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Omar and the Penguin
Before he went to bed one night, Omar watched
a documentary film with his father. It was all
about animals, and he was surprised to see how some
animals survived under the most difficult conditions. As
he got into bed, he thought about what he had seen. He
imagined that he lived where those animals did, and
suddenly he found himself in a place
all covered with snow. He began to
wander around.
All of a sudden, he heard a
voice say, "Welcome, Omar!"
"Who are you?" Omar asked.
"I am a penguin," came the
answer.
The creature that was speaking
looked just like it was wearing a tuxedo. Omar remembered
what it was right away. There had been a segment about penguins
in the documentary he had watched with his father that evening.
"Oh yes," said Omar: "I just saw something about your life on
television. It's really freezing here. Don't you ever get cold?"
The penguin answered: "This is the South Pole, and the temperatures
here can go as low as a freezing -130 degrees Fahrenheit
(-88 degrees Celsius). This environment would kill many animals,
but we have no difficulty living here, although this is only because
of some special qualities that Allah has given us.
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Because of a thick layer of fat under our skin, we are not affected
by the cold as much as other animals. And when winter comes, we
go farther south along the coast."
Omar remembered: "That means you migrate! What other qualities
do you have that I don't know about? For example, the documentary
said that you take great care of your eggs until the babies
hatch from them. Can you tell me about that, please?"
The penguin smiled: "Of course. Unlike many animals, it is the
male penguins who incubate the eggs rather than the females. And
they do this in -22 degree temperatures Fahrenheit (-30 degrees
Celcius) for 65 days without ever moving. Meanwhile, the mother
penguin goes away to look for food for the babies that will be born.
After they are born, the chicks spend their first month on the feet of
their mother and father. If they leave there for even two minutes they
will freeze to death."
Omar nodded: "That means you really have to be careful, then?"
The penguin replied: "Allah has taught every animal how to act.
We just do what Allah has inspired in us."
Omar agreed: "Our Lord has taught every creature where and
when it should settle and how to find food. The life of you penguins
is a good example of this."
The penguin turned around: "You can find lots of different examples
in other creatures. My family is waiting for me, so I must go
now, I'm afraid."
Suddenly Omar heard the sound of a bell ringing. It was morning
and his alarm clock had gone off. He then realized that his little
journey had just been a pleasant dream.
Jamal and the Parrot
Jamal had always wanted to keep a pet bird at home.
He couldn't believe his eyes that day when his father
came home carrying a large cage. He took off the cover and saw a
bright yellow and purple parrot inside. Jamal was so happy. That
first evening, Jamal and the parrot had a deep conversation.
Jamal said: "Hi pretty parrot. I want to feed you really well, so I
need to learn everything about you. First of all, can you tell me what
your favorite food is?"
"My favorite food is seeds," said the parrot.
"How do you eat them?" Jamal asked.
The parrot explained: "I can hold my food with my two feet and
eat it just like a sandwich. I am an expert at opening the two halves
of the seed shell with my tongue. The fact that I can satisfy my
hunger in this way is a grace and blessing from Allah."
Jamal then asked: "I'm very curious. How did you get those incredibly
beautiful colors in your feathers?"
"Like all birds," said the parrot, "my rich colors come from a substance
stored inside my feathers when they first begin to form, and
is related to the way light bounces off them. Did you know that when
my feathers fall out they are replaced with new ones? And every
time they grow back they have the same color. This is another proof
of the perfection of Allah's creation."
Jamal nodded: "That's really wonderful. Can you also imitate the
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sounds you hear? How do you do that?"
"I can imitate the sounds I hear, but I can't understand them. This
also happens by Allah's will. Otherwise, how could a creature like
me without any intelligence or will develop the ability to imitate
sounds? Only our Almighty Lord has the power to design such a colorful
talking bird as me. It is He Who makes things so perfectly,"
explained the parrot.
Jamal smiled: "My admiration for the Almighty
Allah is growing more and
more as I look at you. I also
will do everything I can to
make sure you are comfortable
here. Once
again, then, 'welcome
home,' pretty parrot."
"Remember," said the parrot:
"The best thing we can do
when we see all the perfection
of our Almighty Lord's creation
of the universe is to remember
His greatness, thank Him and
always keep Him in our
minds."
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He is Allah—the Creator,
the Maker, the Giver of Form...
