Ages 2–4Akhlaq (Good Character)
Biscuits for Mrs Begum
Idris and Daddy bake warm, sweet biscuits — but the very best part is the knock, knock, knock next door…
Getting things cosy…
Islamic bedtime stories to nurture faith and good character, each with the Quran verse or hadith it rests on.
72 stories
Ages 2–4Akhlaq (Good Character)
Idris and Daddy bake warm, sweet biscuits — but the very best part is the knock, knock, knock next door…
Ages 2–4Akhlaq (Good Character)
Every 'Assalamu alaikum' Yusra says brings back a smile — but what about her crying baby brother, Ahmed…
Ages 5–8Akhlaq (Good Character)
There's a new girl at school sitting all alone at lunch, and Halima has to make a choice that feels much bigger than a seat…
Ages 5–8Akhlaq (Good Character)
After a stormy night, a thorny branch lies across the pavement and everybody steps round it, even Hamza, until Nani asks him a very good question…
Ages 9–12True story
Imran can't stop boasting about his winning basket, until he and Dadu read what the wise man Luqman told his own son…
Ages 9–12Akhlaq (Good Character)
When the girls' group chat starts laughing at a quiet classmate's voice note, Aliyah's thumb hovers over one little laughing face…
Ages 2–4Salah (Prayer)
On a rainy afternoon, Zainab makes wudu and prays beside Mummy on a little blue mat all her own…
Ages 2–4Salah (Prayer)
After sunset in Manchester, little Ilyas copies Ammi, step by step, making wudu for Maghrib: splish, splash…
Ages 5–8Salah (Prayer)
Rayyan's days are loud and his worries are fizzy — until he finds out where his mum goes to set her heavy bags down…
Ages 5–8Salah (Prayer)
Sami thinks prayer always comes at the wrong time, until a muddy, miserable Saturday when Baba tells him what the Prophet ﷺ said to Bilal…
Ages 9–12True story
Long ago in Madinah, a bell was being made to call people to prayer, until one man was shown something better in a dream…
Ages 9–12Salah (Prayer)
Asr has begun, the semi-final is minutes away, and the last thing Faris wants is for his football team to see him pray…
Ages 2–4True story
March, march, march! Prophet Sulayman عليه السلام and his great army come to a valley full of tiny ants, and one little ant calls out…
Ages 2–4Rahmah (Kindness & Mercy)
Cheep, cheep! Haroon finds a baby bird hopping under the hedge and wants to hold it, but Mum has a gentler idea…
Ages 5–8Rahmah (Kindness & Mercy)
On a hot walk home from the masjid, Amina hears a tiny meow — a thirsty little cat that everyone else has hurried straight past…
Ages 5–8Rahmah (Kindness & Mercy)
A new boy sits all alone at playtime, and Tahir discovers that one small hello can change everything…
Ages 9–12Rahmah (Kindness & Mercy)
Hiba finds a tiny, wobbly hedgehog on the frosty lawn just before she is due to go climbing, and nobody would ever know if she walked away…
Ages 9–12True story
Thumamah, a powerful chief who disliked the Prophet ﷺ more than anyone on earth, was brought to Madinah as a prisoner…
Ages 2–4Sidq (Honesty)
Wobble, wobble, CRASH! Little Musa breaks something — and finds out what the truth can do…
Ages 2–4Sidq (Honesty)
Nanu saved the last sticky date to open his fast, but when the adhan calls, his plate is empty and Zara's tummy goes wibble-wobble…
Ages 5–8Sidq (Honesty)
Young Ibrahim finds a gold coin and must choose between keeping it and doing the right thing…
Ages 5–8Sidq (Honesty)
The word list is right there on Mrs Lewis's desk, and nobody is looking. Just one peek would be so easy…
Ages 9–12True story
A man borrows a thousand gold coins with only Allah as his witness. Then the day to repay draws near, and he cannot find a single ship…
Ages 9–12True story
