30 Bedtime Stories For 30 Values From the Quran: (Islamic books for kids)

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In this interactive book, each letter from alif to khaa has a story of its own. Our fav is baa – one of the 2 sheep sunbathing on the beach says in a sheep-ish voice “look, a boat!” and the other says “that’s not a boat. That’s the letter baa”. Then both friends laugh “baaa..baaa…”– You get the subtle introduction of phonics? The whole book is filled with English words starting with that sound (example given in next point). King of the World is a seven-part podcast series about a Pakistani American Muslim teenager who comes of age post-9/11 and, twenty years later, tries to figure out what the hell happened to him and to us. Hosted by Shahjehan Khan, King of the World is his journey through addiction, identity, creativity, and what it means to belong as a Muslim in America in the 20 years after 9/11. Many years ago, more than 1,400 years past, a man named Abdullah and his wife, Aminah, lived in a city named Mecca in the desert of Arabia. Mecca was a very large city, but it was not very fertile, so caravans came to trade food and supplies for the people of Mecca. A tribe called the Quraish were the ones that brought the caravans to the city, so the tribe was both rich and powerful. Abdullah and Aminah were part of the Banu Hashim clan of the Quraish tribe.

It’s an adorable story of sifr (zero in Arabic) and zero (English numeral) playing hide and seek with each other. Then baby waahid (Arabic number one) and one (English numeral) are sitting on feeding chairs crying and the player has to give them several options so the baby calms down. As a result, my 4-year-old gives me options on what to do when her 1-year-old sister cries 🤣 30) Arabic numbers (arba & khamsa) The Beautiful Names of Allah (derived from the explanation of al-Qawaid al-Muthla by Shaykh Uthaymeen raheemahullah) – this is a children’s book taken from this one below: The concept of a Ramadan family journal has been a rather shapeless idea of mine for a while. Ramadan is such a special time – despite the relative hardship that comes with it – that we cannot help having a special drawer of our memory full of “what we read that Ramadan” or “what we ate that Ramadan” and “… remember when you used to fast only until lunchtime?” All the memories related to our journey as slaves of Allah; the kids *and* the parents! All that Ramadan learning. The brief, uncomplicated stories are wonderfully delivered and illustrate essential values of the Quran, such as love, humility, devotion, patience, and trust. O you who believe! Ward off from yourselves and your families a Fire whose fuel is men and stones, […]}

Mommying While Muslim is hosted by two American born and bred Muslim mums who share their experiences in raising second-generation kids . They’re acutely aware of the unique challenges their families face on top of the regular messes that all mums share. A Muslim podcast for Smart Muslim Women! Farhat Amin is the author of the books Smart Single Muslimah & Hands off our Hijab. She has delivered lectures & courses on women in Islam and feminism. She shares life advice that is Islamic, honest and thought-provoking.

A life with you, to be precise. The need to do what they love with the person who is their whole world. And tons of books, to be read to them by the aforementioned, who is also required to slow down and be present. They do not need instruction, but first hand experience. And, that way, they learn. “Learning through play” means exactly that. It doesn’t mean putting up a puppet show to teach a 4 year old to solve equations or write cinquains. Don’t do that. Please. I loved how Muhammad (saw) named his animals too. It’s said that Al-Qaswa’ was the name of the Prophet’s one of the 3 she-camels; the other two were named Al-Jad`aa and Al-Adbaa’. In this story, the user has to clean the camel, give her water, feed her healthy treats, get her ready for traveling, etc. You can see one of the clips HERE. 29) Arabic numbers (sifr & waahid) An exercise to find the shaahid (proof) of it being a Name of Allah in the relative ayah of the Qur’an (which they will be required to copy out in English translation too). The story of Ibrahim (السلام‎ عليه) starts with him and his family in the desert. Then the tiny intro of how Makkah came into being and Ramzan sprouted. Then there’s also a tiny intro of how Kabah was created.He was born in a village in a mountainous place in Western Arabia. Bilal's father was called Rebah and his mother was known as Hamama 1. They had come to Arabia as slaves from Ethiopia. The father and mother were slaves of Ummayya bin Khalaf, a rich man from the tribe of Quraish. Bilal was therefore born in slavery and served as a housekeeper. His master Ummayya bin Khalaf was not a Muslim. Hosted by Usman, Deen Inspiration invites influential Muslims from all around the world to share their knowledge, gems of wisdom, practical tips and advice on a variety of Islamic topics. Gradually, I began buying age-specific Islamic books for him that anchored our sporadic nightly book chat. This in turn positively influenced my youngest sibling, sparking his interest in reading Islamic books. The reply angered Ummayya greatly. He began to torture Bilal. He was tied with ropes and made to lie on the burning hot desert sand at mid-noon. He was then asked to forget the God of Islam and worship the 'great' idols known as LAT and UZZA. But Bilal was strong in his new belief. He refused to worship idols and kept crying “AHAD-AHAD”, meaning “One God, One God.” The tortures continued and were increased. Hot iron rod were stamped on his pained body. Yet Bilal would not yield. Exemplary Principle concerning the beautiful Names and Attributes of Allah (Shaykh Uthaymeen – raheemahullah – everybody should read this masha’Allah)