(Surat al-Hashr: 24)
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There's Good in Everything
Ali is a good student in primary school. His teacher and his
friends like him very much. He's always organized, and He
respects his mother, father and those older than himself. But Ali
over-reacts to things that happen to him and worries about things
that have not happened. For example, when there are going to be
exams at school, he's always afraid of getting a bad mark, and
even though he studies hard for them, he worries himself sick. This
often makes it hard for him to concentrate, and sometimes he has
even given wrong answers to the questions he actually knows perfectly
well. When there is something that Ali cannot do, or when
things don't turn out the way he wants, he quickly becomes filled
with a sense of hopeless sadness. He gets angry with himself when
he wonders why he couldn't do something, or why something did
not turn out right.
One day, while returning home from school, Ali was very happy
and, as always, excited. When he reached his home, his mother
was preparing dinner in the kitchen. He immediately started to tell
his mother what had happened at school.
"Mom," he said excitedly: "We're going on a school
picnic at the week-end. We're going to have good
food, play ball, go hiking, sing songs and play
games. Isn't that great?"
"Yes, Ali, that's very good news," smiled his
mother. "Come now, wash your hands and start your
homework."
Ali did what his mother told him. He washed his hands and
face, and started his homework. But he was still excited. He was
thinking about how much fun they were going to have on the picnic.
Suddenly, a thought occurred to him. He thought: "What if I'm
sick at the week-end? Then I won't be able go on the picnic. I will
have to stay home in bed while my friends are all playing ball." All
at once he became depressed. All his joy vanished. While he was
doing his homework he began to think.
Towards dinner time, Ali's father came home. Ali's mother
called them to dinner. They all sat down at the table together. Ali
was silent and gloomy because of the bad thoughts in his mind.
His mother was very surprised at this change in him. Ali's father
also noticed how gloomy he was. As always, they began to
have a conversation.
"What you did in school
today?" asked his father.
"We learned some new things,
Dad," answered Ali: "In math
class I went up to the blackboard
and solved the problems the
teacher gave us."
"Aren't you going to tell your father the good news
you got today, Ali?" his mother asked.
"We're going on a picnic on the week-end, Dad."
"That's good news, Ali," his father smiled, "But you don't seem
too happy about it."
His mother added: "You were really happy when you came
from school, but now you look sad."
Ali answered, "Yes, I was happy, but then I had a thought that
depressed me."
"Why are you depressed, Ali?" asked his father.
Ali told him, "If I get sick at the week-end, and can't go to the
picnic, I'll be so unhappy."
His mother tried to reassure him: "Ali, you are not sick right
now, and we can't know what's going
to happen later. Is it right for you to be
sad about something that may or may
not happen?"
His father
a d d e d :
"Look Ali,
it's because
Satan has
put these
bad thoughts into
you head that
you're upset about
things that haven't happened yet. This is called being apprehensive.
All bad thoughts that come into our mind, or all the anxieties
we sense in our hearts, are worries sent by Satan. Allah tells us in
the Qur'an what we should do when this happens: 'If an evil impulse
from Satan provokes you, seek refuge in Allah. He is All-
Hearing, All-Seeing.' (Surat al-A‘raf: 200)"
"Ali," said his mother, "When these bad thoughts come into
your mind, turn to Allah right away and pray."
His father went on: "Allah has determined beforehand everything
that happens to us in our lives. And He wills the best for us
at all times. If you can't go to the picnic, be sure that this is the
best thing for you. Some people forget that there is good in everything,
and get depressed because of some events that happen to
them. But it may be that Allah has actually protected them from
something worse. But they don't think this way, so they are always
anxious and depressed."
Ali nodded: "Yes, I understand very well, now. From now on,
when bad thoughts come to my mind, I will turn to Allah right
away and thank Him for giving me the
best of everything."
Ahmad and the Happy Duck
Ahmad had gone with his family to visit his grandfather at the
week-end. Before dinner, as usual, Ahmad's grandfather
took him to the park. When they arrived at the park, Ahmad was
very happy to see the ducks swimming in the pond. His grandfather
knew that Ahmad really liked ducks, so he had brought something
along to feed them with. He gave it to Ahmad, and they sat
there together on a bench. Ahmad ran toward the ducks.
"Hi," he said: "My name is Ahmad. I brought you some food."
One of the ducks there said, "Hi, Ahmad, thank you very
much."
"I was thinking," said Ahmad: "Ifthey didn't feed you here, or if you lived somewhere where there were no human beings, how would you
find food?"
The duck answered: "We ducks don't often leave the water when we live in the wild. We get our food from the water."
"But I don't see any food in the water where you are swimming,"
said Ahmad, puzzled.
