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if they have enough to eat. I wonder
if their clothes are warm enough.
The winter nights have been terribly
cold. I must go see them at once
.”
‘A’ishah [r] wrapped her shawl
around herself and went out with
her maid servant tagging close
behind. Through the dusty lanes
and over the cobble stoned streets
she went, visiting the orphans and
widows and all the other poor peo-
ple whom she knew in Madinah.
From one little house to the next
she went distributing the silver
dirham
s among the poor, till, by the
evening, not a single coin was left
with her.
‘A’ishah’s [r] face was radiant with
joy. It pleased her to see the poor
of Madinah so happy. It so hap-
pened that ‘A’ishah’s [r] was fasting
that day and when she finally
returned home her maid servant
Vocabulary
pleased
....................
prepare
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iftar
....................
tasty
....................
marvelous
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Mu’adh dhin
....................
profitable
....................
multiplied
....................
generously
....................
sighed
....................
spared
....................
concern
....................
fasting
....................
begged
....................
noble
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