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IslamicPoemsForChildren, page : 18
when he fell to earth from Paradise was to sneeze, then say Al Hamdulillah - praise be
to Allah? Now you know why we say Al Hamdulillah when we sneeze.
OUR VERY OWN MUEZZIN
Our rooster with a bright red comb
flew up on top of our farmstead home,
he looked around, then raised his head
and crowed to wake us from our bed.
"Time for prayer," is what he said,
so we said our prayer and went back to bed!
Prophet Muhammad, praise and peace be upon him, heard some people complaining
about a rooster that crowed and woke them up just before dawn, but the Prophet, praise
and peace be upon him, told them not to speak ill of the rooster - can you guess why?
By the way, did you know that floppy piece of red skin on a rooster's head is called a
comb, funny isn’t it?
to Allah? Now you know why we say Al Hamdulillah when we sneeze.
OUR VERY OWN MUEZZIN
Our rooster with a bright red comb
flew up on top of our farmstead home,
he looked around, then raised his head
and crowed to wake us from our bed.
"Time for prayer," is what he said,
so we said our prayer and went back to bed!
Prophet Muhammad, praise and peace be upon him, heard some people complaining
about a rooster that crowed and woke them up just before dawn, but the Prophet, praise
and peace be upon him, told them not to speak ill of the rooster - can you guess why?
By the way, did you know that floppy piece of red skin on a rooster's head is called a
comb, funny isn’t it?