The duck explained: "We get our food from the water in several
ways. Some ducks stay on the surface of the water and eat plants
and insects. Others dip their heads and the front part of their bodies
under the water and look for food with their tails in the air. And
still others dive right under the water and search for all their food
in that way."
Ahmad had another question: "Why do you stay in the water
all the time? Why don't you walk around on the land?"
"Our webbed feet let us swim around in the water, and we can
swim very quickly, but it is hard for us to walk on land," the duck told him.
Ahmad then asked the duck: "When I go into the water, I always
have to keep moving to stay afloat. So, I have to use water
wings to stop myself from sinking. How do you manage to stay afloat for so long?"
"Just as you don't have to move to stay afloat when you use your
water wings, so the air in our bodies lets us stay on top of the water," the duck answered.
Ahmad was still puzzled: "But when I wear water
wings, I can't dive under the water. How do you manage to do it?"
"We have air sacs in our bodies that look like little balloons,"
said the duck. "When these sacs are filled with air, we stay
afloat; and when we want to dive under the water, we pump
the air out of those air sacs. So we can dive easily because
there is less air left in our bodies."
"So, you can stay on top of the water, and you can dive under
it, and you can swim beautifully," said Ahmad.
The duck went on: "It is because of our webbed feet that we can
swim so easily. When we move our feet forward or backward in
the water, these webs spread out and allow us to push ourselves
against the water with more force."
"Just like the flippers that grown-ups put on their feet when they
go swimming in the summer so they can swim faster and easier!"
exclaimed Ahmad.
"That's it, Ahmad," the duck agreed. "If your human feet were
like that you would not be able to walk comfortably. Because we
are water birds, however, the shape of our feet lets us swim
and feed ourselves very easily."
"All ducks look alike, so what kind of differences are there between them?" wondered Ahmad.
"We do all look alike," agreed the duck: "But therecertainly are a number of differences between the various kinds of ducks. Male ducks have shinier feathers than females. This is an important protection for the female as she sits on her
nest to hatch her young. Because of her dull colors, her enemies
can't see her, and she is much safer as she sits there. The female
duck's dull colors that blend in with the background make her difficult
to spot even from a close distance." "So, what happens when an enemy comes near the nest?" asked Ahmad.
The duck explained: "The male ducks draw attention to themselves by using their colorful shiny feathers in order to draw the enemy's attention away from the female in her nest. When an enemy approaches the nest, the
male immediately flies into the air, making a lot of noise and doing everything he can to drive he intruder away."
At that moment Ahmad saw some baby ducks swimming in
the water. He was amazed that they were so small and could
swim so well. He asked: "How do these baby ducks learn to swim so quickly?"
"Baby ducks manage to make their way to the water to swim and feed themselves just a few hours after they hatch," the duck informedhim.
Ahmad wondered what would happen to him if they left him in the water a few hours after he was born. He would certainly not be able to swim; he would swallow a lot of water and die. He considered how perfectly Allah had created ducks
so that they can live, swim and feed themselves in the water. Then
Ahmad's grandfather got up from the bench and came up beside him.
"Grandpa," said Ahmad: "Ducks can swim really well, can't they? And they're so cute!" His grandfather agreed: "Yes, Ahmad. Just one of their special
qualities shows us how perfectly Allah has created every living
thing. Did you know that ducks can also fly? When they fly, they
keep changing direction so that they will not fall prey to wild birds."
"How do the ducks know that they have to change direction all
the time to escape predators, Grandpa?" he asked.
His grandfather told him: "Just as Allah has given special qualities to other animals, he gave this one to cute ducks so that they can
protect themselves. Allah creates what He wills. There is a verse
about this in the Qur'an: 'Allah created every animal from water. Some of them go on their bellies, some of them on two legs, and some on four. Allah creates whatever He wills. Allah has power over all things.' (Surat an-Nur: 45)"
"Come on Ahmad," he said: "Dinner is almost ready. We'd better make our way back home." "OK Grandpa. I'll tell you what I learned about ducks on the
way!
"Really?" asked his grandfather. "Now where did you learn all
this from?" Ahmad winked at the ducks in the water and said
good-bye.
Ahmad took his grandfather's hand and left the ducks behind.
They walked home together talking about Allah's perfect creation and
giving thanks for it.
