Dr. M. N. Tarazi

 Sara and Abdullah have been married for a little more than four years. They have a son, Khaled, who turned two years old last week and they are expecting a girl any day now.
 Abdullah,  an engineer and Sara, a science teacher, moved from Syria to America several years ago. After the death of his father, he brought his mother to live with them.
 Yesterday, Sara, with the help of grandma, (called TaiTai in Syria), prepared a nice dinner for the family; kubbeh, mutabal, humus, tabuleh, chicken and rice. Of course Sara did not forget the lentil soup. Abdullah used to say, “Kubbeh without lentil soup is like Rome without the Pope!”
 Abdullah came home from work; they all sat around the dining table. Khaled sat in his high chair with a bib, embroidered with the phrase, “I love Taitai,”­­ fastened under his chin. Abdullah reached out and took a round kubbeh,  tasted it, and exclaimed, “Mom, Sara, Jazakumullahu khayran, this is a great kubbeh!”
 “Abdullah! I heard on the news this morning that today is the birthday of Prophet Muhammad. Could we spend some time talking about him?” Sara asked. Read More

 

 

 The Birth of Prophet Muhammad (saaw)

Dr. M. N. Tarazi

January 2016