Ka'b ibn Malik had a gift for clever words and could easily have made an excuse, but he chose the truth, and then came fifty long nights…
Ages 2–4Sabr (Patience)
The cake smells so yummy, but it isn't ready yet — can little Safiyya wait, wait, wait…
Ages 2–4Sabr (Patience)
Ayaan wants the big blue slide right now, but there are three children in the queue, and waiting is so hard…
Ages 5–8Sabr (Patience)
Arif wants his seeds to grow by tomorrow, but his twin brother Adil keeps watering and waiting, day after day…
Ages 5–8Sabr (Patience)
Asiya breaks her arm just days before her first gymnastics display, but a little sister with a sideways forward roll needs her help…
Ages 9–12True story
Prophet Ya'qub عليه السلام loses his son Yusuf عليه السلام, and years later two more. His grief runs deep, but he knows exactly who to take it to…
Ages 9–12Sabr (Patience)
Junaid practises for three weeks to speak at the city debating competition, but when the list goes up, his friend's name is on it and his isn't…
Ages 2–4Shukr (Gratitude)
From morning milk to bedtime teddy, little Adam finds thank-you moments hiding all through his day…
Ages 2–4Shukr (Gratitude)
Rain means no park for grumpy Inaya, until Dad takes her out in her wellies to see what the rain is doing…
Ages 5–8Shukr (Gratitude)
Layla always wants more — until Grandma Zahra hands her an empty jar, a bag of golden stars and a thirty-day challenge…
Ages 5–8Shukr (Gratitude)
One Saturday the taps in Mustafa's house go dry, and a simple glass of water turns into the most precious thing in the world…
Ages 9–12True story
Three men were given exactly what they wished for, but when their valleys were full, a poor traveller came to each of them with one small request…
Ages 9–12Shukr (Gratitude)
Before suhoor, Rania finds Ammi praying for ages and asks a big question: why pray so long when you're already good…
Ages 2–4Sadaqah (Giving & Generosity)
Zayd doesn't want to share his big red ball — until it rolls right to a little boy's feet…
Ages 2–4Sadaqah (Giving & Generosity)
Ruqayyah has all the colours, and her friend Maysa has none. One crayon, then two, and something lovely happens…
Ages 5–8Sadaqah (Giving & Generosity)
On the Year 2 trip, Theo's lunchbox is missing, and Khalid has two golden samosas he has waited all morning to eat…
Ages 5–8Sadaqah (Giving & Generosity)
Why is Ayeeyo, Amira's grandma, pouring jugs of water into her big pot of maraq? Amira is about to find out…
Ages 9–12Sadaqah (Giving & Generosity)
On Eid morning, Sumayyah finally has enough money for her dream art set — until she sees the green box by the masjid door…
Ages 9–12True story
With only the children's food in the house and a hungry guest at the table, the wife of the house gets up, as if to mend the lamp…
Ages 2–4Afw (Forgiveness)
Crash go the blocks! Hafsa feels hot and cross — until she finds the kind words that make her heart light again…
Ages 2–4Afw (Forgiveness)
Mikail's big sandcastle is finished — pat, pat, pat! — when his little cousin comes running, and whoops…
Ages 5–8Afw (Forgiveness)
When Tariq trips him by accident at football, Bilal stops speaking to his best friend for a whole month. Then, one Friday…
Ages 5–8Afw (Forgiveness)
One shiny star sticker, one little tug, and Salma's competition picture tears right across the sky…
Ages 9–12True story
Years after his brothers left him in a well, Yusuf عليه السلام stands before them with the food they need. They don't know him. What will he say…
Ages 9–12True story
On the hardest day his people ever gave him, the Prophet ﷺ was offered the power to punish those who had rejected him — what would he choose…
Ages 2–4Birr al-Walidayn (Kindness to Parents)
