Ayat Jamilah: Beautiful Signs is the second book
in Eastern Washington University Press This Little Light of Mine series.
A young adult/adult crossover anthology, it draws from not only the core of
Islamic spirituality and ethics, the Qur'an and the traditions (hadiths), but
also from the mystical verse, folk tales, and exemplary figures of the Islamic
narrative. Unlike any other collection of Islamic stories, Beautiful Signs
gathers traditional stories from the farthest reaches of the Muslim world, which
stretches from Morocco in the west to Indonesia in the east, and from China in
the north to Tanzania in the south. This unique anthology, with its rich and
thorough explanatory notes, will be invaluable to anyone wishing to understand,
or to teach, geography, world history, or world religions. It will also be
treasured by Muslim families and by all parents committed to broadening the
lives and values of their children and themselves.