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  • Ahlulbayt
  • 18 pages
  • English audio

Never Give Up

When school gets too difficult and Reza feels like giving up, Baba shares the inspiring story of Siraj al-Din al-Sakkaki—a blacksmith who believed he wasn't smart enough to learn. After struggling for years and feeling deep shame, Sakkaki watched soft drops of water slowly carve a deep hole right through solid stone. He realized that with continuous effort and patience, no mind or heart is harder than rock. Join Reza, Hassan, and Baba in this heartwarming animated lesson on perseverance, hard work, and the power of trying "drop by drop."

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Inside the book

  1. 1Reza's Frustration
  2. 2Baba Notices
  3. 3Baba Introduces Sakkaki
  4. 4The Blacksmith's Masterpiece
  5. 5Presenting to the King
  6. 6The Scholar Interrupts
  7. 7A Change of Heart
  8. 8The Skeptical Teacher
  9. 9The Sentence Given
  10. 10The Failed Recitation
  11. 11The Laughter
  12. 12The Defeat
  13. 13The Dripping Water
  14. 14The Hollow Stone
  15. 15A New Determination
  16. 16The Story's End
  17. 17Drop by Drop
  18. 18InshaAllah, One More Time

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