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Once
Sayyidatuna
‘A’ishah [r]
received a gift of two bags full of sil-
ver
dirhams.
One hundred thou-
sand silver coins to be exact. That
was an awful lot of money indeed.
Oh how excited I would be if I
received such a handsome gift, but
‘A’ishah [r] looked so very sad.
Tears began to trickle over her rosy
cheeks.
Her maid servant rushed over to her
fearing the worst. “
Dear Lady, why
do you cry. What harm has come to
you?
” ‘A’ishah [r] wiped the tears
from her cheeks as she looked
over to where her maid servant
was. “
No harm has come to me, but
harm has come to others. The pain
of hunger of the orphans and the
suffering of the widows makes me
cry. How can I enjoy this gift when
there are so many who are in
need?
” ‘A’ishah’s [r] said. “
I wonder
Read the following story.
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Vocabulary
received
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dirham
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trickle
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maid
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hunger
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suffering
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wrapped
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shawl
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tagging
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lanes
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cobble stone
....................
orphan
....................
widow
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distributing
....................
radiant
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