DUCKS
When they fly, ducks, like cheetahs, can go as fast as a car. And
when they fly, they continually change direction so as not to become
prey for predators. When they have to dive under the water, they do
it so quickly that hunters have difficulty shooting them
Before he went to bed one night, Omar watched
a documentary film with his father. It was all
about animals, and he was surprised to see how some
animals survived under the most difficult conditions. As
he got into bed, he thought about what he had seen. He
imagined that he lived where those animals did, and
suddenly he found himself in a place
all covered with snow. He began to
wander around.
All of a sudden, he heard a
voice say, "Welcome, Omar!"
"Who are you?" Omar asked.
"I am a penguin," came the
answer.
The creature that was speaking
looked just like it was wearing a tuxedo. Omar remembered
what it was right away. There had been a segment about penguins
in the documentary he had watched with his father that evening.
"Oh yes," said Omar: "I just saw something about your life on
television. It's really freezing here. Don't you ever get cold?"
The penguin answered: "This is the South Pole, and the temperatures
here can go as low as a freezing -130 degrees Fahrenheit
(-88 degrees Celsius). This environment would kill many animals,
but we have no difficulty living here, although this is only because
of some special qualities that Allah has given us.
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Because of a thick layer of fat under our skin, we are not affected
by the cold as much as other animals. And when winter comes, we
go farther south along the coast."
Omar remembered: "That means you migrate! What other qualities
do you have that I don't know about? For example, the documentary
said that you take great care of your eggs until the babies
hatch from them. Can you tell me about that, please?"
The penguin smiled: "Of course. Unlike many animals, it is the
male penguins who incubate the eggs rather than the females. And
they do this in -22 degree temperatures Fahrenheit (-30 degrees
Celcius) for 65 days without ever moving. Meanwhile, the mother
penguin goes away to look for food for the babies that will be born.
After they are born, the chicks spend their first month on the feet of
their mother and father. If they leave there for even two minutes they
will freeze to death."
Omar nodded: "That means you really have to be careful, then?"
The penguin replied: "Allah has taught every animal how to act.
We just do what Allah has inspired in us."
Omar agreed: "Our Lord has taught every creature where and
when it should settle and how to find food. The life of you penguins
is a good example of this."
The penguin turned around: "You can find lots of different examples
in other creatures. My family is waiting for me, so I must go
now, I'm afraid."
Suddenly Omar heard the sound of a bell ringing. It was morning
and his alarm clock had gone off. He then realized that his little
journey had just been a pleasant dream.
Jamal and the Parrot
Jamal had always wanted to keep a pet bird at home.
He couldn't believe his eyes that day when his father
came home carrying a large cage. He took off the cover and saw a
bright yellow and purple parrot inside. Jamal was so happy. That
first evening, Jamal and the parrot had a deep conversation.
Jamal said: "Hi pretty parrot. I want to feed you really well, so I
need to learn everything about you. First of all, can you tell me what
your favorite food is?"
"My favorite food is seeds," said the parrot.
"How do you eat them?" Jamal asked.
The parrot explained: "I can hold my food with my two feet and
eat it just like a sandwich. I am an expert at opening the two halves
of the seed shell with my tongue. The fact that I can satisfy my
hunger in this way is a grace and blessing from Allah."
Jamal then asked: "I'm very curious. How did you get those incredibly
beautiful colors in your feathers?"
"Like all birds," said the parrot, "my rich colors come from a substance
stored inside my feathers when they first begin to form, and
is related to the way light bounces off them. Did you know that when
my feathers fall out they are replaced with new ones? And every
time they grow back they have the same color. This is another proof
of the perfection of Allah's creation."
Jamal nodded: "That's really wonderful. Can you also imitate the
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sounds you hear? How do you do that?"
"I can imitate the sounds I hear, but I can't understand them. This
also happens by Allah's will. Otherwise, how could a creature like
me without any intelligence or will develop the ability to imitate
sounds? Only our Almighty Lord has the power to design such a colorful
talking bird as me. It is He Who makes things so perfectly,"
explained the parrot.
Jamal smiled: "My admiration for the Almighty
Allah is growing more and
more as I look at you. I also
will do everything I can to
make sure you are comfortable
here. Once
again, then, 'welcome
home,' pretty parrot."
"Remember," said the parrot:
"The best thing we can do
when we see all the perfection
of our Almighty Lord's creation
of the universe is to remember
His greatness, thank Him and
always keep Him in our
minds."
21
He is Allah—the Creator,
the Maker, the Giver of Form...
