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Heart warming story and illustrations MashaAllah! Made my heart smile! This story book plants the seed of love of Salah in my daughter's heart. She keeps going back to this book! and the dedication of this book to Reem and Jiddo Khaled - just brought tears to my eyes mashaAllah!

A beautiful and heartfelt story of siblings, with so much more. The tender way the story unfolds is so authentic, resulting in a satisfying ending. A lovely Hajj story with so much more.

Beautiful story as always from Ruqaya’s Bookshelf!

This thoughtfully written, and beautifully illustrated book written by a talented young author, Majda invokes memories of home, belonging, migration and finding yourself. As the first book about Muslims set in Victoria,BC, this books breaks ground in representation and telling our stories. Wrapped around a simple plot of an athan competition at the local masjid, Majda manages to touch on several important issues: including self-confidence, navigating differences within the Muslim community and building connections. I hope a future sequel (or series!) for this age and older will explore some of the characters and plots Majda hints at, including Bilal’s siblings and parents, the king gardener, and dive into the dynamics of western Muslim communities in all their diversity and complexity. For now, this book is a wonderful read for younger children.

An authentic and heartfelt story with a unifying message of the love that exists between families made by blood and by faith.

A great read for kids. Educational and fun.

love this book! Good and solid storyline with Islamic teachings.

A beautiful book! Beautiful illustrations and a lovely message for children to keep on trying. Being a book worm, I wanted to pass this onto my children. So when I came accross Ruqayas bookshelf, I was so very impressed, books relatable to children with strong islamic messages and teaching. My daughter devoured several of these books the morning I gave them to her. Spell it like Samar was her absolute favourite, she said " Samar is just like me". It was so lovely to hear as one of the most important things is for children to see themselves in a book🩷

I haven’t finished yet but I adore this book. Gifted to a friend already.

LOVE THIS BOOK! They were also very helpful in solving shipping issues and responding to emails to help me get this, Jazakallah!