The Persecutor Comes Home, The Brave Boy (CD3)

MUSLIM STORIES FOR CHILDREN is a series of CDs offering the young something rare in the reading and listening material available to children nowadays. It aims to provide guidance to meaning in life, the development of a truly rounded personality and the sense of a life beyond this world. For a Muslim child, especially, these stories strengthen the faith, identity with Islam and an active commitment to it. The stories are written, narrated, and produced so as to appeal to a child's natural curiosity, to hold his or her attention, and to increase them in knowledge. 1.The Persecutor Comes Home: Story of Umar. Khurram Murad Story of Umar tells of the conversion to Islam of one of the most famous Companions of the Blessed Prophet. Umar a man of strong will and character was curious about the faith of Islam, yet he was furious when he found out that member of his family, particularly his sister, Fatimah, had joined the faith. In great anger Umar proceeded to his sister's house where a scuffle took place. But when Umar realised that Fatimah was not prepared to give up her new faith and he reflected upon the wisdom of the verses of the Qur'an which she had given to him, his heart mellowed and he left in search of the Blessed Prophet, from whom he accepted Islam. 2.The Brave Boy. Khurram Murad and M. S. Kayani Contains seven stories about a young boy, Ali bin Abu Talib, cousin of the Blessed Prophet, who showed great courage and determination when he was 11 years old, in committing himself fully and unflinchingly to the faith and way of life that is Islam.


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