Parents

The Islamic way of upbringing, also known as tarbiyah, is deemed an essential responsibility that is tied to each one of us, as parents, caretakers, and educators. It is Allah, who has entrusted us with this responsibility of guardianship over the dependents under our care.

“I feel so tired all the time. I’m doing things but it’s like my brain isn’t really there, my body is just on auto-pilot.”

"Once you learn to read, you will be forever free." 

– Frederick Douglass 

“So please, oh please, we beg, we pray,

Go throw your TV set away,

And in its place you can install

A lovely bookshelf on the wall.

Then fill the shelves with lots of books.”

– Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

In our globally connected world, children and adolescents need to gain knowledge about our world with a compassionate and critical view geared toward making it a better place for people to live. One of the ways in which our youth can gain that knowledge is through reading.

Yasmin the Scientist is an entertaining way to introduce the topic of scientific discovery with young Muslim readers.

At some point in our lives, we will all hear people who say they do not believe in God because they “believe in science.” Our children are likely to hear that, too. Believing in “the science” has become a slogan everywhere from politics to entertainment in modern times.