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those great
Khalifs
. He followed the
teachings of Islam strictly and
served the people whom he ruled
with kindness and humility.
One hot summer’s night the
Khalif
Umar was lying awake in bed. He
was perspiring and felt very uncom-
fortable. It was too hot to sleep.
“
Dear lady!
” he called to his maid
servant. As she hurried into his
chamber he said to her in a gentle
voice, “
Please do fan me for the
night is terribly hot. Allah loves
those who bring comfort to others
and His reward is great indeed
.”
The maid servant loved and
respected her
Khalif
dearly and was
all too happy to serve him. The cool,
sweet smelling breeze from her fan
brought a smile to the lips of the
pious
Khalif
and before long he
dozed off to sleep.
Vocabulary
Khalif
....................
rule
....................
possess
....................
treasure
....................
comfort
....................
refined
....................
noble
....................
perspiring
....................
chamber
....................
doze
....................
weary
....................
droop
....................
toss
....................
vast
....................
empire
....................
CP
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