Description
This is the re-telling of a classic story from the Prophet's life. It weaves a tale that shows how even the smallest of us can have a great destiny.
Kube Publishing Ltd.
About the Author
Farah Morley has lectured to diverse audiences, including the BBC, the internationally renowned 'Beyond the Border' festival, The Quest Foundation and Government. She lives in Cymru with a Welshman and their children.
Reviews
"The lowly spider is a strong hero in this traditional story about Muhammad."During the Prophet's flight from Makkah (Mecca) to Madinah (Medina) on the journey called the Hijra (Hejira), he stopped in a cave with his follower, Abu Bakr, to escape his pursuers. As the story goes, birds (usually pigeons, but here called doves) nested outside the cave, and a spider wove a web to fool the tracker sent by Makkah s leaders. The animals instinctively thought that their presence would cause the tracker to think that Muhammad couldn t be inside. (In similar stories, spiders also save King David and the baby Jesus with their webs. The image of a tiny creature standing up against stronger forces unites disparate faiths.) ... Black silhouettes are cleverly juxtaposed against intensely colored watercolors, working within the Muslim injunction against showing human images ... Kirkus Reviews"
Book Information
ISBN 9780860374497
Author Farah Morley
Format Hardback
Page Count 30
Imprint Islamic Foundation
Publisher Islamic Foundation
Weight(grams) 255g
Kube Publishing Ltd.
About the Author
Farah Morley has lectured to diverse audiences, including the BBC, the internationally renowned 'Beyond the Border' festival, The Quest Foundation and Government. She lives in Cymru with a Welshman and their children.
Reviews
"The lowly spider is a strong hero in this traditional story about Muhammad."During the Prophet's flight from Makkah (Mecca) to Madinah (Medina) on the journey called the Hijra (Hejira), he stopped in a cave with his follower, Abu Bakr, to escape his pursuers. As the story goes, birds (usually pigeons, but here called doves) nested outside the cave, and a spider wove a web to fool the tracker sent by Makkah s leaders. The animals instinctively thought that their presence would cause the tracker to think that Muhammad couldn t be inside. (In similar stories, spiders also save King David and the baby Jesus with their webs. The image of a tiny creature standing up against stronger forces unites disparate faiths.) ... Black silhouettes are cleverly juxtaposed against intensely colored watercolors, working within the Muslim injunction against showing human images ... Kirkus Reviews"
Book Information
ISBN 9780860374497
Author Farah Morley
Format Hardback
Page Count 30
Imprint Islamic Foundation
Publisher Islamic Foundation
Weight(grams) 255g
