Daud and Said went on an outing to park with their father. The park was very beautiful. It had tall green trees. lush green fields and beautiful flowers all of differerent colours. A stream was flowing through the centre of the park and ducks and swans were busy in swimming in it. The ducks swam effortlessly in the water. Occasionally putting their heads in the water, catching something and eating it.
           "Said" .said Daud to hes bother. "see how easy it is for them to swim. Do you wish you could swim like that?
            "Look at that duck that has come out of the water. Look how it is shakin its feet. It's quite dry: as if it was never in the water at all? Why don't the duck's wing s soak up water?! Look at that duck. Look at it flying off. If its wings were still wet. It wouldn't be able to fly like that."
            Said looked at ducks and said. "You are right, it seems that the ducks, wings don't become wet, but I don't know why. Let's go and ask father."
            Daud and Said ran up to their father and said "Father ! Come and see the ducks swimming in the water; see how their wings don't become wet! Tell. Father. Why the ducks wings don't become wet?!"
            All of them went togeher to the side of the stream. Their father said, "Well done, for now you want to understand. People must think about the things they see; and whenever they see something they don't understand they must ask someone who does, so that their knowledge increases.
            The reason the ducks' wings don't get wet by water or is because they are oily. If the ducks' wings weren't oily they would become wet and heavy, and the ducks wouldn't be able to swim in the water or fly in the air."
            "Father," said Said, "who was thinking of the duck? Surely the duck itself doesn't know how to oil ors wings!"
            The father replied, "Allah the All-knowing and Kind. Who created all things, was thinking of the duck. Allah created the duck to swim in the water, so He created it in a way that its wings are always oily, so that it can swim in the water and fly in the air with ease."

Lesson Five

Can this boy see?
What would we do if we had no eyes?
Could we see, run and play?
                                                                                                           

Which one of these tow boys cannot run?
Why can't he run?
Can he play?
What would we do if we had no legs?
Could we walk, run and play?
Which one of these boys cannot pick up the ball?
Can he eat?
Why can't he eat?
What would we do if we had no hands?
Who has given us eyes, ears, hands and legs?
Allah gave us eyes to see with,
Gave us ears to hear with,
Gave us a tongue and mouth to speak with,
Gave us legs to walk with,
Gave us hands to work with.

Allah the Merciful

            Allah loves us, to have created us and given us all these blessings.
He gave us eyes so that we see, ears for us to hear, a tongue for us to speak nicely and taste the flavors of food, feet for us to walk, hands for us to work and help others, and commonsense for us to understand the good and bad.
            How would we live if we didn't have eyes, ears, a tongue, hands, feet and commonsense?

Allah the Merciful and Kind,
A mouth and tongue gave to mankind.
Commonsense He gave us,
Water and bread He gave us.
Heart and Soul on us bestowed,
Ears, eyes, fingers and toes,
And we, we can't, whatever our rank,
Allah for His blessings, properly thank.

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