The Mysteries of Charity and The Mysteries of Fasting for Children

Why are some people rich and others poor? This book begins with a child's question and uses it to open up what Imam al-Ghazali taught about giving and about fasting. It covers Books 5 and 6 of the Ghazali Children's Project, drawn from his Ihya, and tells them through stories, in chapters such as At the Family Farm and Hiking Through the Forest.

Along the way children meet generosity, gratitude, patience, honesty and trust in God, and the inner meaning of zakat, sadaqa and the fast. Shaykh Hamza Yusuf wrote the introduction. The volume ends with a workbook and a teacher's manual.

What's inside

• Two books in one: The Mysteries of Charity and The Mysteries of Fasting
• Eleven story chapters
• A workbook and teacher's manual at the back
• Introduction by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf
• Hardcover

Who it's for

Families and teachers who want children to understand why Muslims give and fast as well as how. The publisher says the ideas can be introduced from the age of five, and the activities suit all ages. It is well timed for the weeks before Ramadan.

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