knowledge: a true story of Ali ibn Abu Talib -- The best witness: from Hadith -- The honorable Joha, Mulla Nasruddin Hodja and the judge -- The web and the dove: from Hadith -- True worth: a tale from Syria -- Whose crown? a tale from the Middle East -- Zah! a tale from Iran -- The hidden teacher: a story of Malik Dinar -- The honorable Joha, Mulla Nasruddin Hodja, Goha gives thanks -- Notes and sources

Target audience

juvenile

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