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that Allah has given us! Of course the ... If you
fat in our bodies also helps protect us tried to number
against the cold."
Allah's blessings,
"Is that your mother over there?" you could never
Nabeel pointed to a much larger seal count them...
some distance away. "I think she's (Surah Ibrahim:
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know where you are if you like..."
The seal went on: "We seals live in big
herds and, yes, we look very much like one an-
other. But our mothers never confuse us with any other seal. This
is an ability that Allah has given them. As soon as her baby is
born, the mother gives him a welcome kiss. Because of this kiss,
she recognizes his smell and never gets him mixed up with any
other baby. This is one of Allah's countless blessings He has
given us. We are grateful to our Almighty Lord because He gave
our mothers this ability to recognize us amongst the crowds we
live in."
Nabeel had something else he wanted
to ask: "I remember reading that you
spend most of your time in the water.
So how did you learn to swim?"
His new friend explained:
"Allah created all of us ac-
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