(Surat al-Hashr: 24)
22
There's Good in Everything
Ali is a good student in primary school. His teacher and his
friends like him very much. He's always organized, and He
respects his mother, father and those older than himself. But Ali
over-reacts to things that happen to him and worries about things
that have not happened. For example, when there are going to be
exams at school, he's always afraid of getting a bad mark, and
even though he studies hard for them, he worries himself sick. This
often makes it hard for him to concentrate, and sometimes he has
even given wrong answers to the questions he actually knows perfectly
well. When there is something that Ali cannot do, or when
things don't turn out the way he wants, he quickly becomes filled
with a sense of hopeless sadness. He gets angry with himself when
he wonders why he couldn't do something, or why something did
not turn out right.
One day, while returning home from school, Ali was very happy
and, as always, excited. When he reached his home, his mother
was preparing dinner in the kitchen. He immediately started to tell
his mother what had happened at school.
"Mom," he said excitedly: "We're going on a school
picnic at the week-end. We're going to have good
food, play ball, go hiking, sing songs and play
games. Isn't that great?"
"Yes, Ali, that's very good news," smiled his
mother. "Come now, wash your hands and start your
homework."
Ali did what his mother told him. He washed his hands and
face, and started his homework. But he was still excited. He was
thinking about how much fun they were going to have on the picnic.
Suddenly, a thought occurred to him. He thought: "What if I'm
sick at the week-end? Then I won't be able go on the picnic. I will
have to stay home in bed while my friends are all playing ball." All
at once he became depressed. All his joy vanished. While he was
doing his homework he began to think.
Towards dinner time, Ali's father came home. Ali's mother
called them to dinner. They all sat down at the table together. Ali
was silent and gloomy because of the bad thoughts in his mind.
His mother was very surprised at this change in him. Ali's father
also noticed how gloomy he was. As always, they began to
have a conversation.
"What you did in school
today?" asked his father.
"We learned some new things,
Dad," answered Ali: "In math
class I went up to the blackboard
and solved the problems the
teacher gave us."
"Aren't you going to tell your father the good news
you got today, Ali?" his mother asked.
"We're going on a picnic on the week-end, Dad."
"That's good news, Ali," his father smiled, "But you don't seem
too happy about it."
His mother added: "You were really happy when you came
from school, but now you look sad."
Ali answered, "Yes, I was happy, but then I had a thought that
depressed me."
"Why are you depressed, Ali?" asked his father.
Ali told him, "If I get sick at the week-end, and can't go to the
picnic, I'll be so unhappy."
His mother tried to reassure him: "Ali, you are not sick right
now, and we can't know what's going
to happen later. Is it right for you to be
sad about something that may or may
not happen?"
His father
a d d e d :
"Look Ali,
it's because
Satan has
put these
bad thoughts into
you head that
you're upset about
things that haven't happened yet. This is called being apprehensive.
All bad thoughts that come into our mind, or all the anxieties
we sense in our hearts, are worries sent by Satan. Allah tells us in
the Qur'an what we should do when this happens: 'If an evil impulse
from Satan provokes you, seek refuge in Allah. He is All-
Hearing, All-Seeing.' (Surat al-A‘raf: 200)"
"Ali," said his mother, "When these bad thoughts come into
your mind, turn to Allah right away and pray."
His father went on: "Allah has determined beforehand everything
that happens to us in our lives. And He wills the best for us
at all times. If you can't go to the picnic, be sure that this is the
best thing for you. Some people forget that there is good in everything,
and get depressed because of some events that happen to
them. But it may be that Allah has actually protected them from
something worse. But they don't think this way, so they are always
anxious and depressed."
Ali nodded: "Yes, I understand very well, now. From now on,
when bad thoughts come to my mind, I will turn to Allah right
away and thank Him for giving me the
best of everything."
Ahmad and the Happy Duck
Ahmad had gone with his family to visit his grandfather at the
week-end. Before dinner, as usual, Ahmad's grandfather
took him to the park. When they arrived at the park, Ahmad was
very happy to see the ducks swimming in the pond. His grandfather
knew that Ahmad really liked ducks, so he had brought something
along to feed them with. He gave it to Ahmad, and they sat
there together on a bench. Ahmad ran toward the ducks.
"Hi," he said: "My name is Ahmad. I brought you some food."
One of the ducks there said, "Hi, Ahmad, thank you very
much."
"I was thinking," said Ahmad: "Ifthey didn't feed you here, or if you lived somewhere where there were no human beings, how would you
find food?"
The duck answered: "We ducks don't often leave the water when we live in the wild. We get our food from the water."
"But I don't see any food in the water where you are swimming,"
said Ahmad, puzzled.
