Muslim Family Blog | Ruqaya's Bookshelf

How many times has your child asked why we fast in Ramadan, or why we pray five times a day? You know how curious they can be. Hajj rituals are no ...

I’ve made plenty of common parenting mistakes, and honestly? I do not try to hide from them. As a mother raising a daughter, I had the pressure to ...

Remember Umama from Trouble at Taraweeh? She wanted more than anything to make a very special du’aa on Laylatul-Qadr, the night that’s better than ...

All around the world, Ramadan has come to be known as a month of charity. Ramadan charity is the best-known charity. Ramadan donation helps us reme...

Many Muslims who live in non-Islamic countries and even those living in Islamic countries are enthusiastic towards Ramadan decorations. For many of...

Drumroll, please! The arrival of new books, fresh off the press, is hands-down the most rewarding (and most exciting!) part of publishing books for...

With Ramadan 2025 a little over two weeks away, some of us may be thinking about the approaching month with trepidation. There’s so much to think a...

How important are Muslim children’s books in shaping our kids’ Islamic identity? Very! Many of us grew up reading stories about characters who bore...

It’s hard to believe that the sacred month of Ramadan is just around the corner! One of Ruqaya’s Bookshelf’s five titles that are centred around th...

Growing Giddo’s Hair by Sumayyah Hussein is the last of our five newest books available for pre-order. Nuh wants to give his grandpa something amaz...

Sarah Musa’s Dawud Helps is one of our newest books available for pre-order. It tells the story of Dawud, whose Papa is struggling to make ends mee...

Rahim, Wali, and the Wise King by S.V.K. Jungle is one of our newest books available for pre-order. It’s set in an old Muslim kingdom and tells the...