A list of Islamic Books for Kids / Children
Reading builds imaginative skills for play.Your child learns many things while playing .Researching the childhood play of creative adult at work in variety of discipline,it was asked to name their favorite game or interest or hobby.Most People replied that it was it was books that grabbed their attention while they were young.Even after the book was closed,the story had to go on and did;at play with other Kids or in private daydreams.
You can do much to nurture rich imaginative play by reading to your child and providing them with books that provoke their curiosity and provide fodder to their pretend Play. Prophet Muhammad(pbuh )has advised us to acquaint our children with religious teaching.It is only the Islamic teaching we give to your child will help him in becoming a good Muslim and would shape his Akhirah.
The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him and his family, has said, “Acquaint your children with religious teachings (of Islam) before the disbelievers get to them.”
Children learns lots of unwanted stuffs from their non Muslim Friends like their etiquette of greeting is totally different from ours and We never bow to any Person or touch their feet.Islam guides us in all aspects. There is an etiquette of starting every work in the name of Allah and Praising Allah and thanking Him for all the blessings he has endowed us with.Islam teaches respect to Parents and elders and advice them to read duas for blessing their Parents . As a Muslim how can one Manage duniya and Akhirah in a manner that becomes his easy daily routine and not a burden when he grows up is taught in few books available with us in the Market today.
Today,I would like to talk about some Isamic books for kids which an help in developing the overall Islamic Personality of your child and help you in Islamic Parenting with ease.I have researched on the best Islamic books for Kids and here is my age wise collection:
Bestselling Islamic Books for Kids
Islamic Books for Kids for Age : 2- 7 :
My First Wudu Book’ is a colour-changing bath book, which aims to truly captivate and educate young hearts on the order of washing the basic body parts for wudu — the ritual washing performed by Muslims in preparation for their daily prayers.
Parents will also enjoy teaching their children the names of the body parts in this interactive and fun way to learn all about wudu through play:
- Beautiful hand-drawn illustrations that attracts children’s attention
- Body parts that change colour with water. Introduce a child you love to the joy of learning through play during one of their favourite moments of the day — bath time!
- High-quality, waterproof materials that can be easily wipe-cleaned
- Non-toxic and safe for baby with quality standards that adhere to CE international standards
- Interactive learning that makes it a fun introduction to the basics of taking wudu
- Suitable for ages 0 – 4 years.
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My First Book of Dua
My First Book of Dua is a delightful book for children which they may call their very own! Written with young hearts in mind, this short, easy-to-read book for 7 year-olds and above, is the perfect way to introduce children to the prayers from the Quran and the Hadith. My First Book of Dua helps children to learn to remember and thank Allah in a way that is meaningful and charming. This is a bright and appealing collection designed to be used at home, or at school. May this collection of prayers bring you wisdom and many blessings. It Features More than 150 prayers Delightful illustrations Exciting facts Hadith Quran quotes and references
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1)Life Style of a Muslim Child Series (6 Books)
This is a beautiful set of 6 books going through a day in the life of Rashid and Amina. It describes the actions that they do and mentions the supplications they read at the specific times. It will capture the children’s imagination with colorful pictures and make them imitate the Muslim lifestyle.
This Islam for children-Set includes the following books:
a) #1: From Fajar to Morning
b) #2: From Breakfast to School
c) #3: From Assembly to Classroom
d) #4: From School to Home
e) #5: From Asr to Maghrib
f) #6: From Maghrib to Isha
Pages :96
Price$ 14.95 only .
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2)20 Hadith for Kids
This collection presents twenty sound Ahadith that will appeal to all ages, but are especially suitable for young people, taking into consideration their needs and interests. In translation and brief commentary that follows each Hadith,
Some features of this book:
1)Beautiful commentary with pictures
2)Worksheet at the end of each chapter:
- Answer the following question
- Fill in the blanks
- Find and colour given words in crossword
- Match the following
Pages :64 ,by Darussalam
Price: 5.95 $ only
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3)Etiquette of Eating and Drinking
This is on the manners of eating and drinking. All the relevant Hadeeths and Verses have been put together, inviting Muslim children to act upon them and acquire the good manners and traits of Islam.THe children will find these books very interesting to read and understand and very useful to earn rewards by acting upon them.
Some features of this book:
- It gives advices to a child in a story like manner what to eat
- It advises to eat halal and the food he should avoid
- It teaches to Share his food with poor and needy
- Authentic hadeeth with reference are used
- It is not colourful and not much pictures
- Book is very cheap just about 3$
32 Pages,Darussalam .
Price:: $2.95 only
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4)Prayers for Muslim Children
Beautiful and colorful Dua’ book with Dua’s (supplications) in Arabic with English meanings and transliteration of the Arabic text.It is one of the best Islamic books for Kids.
