Mehded Maryam Sinclair – författare

She wrapped her arms around me and said, "Nur! I know. I don''t want to go. But all I can do is keep trusting in Allah. Nur, I will always be with you! My love and advice will always be with you to guide you in the right direction." She patted my heart. "They are forever sealed inside this little place."

Writing on the pages of her journal, Nur, a teenage girl in Canada, charts the onset and advance of her mother''s cancer. Nur watches her mother''s body begin to shrink and her mood begin to darken. And when family and friends begin to encroach, Nur must face the prospect of her mother''s looming death.

Nur bears the crushing loss and finds her adolescent life more demanding and complex. But with the legacy of her mother''s love, her family''s support, and the guidance of her faith, she manages to overcome the searing pain and use her newfound strength to bring joy to the lives of others, showing them that after death wings can expand.

Mehded Maryam Sinclair is a professional storyteller with twenty-five years of experience. Her career as a touring and teaching artist began with Vermont Council. She lived in Turkey for ten years, teaching language and storytelling, and now resides in Amman, Jordan. Mehded is the author of two picture books, Miraculous Happenings in the Year of the Elephant and A Trust of Treasures (both published by Kube Publishing, Ltd).

The greedy and power-hungry king Abrahah intends to divert the world''s pilgrims from the Ka''ba, the House of Allah in Makkah, to the cathedral his slaves have built for him. But when the cathedral''s spires finally slice through the brilliant Yemeni skies and its magnificent doors are opened, the throngs Abrahah has been boasting about do not arrive. In a rage, he vows to destroy the Ka''ba, but Allah, the Causer of all causes, has other plans. True happenings, stranger by far than fiction, demonstrate that if He says, "Be!" be it surely is.

Do you ever sit down and watch the world go by? Or visit the countryside and cherish the beauty around you? Do you ever get the time to think, appreciate, and acknowledge the beautiful world God has created for humanity? Beautifully illustrated, this book will definitely make you wonder and reflect.

Long ago, the universe was humming praises for its Creator,But there was no one to stand still and listen, and say "Ahhh."The stars were whirling and glittering in the night sky,But there was no one to be dazzled by them and discern their patterns . .