Sheba: The Good Muslim Cat - Hardcover

by Carima Elfarrah (Author), Aaron Yusuf (Illustrator)

Sheba, the Good Muslim Cat is a picture book in rhyme about a Muslim family with a pious cat! Sheba participates in and seems to enjoy the various religious practices the family engages in throughout the day. The story invites young readers to consider the tremendous blessing and benefit a family pet can provide them in this life and the next. The true account of a scholar whose pet cat once spoke to him, makes the story even more transcendent and magnificent! The simple act of loving and taking care of one's family cat is in reality a glorious opportunity to draw closer to Allah. This story will inspire and delight even the smallest readers who might have always felt a spiritual connection with their family pet.

Author Biography

Carima Elfarrah lives in Melilla, Spain with her husband, five children, and their good Muslim cat Sheba. She is the founder and director of an Islamic nonprofit association: Songs of Paradise. In addition to directing a girls' choir, she develops and teaches educational and artistic programs for Muslim children of all ages.