Islamic Chidren's Books

So there she sits with her book…finally, after a long day, she finally finds a quiet moment. A page opens, her mind slowly settles, and ideas begin connecting. But then: "Ummi…" A scribb…sorry, a piece of art …needs admiration. A button that needs "fixing". A story that goes nowhere needs an ear, right now! Or if they feel like being honest, then no reason except that they want her near…now the button doesn't need fixing. She perhaps feels pulled away from something "more valuable" (you heard that right). Because these moments feel small while they are happening. A question. A scribb…sorry, again, a piece of art . A child asking her to watch something unimportant (how dare you) for the third time that day. And when things repeat often enough, the nafs slowly begins treating them as background noise instead of something weighty. And perhaps that is the danger. That these moments feel so small...that a mother can begin seeing them as obstacles standing b...

  As Sufyān Ath-Thawrī said: حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ، نَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ الحَرْبِيُ، نَا أَبُو حَذَيْفَةَ؛ قَالَ: رَأَى الثَّوْرِيِّ رَجُلًا عِنْدَ قَوْمٍ يَشْكُو ضِيقَهُ، فَقَالَ لَهُ الثَّوْرِيُّ: يَا هَذَا! شَكَوْتَ مَنْ يَرْحَمُكَ إِلَى مَنْ لا يَرْحَمُك! Aḥmed reported that Ibrāhīm Al-Ḥarbī narrated that Abū Ḥudhayfah said, "Ath-Thawrī saw a man sitting with people complaining about his difficult situation, and he said to him, 'Hey you! You complained about the One who has mercy for you to the ones who do not have mercy for you." [al-Mujālasah wa Jawāhir al-ʿIlm (al-Dīnawarī)] The One putting you through these difficulties is the One who has Mercy for you.  The hardships He puts you through make you to return to Him — this is in itself a mercy. So do not be from those who respond to trials by turning to the people with complaints. Because in reality, such a person is complaining about the One who put him in this tribulation. And this is the reality every time we co...

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم، Allāh made this universe, and He, ʿazza wa jall, made our brains. Our brains are programmable, meaning, what you feed them, what you repeat, what you train them to seek…becomes how they function. So it follows that the best programming for the human mind is what Allāh commanded. Because the One who made the mind is the One who gave the instructions. The more a person aligns themselves with that guidance, the more correctly the mind operates: Clearer priorities, less confusion, less chasing illusions. The mind starts functioning the way it was meant to! Intelligence is not about appearing smart, or sounding modern, or saying smart things, because that's just theater. Being smart serves no better purpose than seeking the truth, and seeking the truth is what actually makes you smarter. Why? Because truth disciplines the mind. It forces honesty, humility; it forces you to drop nonsense even when your ego likes it! Falsehood does the opposite: it trains the brain...

When you understand the nature of children, many things that would normally cause frustration become easier to bear with patience and wisdom. A young child — from birth to usually around four years old — naturally sees the world as revolving around them, everything belongs to them in their head. They may take things that don’t belong to them or refuse to share, not out of bad intention, rather it's their nature, they haven’t yet developed the concept of ownership or the awareness of others — they'll eventually grow out of it if you teach them well with gentleness.   So instead of reacting with anger, you respond by teaching them with patience and ḥilm (forbearance). They are not disobeying out of bad intention, but lack of understanding.  Similarly, younger children are naturally drawn to what they can see and experience more than what they are told. If, for example, an eight year old child delays prayer or prefers playing games over ḥifẓ, it's not because they hate worsh...

Remember, do not think about tasks whole—your brain will choke. "You mad?!", said the brain. "Release depression and failure hormones!!!", the brain as well. Divide a single task into sub-tasks. فرق، تسود Farriq, tasood. Divide them, and you'll conquer them. "Ohh....that's more like it!", says the brain. "Ok ok ok, kill the depression switch, this human is back into his mind, being reasonable and all", the brain as well. Humans love jumping to conclusions, it's easier, requires less effort, less scary. 1+1=11 Why do maths if you can stick them together? That's what happens when you don't think through decisions and conclusions. One decision like that after another, they snowball, and now you think you're a failure who's behind everyone and can't seem to be motivated to do anything. It always ends up locked... Slow down, step by step, and you'll get there. In Algeria, we tell toddlers who try to walk: "دادا...

 Muntaqā Kanz al-Aṭfāl — Islamic Creed Learning App A progressive web app (PWA) for studying Islamic creed through question-and-answer flashcards, built around two educational texts: Muntaqā Kanz al-Aṭfāl (a concise summary) and Kanz al-Aṭfāl (the full book), both by Dr. Fayṣal bnu Misfir al-Wādiʿī. The app currently offers the Arabic text of both books and the English translation of the full Kanz, with more translations planned. 🔗 https://cppuix.github.io/kanzAtfaal/   Content The app contains over 1,500 questions and answers, covering the pillars of faith, the names and attributes of Allāh, the prophets, the companions, the Qurʾān and its sciences, Islamic jurisprudence, biography of the Prophet ﷺ, etiquettes of daily life, and more. The Muntaqā edition (308 questions) includes a recorded audio recitation for every single question and answer. Browse & Search - Questions are organized into chapters and presented as interactive flip cards — tap a card to reveal the answer...