{"id":134,"date":"2011-09-30T06:03:23","date_gmt":"2011-09-30T06:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/aliteraryspirit\/?p=134"},"modified":"2011-09-15T01:21:01","modified_gmt":"2011-09-15T01:21:01","slug":"new-release-ayat-jamilah-beautiful-signs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/aliteraryspirit\/2011\/09\/new-release-ayat-jamilah-beautiful-signs.html","title":{"rendered":"[Islamic Children&#8217;s Book] Ayat Jamilah: Beautiful Signs"},"content":{"rendered":"<table width=\"644\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"4\" align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"263\" height=\"200\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/aliteraryspirit\/files\/2011\/08\/3stars.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/genderequalbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ayat-Jamilah2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"173\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/301\/2011\/08\/2stars.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-64\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/301\/2011\/08\/2stars.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"291\" height=\"118\" \/><\/a>Purchase <a href=\"http:\/\/store.beliefnet.com\/amazon_store\/item\/1558965696\">Ayat Jamilah<\/a> from the <a href=\"http:\/\/store.inspiredfaith.com\/storefront.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Beliefnet Shopping Mall<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"375\"><strong> Ayat Jamilah: Beautiful Signs <\/strong><strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><strong>By<\/strong> <strong><\/strong>Sarah Conover and Freda Crane and <strong>Illustrated <\/strong>by Valerie WahlFinding nicely translated Islamic children\u2019s stories can be extremely difficult.\u00a0 At our local library, Islamic books tend to focus on explaining Muslim holidays rather than passing on parables that have been handed down through generations.\u00a0 Ayat Jamilah resolves these challenges: it is a compendium of short parables that provide guidance on how to treat one\u2019s family, take care of one\u2019s body, pray, serve others, etc.Written in a voice that is both contemporary and western, I could see any parent using some of the stories in the book to start a conversation about morality.\u00a0 For me, the stories resonated more deeply than the Islamic sayings peppered throughout the book.The illustrations were drawn in a style best described as biblical\u2014they feel historical, far-away and magical.\u00a0 I would have preferred more contemporary illustrations\u2014to give this book a more modern feel.\u00a0 But the stories\u2014nearly fifty in total\u2014are worth buying this book.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended for: <\/strong>This book is a wonderful gift for Muslim parents and families who want a treasury of stories to share with their children and grandchildren.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Purchase Ayat Jamilah from the Beliefnet Shopping Mall. Ayat Jamilah: Beautiful Signs By Sarah Conover and Freda Crane and Illustrated by Valerie WahlFinding nicely translated Islamic children\u2019s stories can be extremely difficult.\u00a0 At our local library, Islamic books tend to focus on explaining Muslim holidays rather than passing on parables that have been handed down&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":221,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-muslim-spirituality","category-spiritual-parenting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>[Islamic Children&#039;s Book] Ayat Jamilah: Beautiful Signs - A Literary Spirit<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/aliteraryspirit\/2011\/09\/new-release-ayat-jamilah-beautiful-signs.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"[Islamic Children&#039;s Book] Ayat Jamilah: Beautiful Signs - A Literary Spirit\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Purchase Ayat Jamilah from the Beliefnet Shopping Mall. 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