Hasanah heard the front door swing open and the thunder of shoes piling into the hallway long before she could close her math notebook. As salaamu alaikum the children said in unison, Abdul-Rahman burst into the living room first, backpack half-unzipped, cheeks flushed with excitement.
One of the first lessons children learn about the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, is that he was nicknamed “Al-Amin,” the truthful and trustworthy one, even from a young age.