Father Ant and the Pious Groom (Islamic Stories) Review

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(More customer reviews)Indian-British author Fawzia Gilani has teamed up with Indian publishers to produce an Islamic picture book tale written in Indian English.Indian English is as unique in its style as American English, Canadian English, or South African English are unique in their styles.English in the Indian Sub-continent is usually not the mother tongue of its users, which is learned at school.Grammar is therefore highly stressed and is reflected in the tale's prose.The illustrations by the Indian artist are beautifully done.

The simple plot of this lovely story revolves around the instruction of God's last prophet that people marry for four reasons - looks, money, social status, or piety.His advice was to pick the pious one or else you'll be the loser.

In this tale, Father Ant is seeking a potential groom to present to his daughter for her consideration.Step-by-step he asks a variety of creatures ranging from bees to hippopotamuses who reveal their true-to-life faults before discovering that Brother Ant, who was right under his nose the whole time, would make a good prospect.The author offers a lively presentation of the basics of finding marriage prospects with the context of the Islamic religion.This tale should benefit not only Muslim children in English-speaking countries but non-Muslims seeking to understand other cultures.

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Father Ant is looking for a good husband for his daughter. Can he find one?