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Name of the Book: 101 Seerah Stories and Dua
Author: Saniyasnain Khan
ISBN: 9789351790242
Pages: 208
Binding: Hardbound
Availibility: www.goodwordbooks.com
Dear kids,
101 Seerah Stories and Dua is a richly illustrated collection of 101 great stories told in simple language that children will easily understand and relate to. Each story comes with delightful illustrations and a beautiful prayer. It’s a unique experience the whole family will cherish and revisit again and again! We reproduce here one story from the book.
Saniyasnain Khan is a children’s author, with over 100 children’s books to his credit. His books have been translated into Arabic, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Danish, Polish, Swedish, Bosnian, Russian, Turkish, Malay, Thai, Urdu, Malayalam, and other languages. He hopes that his books will be a true companion on the path of spiritual development, and will help children to know the true purpose and meaning of life. The author can be reached at: [email protected]
Miracle of Birds
Abraha’s massive army approached Makkah. Abraha was confident that he would demolish the Kabah without any resistance from the people of Makkah. But, all of a sudden, the elephants who had been trumpeting in the most frightening way, stopped moving. The mahouts, who were driving the elephants, pierced, pricked and stabbed them with sharp, pointed instruments. But this had no effect on the elephants. They stood stock still.
Besides that, flocks of birds flew over the army, carrying pebbles in their beaks and claws. They showered the pebbles on Abraha’s army. Due to this, the whole army was afflicted with a strange disease. The soldiers were terrified and took flight. The elephants then went berserk and began to trample over them. There was complete disorder and confusion in the army.
Seeing this chaos, Abraha at once decided to order his army to return. So, instead of marching forward and entering Makkah, the army turned and fled towards Yemen.
In this miraculous way, Allah saved the Kabah from the evil intentions of Abraha. On the way back to Yemen, many soldiers, horses and elephants began to die. By the time they reached Sana in Yemen, most of the strong army men had died on the way. Abraha himself fell sick and passed away soon after arriving at his home in Yemen.
The strong man is not the one who is good at wrestling but the one who controls himself in a fit of rage. (Sahih al-Bukhari)
Our Lord has encompassed all things in knowledge. Upon Allah we have relied. Our Lord, decide between us and our people in truth, and You are the best of those who give decision. (Al-Araf 7.89)
Find an excellent video introduction of the book
by Ms Shabana Loya on her YouTube channel
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