For some time the girls have been working on their journey to reading Arabic in order to read the Quran. Whilst their initial journey with the Quran has been with memorising short surahs, they have started to take more of an interest with knowing where the Arabic verses of surahs that they can recite with […]

Ramadan is here and we know it’s definitely going to be a very unique kind of Ramadan! Remember though even in this hardship, there is ease. If there’s one thing we may just have been blessed with as we remain home, it is time – and we definitely want to make the most of it […]

You’ve just been blessed with the opportunity for Umrah. Mabrook! Or you may have been before but now taking your children. You have your visas, vaccinations and Umrah guides all ready. Have you wondered how you may have to entertain your children to make this a memorable journey for them too? How do you actually […]

As we started another Home school Year, (Year 2 and Reception) it just so happen to coincide with the Islamic New year, so it felt right to begin the story of Prophet Musa (as) (Moses) as it holds a significance for us in the first of the Islamic Months – Muharram.   Abu Hurayrah (may […]

‘Alhamdulillah it’s Jummah’ Series by @kitabkids Friday is the most important day of the week in the Islamic calendar and yet, as a Muslim living in the West, it is sadly very easy to overlook and neglect. Life carries on at a hectic pace, business continues on as normal and most people often consider themselves […]

Have you ever wanted to teach your children about the 5th pillar of Islam- Hajj, in the run up to Eid ul Adha but just don’t know where to start? I was in the same boat a few years ago. But it wasn’t until my own experience of Hajj (You can read more on that […]

We love teaching and learning about different aspects of Islam by combining them with other relevant subjects. After all it is our way of life so there’s no need to teach it separately. For example we used our Maths lesson time to talk a little more about the prayer times for Muslims. We talked about […]

The run up to Ramadan for us has been one of connection with family and the stories of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). We were blessed to have my father and sister’s family join us for over a week on their Umrah trip, and were able to join my father giving us a full tour of Makkah […]

As a Muslim Parent, are you looking for ways in which to begin teaching your children about Islam? There are some amazing resources, syllabus available now alhamdulillah, but where do you actually start and when? In this post I will be sharing my own journey with Teaching Islamic Studies at home to my kids (who […]

As we come to the end of year 2018, I thought it was time to share some of our Children’s Islamic Books that we have encountered this year and that we highly recommend. In no particular order, below are our top 10 favourite Islamic Books for Children from this year including mini reviews. Golden Domes […]