Al-Ghazali: The Mysteries of Purification for Children, including Workbook (Al-Ghazali Childrens Series)

TEACH YOUR CHILD THAT PURITY IS MORE THAN CLEAN HANDS "Purity is half of faith" — but how do you explain that to a child who just wants to skip washing up before prayer? The Mysteries of Purification for Children takes Imam al-Ghazali's teachings on ritual and spiritual cleanliness from his classic Revival of the Religious Sciences and turns them into 17 warm, memorable stories your children will actually want to hear again. Guided by the wise and good-humored Haj Abdullah, children follow along as everyday moments — washing hands, making wudu, caring for the body God gave them — become windows into something deeper: gratitude, humility, respect for others, and even care for water as one of God's gifts to be honored, not wasted. With 18 color illustrations, line drawings, and a comic strip woven throughout, the stories hold a child's attention while planting ideas that go well beyond hygiene. Adapted in collaboration with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, this is Book 3 in the Fons Vitae Ghazali Children's Series using the same trusted approach that has helped Muslim families turn classical Islamic scholarship into everyday conversations with their kids. A workbook at the back of the book carries the lessons further, with hands-on activities for each story plus a sample school curriculum — so parents and teachers alike can turn a single reading into a lasting habit, at home or in the classroom. For Muslim parents who want their children's practice of purification to come from understanding, not just habit — this book is the place to start.