Red block, blue block, up, up, up! Hana's tower is so tall — then Mummy calls. What will Hana do…
Ages 2–4Birr al-Walidayn (Kindness to Parents)
Rustle, plop, squeeze! On a busy day, little Nabil hears what the Prophet ﷺ said about mothers, and finds kind ways to help Mama…
Ages 5–8True story
When Allah gives Prophet Ibrahim عليه السلام a very special task, Ibrahim asks his grown-up son a simple question: "Will you help me?"…
Ages 5–8Birr al-Walidayn (Kindness to Parents)
Abbu has been at the hospital all night, and Usman has a big, loud plan for Saturday — until he sees how tired Abbu is…
Ages 9–12Birr al-Walidayn (Kindness to Parents)
When Dad says no to the trampoline park, Zainab goes to bed cross — until a midnight trip downstairs shows her a secret…
Ages 9–12True story
Trapped in a cave by a fallen rock, three men must each name a deed done for Allah alone, and the first remembers a bowl of milk…
Ages 2–4True story
Prophet Yunus عليه السلام is inside a big fish, under the sea. It is dark, dark, dark — so he calls out to Allah…
Ages 2–4Tawakkul (Trusting Allah)
BOOM! The thunder is so loud that Noor dives under her blanket. Then Baba shares some special words from the Quran…
Ages 5–8Tawakkul (Trusting Allah)
A tiny sparrow on a frosty windowsill teaches Yusuf what it really means to trust Allah…
Ages 5–8True story
The mother of Musa عليه السلام lays her baby in a little chest and sets it on the river, because Allah has promised to bring him back…
Ages 9–12Tawakkul (Trusting Allah)
On the night before the big move, Maryam's worries buzz like bees — until she learns where to put the heaviest box of all…
Ages 9–12True story
Hidden in a mountain cave, Abu Bakr looks up and sees the searchers' feet, right above them. Then the Prophet ﷺ speaks…
Ages 2–4The Sunnah (Loving the Prophet ﷺ)
Snuggle down with Zaki and hear about the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, who smiled more than anyone and was kind to children and animals…
Ages 2–4True story
Long ago in Madinah, little Abu Umair had a tiny bird, and every time the Prophet ﷺ came to visit, he asked him a friendly question…
Ages 5–8The Sunnah (Loving the Prophet ﷺ)
Anas wishes he had a different name — until Dad tells him about a very special boy in Madinah…
Ages 5–8True story
Every Friday, an old palm trunk stood beside the Prophet ﷺ. Then a new minbar was made, and the trunk began to cry…
Ages 9–12The Sunnah (Loving the Prophet ﷺ)
Saad is stuck on his madrasah homework because the Prophet ﷺ feels so far away, until Dadi tells him about a dua made with tears…
Ages 9–12The Sunnah (Loving the Prophet ﷺ)
Hawa is sure she was born fourteen hundred years too late to really know the Prophet ﷺ, until her Ustadha tells her about the ones still to come…
Ages 2–4Tawhid (Allah Made Everything)
On the drive home from Nani's house, Hafsa spots something amazing out of the car window — wherever the car goes, the moon comes too…
Ages 2–4Tawhid (Allah Made Everything)
At the city farm, Leena meets a mooing cow, a clucking chicken and a wiggly worm — and every time, the answer is the same…
Ages 5–8True story
One dark night, Prophet Ibrahim عليه السلام looked up at a shining star — and found a way to show his people a wonderful truth…
Ages 5–8Tawhid (Allah Made Everything)
Huda is a little bit scared of bees, but in her very own bee suit she discovers the amazing secrets of Dada-ji's humming hives…
Ages 9–12Tawhid (Allah Made Everything)
On his first camping trip, Dawud switches off his torch, and what he sees above the mountains of Wales takes his breath away…
Ages 9–12Tawhid (Allah Made Everything)
Onion cells, a water flea's beating heart, a cut that quietly heals: Kareem is amazed, until one big question won't let him sleep…