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MERCY is a story about faith, family and finding your way through hard moments. This free guide maps 86 chapter-specific discussion threads. The story notes, Qur’an references and all six subject examples are open to everyone.
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Three chapters, three adventures
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1 · The Balance
What can we learn when things go wrong? Explore mistakes, courage, care and trying again.
23 discussion threads2 · The Boy Who Asked Too Much
How can we ask big questions with curiosity, care and a willingness to learn?
25 discussion threads3 · MERCY
Explore achievement, health, fairness, gratitude, kindness and what success means.
38 discussion threadsA map, not a mark
What does the count mean?
The guide maps 86 chapter-specific discussion threads: 23 in Chapter 1, 25 in Chapter 2 and 38 in Chapter 3. These include small details as well as major values. This is an editorial reading map, not an official list printed in the book. Some ideas return in more than one chapter.
Each thread offers six subject lenses. Shahir designed this companion method to invite Muslim readers to connect faith with inquiry across fields. What readers make of those questions, and what they carry into the future, remains their own.
MERCY house spelling is used throughout, including colour, honour and centre.
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