This children's version of Hajjah Amina Adil's four-volume work is intended to introduce a young audience to the prophets of God and to encourage thought and discussion in the family about the eternal wisdom these stories embody.

This volume is a children's version of Hajjah Amina Adil's 600-page "The Life of Muhammad," which she compiled from Ottoman and Arabic sources. Here simplified, it provides a perfect choice for children for whom the magical and wondrous are still a part of everyday life.

Die kleine Ausgabe der Gaben des Lichts ist eine fur Kinder gemachte Erzahlung der drei Bande -Lore of Light- und -Muhammad The Messenger of Islam- von Hajjah Amina Adil. Es werden darin die Geschichten aus dem Leben der Propheten von Adam bis Muhammad nach traditionellen osmanischen Quellen erzahlt. Sie sind in kindgerechter und gekurzter Sprache gehalten, ohne den ursprunglichen Inhalt zu verandern. Dieses Buch ist zum Vorlesen fur kleinere Kinder oder zum Selbstlesen fur groe Kinder oder auch Jugendliche gedacht, um ihnen einen Einblick in das Leben der Propheten zu geben. Die Geschichten...

This is an engaging and graceful book that relates the familiar story of Moses in a new and thought-provoking way according to Islamic traditional sources. It is interesting both because it provides an unusual perspective on an old tale but also because it provides a rare insight into true Islamic and Sufi thinking. It is beautifully designed and enhanced with over 50 original and colorful paintings. This is what others had to say about it: "In a world in which resentment and hostility have replaced tolerance and understanding - this lovely book speaks from the heart of traditional Islam...