The Young and Muslim Podcast, hosted by Jibreel Salaam & Mohamed Hassan will give you the truth on the Young Muslim American experience. These two best friends give their take and personal experiences in a hilarious fashion that is rarely seen on the topic of Islam. Some people, because of their zeal to do what is right, may act with excessive strictness towards their children. They might stress “no this and no that”… “No! a seven year old should not wear pyjamas, she should be in a night gown…” things like these (unnecessary restrictions for a child’s age and situation). The result on the children is likely to be bad. While, when they are educated and given the choice, they will start to correct themselves. But as long as you are nagging and forcing, they will hate it, and this is the human nature. Don’t ignore this fact. You need to wait for the right time for Allah’s sake. You need to know when to excuse, when to forgive. We need to rectify our relationship with our children because our children are our responsibility. We have responsibilities towards our husbands, for example, but we are not responsible for them. On the Day of Judgement you will be asked if you were a good wife to him but you will not be asked about him. Who will you be asked about? You will be asked about your children. It is a great responsibility, we ask Allah to guide them and we try to do our best. If you take the means and you do what you should do, this will make you feel calm. Allah knows you did all you were able to do. But if the means you took led to your children to repulsion, then you will feel immense regret. Your heart will be squeezed knowing you are one of the reasons for this. One of the reason they may hate to wear hijab, why they hate niqaab, why the hate memorizing Qur’an… imagine feeling it is too late and you were the one who participated in their repulsion! But when you take the means to try to make them love you, and love what you do, and love what you say, and love Qur’an, and love Allah and you are understanding and gentle and you are doing the best you can do, then your duty towards them will be fulfilled.Take the means that will make them love you; and when they love you, they will love your way. When they love you, they will love Islam. They will know the beauty of Islam because they are experiencing the beauty of Islam. They are benefitting from his mother now, because when she understood about Islam, she changed. She is now respecting them, she is more loving, she is more gentle, she is more giving, she is more understanding… so you are now a reason for them to love Islam. And for you and me this is enough in front of Allah: “Oh Allah, I have done my duty. I took the means. As for guidance, it is up to you Allah, but I did take the means.” Imagine if your child is 15 years old, and you used to beat him and shout at him and force him to go and pray and force him to do this and that…and you used to say bad words about him… and he now hates everything about Islam and you realise that you were one of the reasons for him not to be guided. You repelled him. This is a great pain and a great guilt. You need to give your children confidence in themselves. Tell them: “You are a good Muslim,” “You will be a caller to the Haqq, insha’Allah,” “I ask Allah for you to be one who supports Islam. And you will show people the beauty of Islam by your manners.” Give them this kind of words, “I hope one day you will spread knowledge and the correct aqeedah”. Give them good words, encouraging words. They are in great need of this.

This book tells amazing anecdotes of how Islam spread in Mecca. It is intended for kids aged 7 and above, and it invites them to study the lesson of the Prophet’s ﷺ life for themselves, as well as to build their own means of implementing the Prophet’s ﷺ eternal lessons to their own lives. I mentioned the idea of a Ramadan scrapbook to some sisters, worrying it would be too open and slightly daunting; then my friend – and home educator extraordinaire (Allahumma baarik) – Umm Saphia suggested putting together a set of prompts that could help structure the activity. Some friends have helped with prompt suggestions, may Allah bless them. I and my daughter usually use the audio stories at night – the days when I’m too exhausted to read a book and Miraj stories come to the rescue 😅 It’s a good way to wind down. We lie down and listen to it while we drift off to sleep (yes, I end up sleeping with the kids even though I have 101 plans in my mind for the time “when kids sleep”). Following are some of our favourite audio stories: 1) Ibrahim and the Fire We have a lot of evidence on how the Prophet ( salla Allahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) treated people: from his wives, to the children, to his little boy servant Anas ibn Malik .Once Upon a Crescent is a collection of Islamic bedtime stories for children. Written and produced by a Muslim elementary school teacher, these stories aim to impart Islamic morals to kids through light-hearted storytelling. Not only are stories a great way to settle into a bedtime routine, but they also provide rich opportunities for meaningful dialogue between parent and child.