Publisher's Synopsis
Now that you have learned some ways to polish your heart from the Book of Knowledge and also about what happens to us after death from the Book of Belief, when we are responsible and accountable for how we have used our lives in this world, we turn to this essential book which will help you to better understand the importance and the meaning of purity. Your parents and family will teach you much of what you need to know about this special purity according to your age as you grow up, and will give you additional details. What we are giving you here, from Imam al-Ghazali's third book of the Revival of the Religious Sciences, are some of the inner meanings of purity, which you will find fascinating and useful. What he explains will greatly help all of you in your noble effort to polish your beautiful, shining hearts. One of the beauties of Islamic law is that there are many acceptable ways to perform certain rites. There are variations for the performance of wudu in the different Islamic schools of law throughout the Islamic world, such as the Maliki, Hanifi, Hanbali, and Shafi'i. Again, these are outer differences but the inward sunna is what we are mostly aiming to learn in this wonderful book from Imam al-Ghazali. The Workbook There is something for each age group in the pages to follow. Parents can simplify the questions and activities for the very small; some of you might like to color; others can do the questions and activities on their very own. Ideas for further activities and a school curriculum conclude this volume. The curriculum activities and crafts are listed by chapter. Parents will want to do these at home with the children, as they are lots of fun and will ensure the children have begun practicing the virtues in an unforgettable way. The core teachings of each chapter are also presented here, along with relative Quranic passages and hadith as well. Everyone is invited to the website: ghazalichildren.org to meet with your global brothers and sisters, to participate in contests, to submit your own ideas for activities, for curriculum, updates, and anything else. Simply enjoy the many resources provided for both children's entertainment and for parents and teachers as well.
