Parents

In Islam, neighbors are not just the people who live nearby – strangers whose mail we occasionally receive by accident or whose pets or children sometimes run into our yard. Our neighbors have rights on us, and Allah commands us to be kind to them:

Had Tina Turner been talking about marriage in Islam in her iconic song What’s Love Got to Do With It, she would have been spot on.

The Muslim World is currently grappling with overwhelming challenges, including oppression, persecution, political instability, natural disasters, famine, disease, and even genocide.

Mentions of Earth, her beauty and creation are numerous in our holy book, the Quran.

For nearly two decades, my family and I lived within the cozy confines of a close-knit Muslim community in Southern California. Our kids attended Islamic school and later homeschooled, and we primarily associated with other Muslim families.

Among the many concepts we should teach our children about Islam, one of the most important is the remarkable, incomparable nature of Allah’s forgiveness. As they grow, our children are bound to make mistakes and commit sins.

In the enchanting microcosm of Hey, Little Ant, Phillip and Hannah Hoose invite readers to tiptoe into the six-legged shoes of an insect and embark on a journey that transcends the boundaries of size, species, and perspective.