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.
53 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 9–12Akhlaq (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 9–12Salah (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 2–4Rahmah (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 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 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 9–12Sabr (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 9–12Shukr (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 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 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 5–8Birr 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 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 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 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 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 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 5–8Tawhid (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…