Some features of the book:
- Colourful and appealing
- Print is big and bold
- It teaches the children etiquette and manners
- How to greet a friend etc..
- Authentic source:Hadith number written at the end of each hadith
Page 32 ,By Darussalam
Price:4.50 $ only
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5)Day in the Life of a Muslim Child
It is an Islamic story book for kids which teaches them how to spend life according to Sunnah of the prophet.
This beautiful book describes a day in the life of a Muslim Child. From waking up to going to bed at night it goes over all the basic dua’s that should be recited in our daily lives. It includes dua’s for waking up, leaving/entering the restroom, before/after eating and those needed through out the day. The whole book is told from Ukasha?s point-of-view in a story like manner.
Some features of this book:
- Story told by a 8 year old boy,how he spends his day according to Sunnah of the prophet
- All the dua’s are authentic
- Story is very engaging
- Colourful book with nice pictures.
Price:4.95 $ only
The Goodword Book of Quran People for Kids
Written specially for children aged eight and above, this encyclopedia includes entries on more than 130 men and women of the greatest importance in the Scripture .This book can help the kids learn the meaning and message of stories from Quran.
Price : $5.95
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Activity books for kids
All about Prayer (Salah) Activity Book (Discover Islam Sticker Activity Books) :All Ages
Find out about the Muslim prayer with this fun sticker activity book. It features dot-to-dot drawings, coloring fun, puzzles to solve, and over sixty stickers to stick.
Introduces children to the way Muslims prepare for prayer and the main parts involved in performing it, including calling adhan, facing the Kaaba, and reciting words from the Qur’an.
Price:$4.80
Pages 32
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Seerah Activity book for kids
The Seerah Activity Book for Kids is a captivating book for children to learn about Seerah (the life of the Prophet Muhammad) in a truly engaging way. It contains highly attractive artwork to inspire creativity; a carefully chosen collection of the Prophet’s prayers to instil moral values; fascinating trivia to provide a basic understanding of Seerah; and some fun-filled activities at the end to help children enjoy what they have learnt so far.
Language: English
Suitable for Ages: 0 to 6 & 7 to 12
Number of Pages: 88
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Hadith Activity Book for kids
The Hadith Activity Book for Kids is a captivating book for children to learn about hadith (sayings of the Prophet Muhammad) and Seerah (the life of the Prophet Muhammad) in a truly engaging way. It contains highly attractive artwork to inspire creativity; a carefully chosen collection of hadith to instil moral values; fascinating facts to provide a basic understanding of hadith and Seerah; and some fun-filled activities at the end to help children enjoy what they have learnt so far.
You can get it at $9.68
Quran Activity Book For Kids
The Quran Activity Book for Kids is just the right book for children to learn about the Quran in a lively and entertaining way. It contains highly attractive artwork to inspire creativity; beautiful Quranic prayers to memorize and to glorify Allah and His creation; fascinating facts to provide a basic understanding of the Quran and its teachings; and some fun-filled activities at the end to help children enjoy what they have learnt so far.
You can get it at $9.68
My First Holy Qur’an: Coloring Book and Reader
This is an activity book that teaches the message of the Qur’an to lower elementary level students. It mixes engaging graphics with rhymed explanations of common Qur’anic teachings, and also has many passages from the Qur’an in a simplified translation so young people can get used to the rhythms of the holy text. Also has fun activities to color and do.
You can get it at $9.95
Islamic Manners Activity Book
Learn a selection of Arabic prayers and expressions while having fun with sixty-plus pages of imaginative activities that will introduce young children to a range of practices from Islam and the Muslim world. The Islamic Manners Activity Book includes puzzles, word searches, coloring pages, connect-the-dots, and matching cards that will occupy and entertain children for hours.
You can get it at $5.43
Colour and learn Salah
It s a text and coloring book for Grades 1 – 2. This book is designed to meet the needs of parents, full-time and weekend schools.
You will find a complete explanation of the reasons for making Salah, how to perform Wudu (ablution) and Salah, as well as other issues pertaining to the Salah, such as prayer timings and prayer in congregation.
Divided into five separate units with enrichment questions, coloring exercises and the subject which is included are the times of the prayer, Wudu, and direction of the Ka’aba, what we say throughout, the positions of the body, du’a and good general information. this book will be of use to any student in the lower elementary grades.
