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.
Honorable Joha, Mulla Nasruddin Hodja: Famous donkey story (illus) -- Bandage: True story of Rabiah Al Adawiya of Basra -- Brothers: Hausa tale from West Africa -- It's not the sun: from the Qur'an (bismallah illustration) -- Manifold increase: True story of Uthman ibn Affan -- Honorable Joha, Mulla Nasruddin Hodja and the tricky case -- Wise sailimai: Tale from China (illus) -- All in the family: Tale from Pakistan -- What if: Tale from Iran -- Honorable Joha, Mulla Nasruddin Hodja and the pumpkin tree (illus) -- Words to live by: Tale from Iran -- Hajar and Ismael: from Hadith -- Castle in Cordoba: True story of King Hakimn (illus) -- Honorable Joha, Mulla Nasruddin Hodja and the donkey's tail -- True inheritance: Tale from Iraq -- Tent for the emperor: Tale from Turkey (illus enshallah) -- Parrot and the grocer: Tale from Iran -- Head and the lute: True story of Bayazid Bustami -- Clever Kanchil: Tale from Indonesia (illus) -- Best investment: True story of Rabia ar Ray -- Price of a secret: Tale from Iran -- Honorable Joha, Mulla Nasruddin Hodja feeds his coat (illus) -- Know yourself: Tale from the Middle East -- Infant Jesus: From the Qur'an -- What the birds know: Tale from Iran -- Water pot and the thief: True story of Rabiah of Basra (illus) -- Trustworthy traveler: True story of Abdul Qadir Jilani -- First supporter: Khadija bint Khuwailid from Hadith -- Storm: Tale from Iran -- It is to: Tale from Mali (illus) -- Gate of knowledge: True story of Ali ibn Abu Talib -- Best witness: from Hadith -- Honorable Joha, Mulla Nasruddin Hodja and the judge -- Web and the dove: from Hadith (illus) -- True worth: Tale from Syria -- Whose crown? Tale from the Middle East -- Zah! Tale from Iran (illus) -- Hidden teacher: Story of Malik Dinar -- Honorable Joha, Mulla Nasruddin Hodja, gives thanks.