The Story of Pomegranate

The pomegranate is mentioned three times in the Qur'an, and it is among the fruits described as being in Paradise. That alone makes it worth a child's attention.

What the Book Covers

Its potent medicinal properties — it reduces inflammatory activity in the liver, cleanses the blood of toxic substances, reduces body fat, strengthens the heart, and is an effective treatment in respiratory illness.

All of it presented at a level a child follows, illustrated in full color across fifteen pages.

The Frame Around the Facts

The book's real subject is gratitude. Allah has made lands rich with juicy fruits of every kind, and the pomegranate grows abundantly — a blessing in particular for those whose health is poor and who have little.

A child taught to see a fruit as something deliberately given, rather than something that simply exists in a shop, has learned a habit of noticing that carries into everything else.

Related Reading

• The Story of Mango — the companion volume, on the mango
• Kindness to Animals — kindness toward Allah's other creatures
• Etiquette of Eating and Drinking — the manners of eating and drinking