The Great Blue Mosque
Knock… Knock
Malik and Maymoona love to play with their neighbours, Hanan and Kamal. They play football in the garden, car races in the conservatory, hide and seek around the house and ride their bikes around the cul-de-sac. It is such a blessing to have good neighbours.
One morning, Malik rings Hanan’s door bell. As soon as Hanan’s father opens the door, Malik goes straight into the kids’ room. This startles the father, but he decided not to say anything until he observed what his children do when they go to Malik’s home.
The next day, the father encourages his children to play with the neighbours. Looking out from the door, he realises that Hanan and Kamal do the same. As soon as the door opens, his children go straight through!
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Their journey takes them through different places of worship. Noora is fascinated by the unique characteristics of each building. During the tours, she learns about the beliefs of Christians, Jews and Muslims. She was amazed to see that all three originated from one source.
“Look at that”, Noora says as she takes a photo of The Great Blue Mosque. “What a beauty!”
As they take a tour inside the mosque, Noora is surprised to see different Qurans.
“Abaa, how is it that we only have one Quran at home?” She asks. “I didn’t know Muslims also had different Qurans like other religions do”.
“No, my love”, her father corrects. “There is only one Quran all Muslims read and follow; the same message Prophet Muhammad received, protected from any changes. What you see here in the bookshelves are different translations of the Quran”
“So, it’s the same words, just in a different language?” Noora asks
“Exactly”, her father replies. “Not everyone is as fortunate as you to understand Arabic and since Islam is universal, the Quran has been translated so people of different languages can understand the message of
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