Khadeejah Bello

Khadeejah is a lawyer turned writer who enjoys telling stories that represent the Islamic and African narrative. She lives in Nigeria, where she runs a home spa business and loves to test recipes in her spare time. You can follow her on Instagram @scarf_face_

Kukuli

Recommended for Ages 2 – 8 At the early stage of development, children are only beginning to develop their physical/motor, cognitive and social skills. They struggle with understanding the world and the effect of their actions on others and vice-versa. Their response to situations is based on learning by association, i.e. acquired behavior as a result …

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Understand Qur’an 70%

Recommended for Ages 6 to 12 Welcome to the final installment in the learning series from Understand Qur’an Academy. We’ve reviewed two courses previously in this series for beginners and intermediate learners. These courses are intended to teach the Qur’an and Salah in an easy and fun way, using surahs, grammar and other Islamic references as relatable …

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Doctor McWheelie

Recommended for Ages 4 to 8 Don’t we all just love the good old days when kids were kids? Girls passed time with playdates featuring rag dolls and hopscotch down the block, while boys got up to mischief on the playground, satisfied with pretend games like cops and thieves, or invisible ninjas. That was before the world was …

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Upin & Ipin

Fasting in the month of Ramadhan is an act of worship which Allah ordained on all Muslims of sound health that have come of age. This was revealed in the Qur’an, where He says: يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ O ye who believe! Fasting is …

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Om Nom Stories

Ages 2-3 The terrible twos –the period every parent dreads, and makes you wonder how the adorable baby you had a few months ago transformed into this little monster. Tantrums, grandiosity and irrational behavior are all hallmarks of toddlerhood, which has been famously described as the “celebration of me.” At this crucial stage, children are …

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Rhyming Qur’an

Ages 6-8 Can you think back to your first encounter with learning the Qur’an? I bet it was sometime in your early childhood; around three to five years old. To the average pre-schooler in the beginning stages of Islamic studies, this activity is little more than a performance to roll off weird, melodious words from …

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