Raziah Ahmed

Jibreel's Heel & The Monk of Bostra Raziah Ahmed

This delightful book features two stories with toddlers in mind. Using simple language and short sentences, the text is child friendly and the illustrations warm and original. All stories in the series portray the life of the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad, may God Peace be with him. They render important facts of historical value in Islam with simple narrative and child-like color. Jibreel's Heel describes an encounter with the angel of revelation Jibreel, who proceeds to teach the actions of ritual ablutions and the postures in prayer. The second story, Monk of Bostra supports the view that the books of the Christian monks who lived in small cells along the caravan routes, contained records of the coming of the last Prophet. This story heralds his appearance in Makkah relating how people accepted the message and became Muslim in very early times.