The duck explained: "We get our food from the water in several
ways. Some ducks stay on the surface of the water and eat plants
and insects. Others dip their heads and the front part of their bodies
under the water and look for food with their tails in the air. And
still others dive right under the water and search for all their food
in that way."
Ahmad had another question: "Why do you stay in the water
all the time? Why don't you walk around on the land?"
"Our webbed feet let us swim around in the water, and we can
swim very quickly, but it is hard for us to walk on land," the duck told him.
Ahmad then asked the duck: "When I go into the water, I always
have to keep moving to stay afloat. So, I have to use water
wings to stop myself from sinking. How do you manage to stay afloat for so long?"
"Just as you don't have to move to stay afloat when you use your
water wings, so the air in our bodies lets us stay on top of the water," the duck answered.
Ahmad was still puzzled: "But when I wear water
wings, I can't dive under the water. How do you manage to do it?"
"We have air sacs in our bodies that look like little balloons,"
said the duck. "When these sacs are filled with air, we stay
afloat; and when we want to dive under the water, we pump
the air out of those air sacs. So we can dive easily because
there is less air left in our bodies."
"So, you can stay on top of the water, and you can dive under
it, and you can swim beautifully," said Ahmad.
The duck went on: "It is because of our webbed feet that we can
swim so easily. When we move our feet forward or backward in
the water, these webs spread out and allow us to push ourselves
against the water with more force."
"Just like the flippers that grown-ups put on their feet when they
go swimming in the summer so they can swim faster and easier!"
exclaimed Ahmad.
"That's it, Ahmad," the duck agreed. "If your human feet were
like that you would not be able to walk comfortably. Because we
are water birds, however, the shape of our feet lets us swim
and feed ourselves very easily."
"All ducks look alike, so what kind of differences are there between them?" wondered Ahmad.
"We do all look alike," agreed the duck: "But therecertainly are a number of differences between the various kinds of ducks. Male ducks have shinier feathers than females. This is an important protection for the female as she sits on her
nest to hatch her young. Because of her dull colors, her enemies
can't see her, and she is much safer as she sits there. The female
duck's dull colors that blend in with the background make her difficult
to spot even from a close distance." "So, what happens when an enemy comes near the nest?" asked Ahmad.
The duck explained: "The male ducks draw attention to themselves by using their colorful shiny feathers in order to draw the enemy's attention away from the female in her nest. When an enemy approaches the nest, the
male immediately flies into the air, making a lot of noise and doing everything he can to drive he intruder away."
At that moment Ahmad saw some baby ducks swimming in
the water. He was amazed that they were so small and could
swim so well. He asked: "How do these baby ducks learn to swim so quickly?"
"Baby ducks manage to make their way to the water to swim and feed themselves just a few hours after they hatch," the duck informedhim.
Ahmad wondered what would happen to him if they left him in the water a few hours after he was born. He would certainly not be able to swim; he would swallow a lot of water and die. He considered how perfectly Allah had created ducks
so that they can live, swim and feed themselves in the water. Then
Ahmad's grandfather got up from the bench and came up beside him.
"Grandpa," said Ahmad: "Ducks can swim really well, can't they? And they're so cute!" His grandfather agreed: "Yes, Ahmad. Just one of their special
qualities shows us how perfectly Allah has created every living
thing. Did you know that ducks can also fly? When they fly, they
keep changing direction so that they will not fall prey to wild birds."
"How do the ducks know that they have to change direction all
the time to escape predators, Grandpa?" he asked.
His grandfather told him: "Just as Allah has given special qualities to other animals, he gave this one to cute ducks so that they can
protect themselves. Allah creates what He wills. There is a verse
about this in the Qur'an: 'Allah created every animal from water. Some of them go on their bellies, some of them on two legs, and some on four. Allah creates whatever He wills. Allah has power over all things.' (Surat an-Nur: 45)"
"Come on Ahmad," he said: "Dinner is almost ready. We'd better make our way back home." "OK Grandpa. I'll tell you what I learned about ducks on the
way!
"Really?" asked his grandfather. "Now where did you learn all
this from?" Ahmad winked at the ducks in the water and said
good-bye.
Ahmad took his grandfather's hand and left the ducks behind.
They walked home together talking about Allah's perfect creation and
giving thanks for it.
DUCKS
When they fly, ducks, like cheetahs, can go as fast as a car. And
when they fly, they continually change direction so as not to become
prey for predators. When they have to dive under the water, they do
it so quickly that hunters have difficulty shooting them
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