Family Reading

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The Baker’s Loss

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THE following story is a parable from Jewish tradition.  A baker put a selection of delicious pastries on a tray.  He carried the tray to the street market and offered the pastries for sale. ...
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Kick the Numbers!

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IT’S a hard fact of life that, in hardware stores, women are either ignored or treated as if they are ignorant.  At Home Depot, it was obvious that I was having trouble finding the chicken wire I needed.  I walked ...
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Love Sums It All

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I WAS once asked by a friend how it is that I have mothers in different countries and sisters all over the world. The weird part is that they don't know each other and they only have one thing in ...
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Thankful for an Awl and All

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HOW often do you thank Allah (blessed and exalted is He) for the most mundane things?  I even thank Him for toilet paper.  Raised as a hillbilly, I used corncobs till I was nearly grown.  I am also delighted to ...
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Hox Genes Described by Hadith Centuries Before DNA Science

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AMERICAN geneticist E. B. Lewis discovered, in 1978, that eight genes, with only minor variations in the genetic code, are present in all species of the animal kingdom. Mammals, fish, fowl, and even insects all share the same master ...
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Do Animals Have Rights?

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KLYDE was an old camel who had worked hard for many years. He had been faithful in carrying heavy packages for his owner Bar Barak. Klyde was standing under the blazing sun of a scorching day. The ...
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Song of the Bell

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“Song of the Bell” by Linda “iLham” Barto is based on a Shi’ite tradition and is an elaboration of a story in which Prophet Muhammed (peace and blessings upon him) has beautifully explained the meaning of the church bell. ...
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Uncle Ali's Beard

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AS I was growing up, I was always fascinated by Uncle Ali's beard. It wasn't a very long beard. It wasn't bushy or bristly like an old hair brush. It didn't stick out like the quills of a porcupine. ...
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The Rude Bedouin

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Based on a Sunnah told by Al Marwazi  WHEN someone had bad manners, Prophet Muhammed (peace and blessings upon him) still treated the person with respect and kindness. He believed that being nice to everyone, even a rude person, ...
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An Amusing Incident

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ONE night Khalif Haaroon Ar-Rashid of Baghdad was quite restless, and said to his vizier (Secretary or Minister), Jaafar Ibn Yahya al-Barmaki: "I cannot sleep this night. I feel depressed, and do not know what to do." His servant ...
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The Hungry Man Who Stole Dates

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Based on a Sunnah told by Abu Dawud Abbad ibn Shurahbil was a very poor man who lived during the time of Prophet Muhammed (peace and blessings upon him). One day Abbad was walking under the hot ...
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