women - you're precious

Muhammad Ali and daughter, Laila




True Story...



The following incident took place when Muhammad Ali's daughters arrived at his home wearing clothes that 
were not modest. Here is the story as told by one of his daughters:


When we finally arrived, the chauffeur escorted my younger sister, Laila, and me up to my father's suite. As usual, he was hiding behind the door waiting to scare us. We exchanged many hugs and kisses as we could 
possibly give in one day.


My father took a good look at us. Then he sat me down on his lap and said something that I will never
forget. He looked me straight in the eyes and said, "Hana, everything that God made valuable in the world is 
covered and hard to get to. Where do you find diamonds? Deep down in the ground, covered and 
protected. Where do you find pearls? Deep down at the bottom of the ocean, covered up and protected in 
a beautiful shell. Where do you find gold? Way down in the mine, covered over with layers and layers of 
rock. You've got to work hard to get to them."



He looked at me with serious eyes. "Your body is sacred. You're far more precious than diamonds and 
pearls, and you should be covered too."


Source: From the book, More Than a Hero: Muhammad Ali's Life Lessons Presented Through His 
Daughter's Eyes by Hana Ali










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