All information is cheerfully delivered with pictures for kids to color and short reviews following each section. A good enrichment book for Islamic schools and homeschoolers.
Islamic Stories for Kids -All ages
Do you narrate Islamic stories to your Kids?Kids grasps things fast and giving your children an Islamic Companion in the form of colourful books that narrate the stories of their favourite Heroes from Quran can act as charm.It may sound self-evident but engaging your child during storytime will play a tremendous role in how much your child likes to read when he is older.children remembers.Even after the book is closed,the story goes on and does ;at play with other Kids or in private daydreams.You can do much to nurture rich Islamic Morale in your Kids . Prophet Muhammad(pbuh )has adviced us to acquaint our children with religious teaching.It is only the Islamic teaching we give to your child will help him in becoming a good Muslim and would shape his Akhirah.
Here is a list of few Islamic Story Books for Kids .
Islamic Books for Kids -Age 8-16 (grade-4-8)
Stories of the Prophets in the Holy Qu’ran
This inspiring collection of illustrated stories offers an Islamic take on the lives and missions of familiar prophets. Through these Islamic renditions, children are made keenly aware of the importance of certain virtues steadfastness, patience, and honesty exhibited by religious role models in the Quran, including Abraham, Moses, Noah, and Jesus, and the prophets’ willingness to endure hardship as a means to an honest life.
Page: 120 ,Tughra publication
Price: $22.95
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2)100 Hadiths for Kids Aged 7-9 (from the Book of Al-Bukhari)
A Collection of 100 famous hadith of Al Bukhari written especially for the moral upbringing of Kids.
42 Pages,Iman Publishing.
Price:$7.95
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The Meaning of the Holy Qur’an for School Children
I have written a detailed review on this book .You can check it here.
Pages -828
Price :$29.95
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Stories of the Sahaba for Youth
Stories of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them all) aid in character building, personality refinement and developing a tremendous awareness that one must please Allah most high at all times.Each story in this book is followed by beneficial lessons which one can take from it. Also includes questions and answers.
Pages :241
Price:11.95$
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1001 Inventions and Awesome Facts from Muslim Civilization (National Geographic Kids)
We often think that people from a thousand years ago were living in the Dark Ages. But from the 7th century onward in Muslim civilization there were amazing advances and inventions that still influence our everyday lives. People living in the Muslim world saw what the Egyptians, Chinese, Indians, Greek, and Romans had discovered and spent the next one thousand years adding new developments and ideas. Inventors created marvels like the elephant water clock, explorers drew detailed maps of the world, women made scientific breakthroughs and founded universities, architects built huge domes larger than anywhere else on earth, astronomers mapped the stars and so much more! This book takes the wining formula of facts, photos, and fun, and applies it to this companion book to the 1001 Inventions exhibit from the Foundation for Science, Technology, and Civilization.
Pages : 96
Price : $14.95
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Beautiful Signs/Ayat Jamilah: A Treasury of Islamic Wisdom for Children and Parents (Little Light of Mine Series)
Beautiful Signs / Ayat Jamilah draws from not only the core of Islamic spirituality and ethics–the Qur’an and the traditions (hadiths)–but also from the mystical verse, folk tales, and exemplary figures of the Islamic narrative. Unlike any other collection of Islamic stories, Beautiful Signs gathers traditional stories from the farthest reaches of the Muslim world, stretching from Morocco in the west to Indonesia in the east, and from China in the north to Tanzania in the south.
This unique anthology, with its rich and thorough explanatory notes, will be invaluable to anyone wishing to understand or teach geography, world history, or world religions. It will also be treasured by Muslim families and by all parents committed to broadening the lives and values of their children and themselves
Price: $17.79
Pages:208
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Islamic Studies Course books for kids covering all topics for (Islamic homeschooling )all grades (std 1-12)
Given the dire need for Islamic studies material in schools incorporating the subject in English. Darussalam has endeavored to publish an Islamic Studies series covering all the grades, from grade one through grade twelve.These books are good for homeschooling your Kids even if they do not have Islamic studies in their school.
Price : $259.95
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There are many Other Books. Remember that When children are immersed in books from an early stage they can become good readers,and as research has Pointed out,good readers make good learners.It encourages the little ones to use their minds and picture themselves in the story,allowing them a greater all round experience as well as supporting their cognitive development.The Videos in tablets and TV programs are good in their own ways but they do not provide for interaction or the ability to imagine things by themselves.You can spend some quality time reading these books to your children and develop proper Islamic Etiquette in a long run.
We shouldn’t neglect Islamic education of our Kids and take all effective measures to give them a value based education.Which books are you following?Do share your views with us.
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