The City

allah puts us through challenges to show us who will pass the test and who will fail.

some people are tested with good health and wealth to see if they will be thankful.

everyone is gifted with the ability to tell right from wrong.

those who use this gift to do what is right are promised a great reward, and those who choose to do evil are warned of a horrible punishment.

An idol-worshipper named Al-Ashadd was so strong that even 10 men couldn't move him from his place.

He used to brag about his power and how much money he wasted to turn people away from Islam.

This passage came to tell A-Ashadd and others like him that their Creator is the Most Powerful and that it would have been far better if they had

spent all that money helping those in need.

(Recorded by Imam At-Tabari)

Can you find the countries where all of these food items came from on the map?

1 Wasting money on things that we don't really need.

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2 Wasting gallons of water just to brush our teeth:

3 Leaving the lights on for no reason.

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4 Taking one bite of an apple then leaving it to rot.

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5Filling up our plates with food we can never finish.

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6 Using an entire toilet paper roll at once to wipe ourselves after using the washroom.

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7 Drinking a few sips of a juice box and throwing out the rest.

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8 Using a few pages of a sketch book and then asking for a new one.

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9 Asking for our clothes to be washed even when they are not dirty.

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10 And the worst of all: wasting our time.

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According to a 2018 report, 168 million tons of food are wasted in North America each year, with Americans wasting 415 kilograms (915 pounds) per person, Canadians 396

kilograms (873 pounds) per person, and Mexicans 249 kilograms (549 pounds) per person.

According to the next passage, instead of wasting, one should try to feed the hungry and take care of orphans.

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1 The Commission for Environmental Cooperation 2018 report (CEC): (www3.

cec.

org/fw/food-waste-reports).

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