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Our first major work was the translation of the meaning of the Koran in
which Shaykh Ahmad painstakingly researched the meaning and usage of
words, and the second was the seerah which I titled, “The Journey of a
Lifetime with Prophet Muhammad” that took many years to research and
develop.
As I mentioned before, at that time there was very little Islamic literature
written in good English, and I was worried about our children as there were
no nice stories available to attract them, and that, in my opinion, was a
dangerous situation. I remembered once hearing a Catholic priest say that if
you catch the children at an early age, they will remain attracted to religion.
So in between working on major Islamic references I started to write short
stories for our children. (A partial list of our work can be found at the end of
this booklet).
I am sure you will enjoy reading “What is Islam” which follows. Perhaps
which Shaykh Ahmad painstakingly researched the meaning and usage of
words, and the second was the seerah which I titled, “The Journey of a
Lifetime with Prophet Muhammad” that took many years to research and
develop.
As I mentioned before, at that time there was very little Islamic literature
written in good English, and I was worried about our children as there were
no nice stories available to attract them, and that, in my opinion, was a
dangerous situation. I remembered once hearing a Catholic priest say that if
you catch the children at an early age, they will remain attracted to religion.
So in between working on major Islamic references I started to write short
stories for our children. (A partial list of our work can be found at the end of
this booklet).
I am sure you will enjoy reading “What is Islam” which follows. Perhaps