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    Umar and the Bully
    Umar and the Bully
    Umar and the Bully
    Ebook49 pages20 minutes

    Umar and the Bully

    By Shabana Mir and Asiya Clarke

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    Asad is being bullied at school. Umar hears about it and dearly wants to help but doesn't know how. After hearing an inspirational story about how the Prophet Muhammad's companion stood up to powerful people, Umar, and his friend Muhammad, show courage and compassion to confront the the bully and report him to the teachers.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThe Islamic Foundation
    Release dateAug 14, 2017
    ISBN9780860376934
    Umar and the Bully
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    Shabana Mir

    Shabana Mir is assistant professor of anthropology at American Islamic College.

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      The book was amazing. The characters and plot were really good. The book had topics about Islam that was relatable. It talked about God and how the problem was solved with the trust in Allah. The conflict in the story was relatable. It was about a bully that hurt many other kids. Overall, I would give the book a 5 out of 5.

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    Umar and the Bully - Shabana Mir

    Chapter One

    A Troubled Boy

    UMAR stopped and looked back at the school gates. The late afternoon sun shone upon two older boys talking in low voices, huddled beside the wall. A heavily-built boy handed something to the other in a clenched fist which he opened on the palm of the other’s hand, so that no one could see what it was.

    Umar knew exactly what it was, and he heard the crackling of a bank-note. The tall boy looked around furtively. Umar turned his head and started walking away slowly. He did not want them to suspect that he knew anything. Then a voice made itself heard inside him, asking: Are you scared too? Should you be scared? This voice was familiar to Umar. It was the voice that always came from a mysterious place inside him whenever a problem nagged him.

    When he reached the other side of the wide, green field, he sat on the stile to rest for a moment. His forehead was furrowed with lines of worry. He did not like what was going on. It was wrong. He hated knowing about it. Furthermore, he was not sure whether it was right for him to just turn around and walk away without doing anything about it.

    A bee hummed as it hovered over the buttercups and chased a squirrel that was scampering about in the afternoon sun. Umar sat there, gazing at the peaceful scene: the green field with the sun pouring down upon it, the buttercups – it was all so lovely and peaceful. It would be even more peaceful when the sun hid its face, the sky became

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