The Beautiful Names of Allah by Ibrahim O. Jimoh

Title: The Beautiful Names of Allah for Muslim Children
Author: Ibrahim O. Jimoh
Genre: Children’s Book
Series: Part 1
Illustrator: Faisal Tahir
Released: 2021
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 82
Source: I received a hard copy from the author in exchange for an unbiased and honest review.
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One of the fundamental pillars of tawheed (faith) in Islam is tawheed al-asma’ wa’l-sifaat i.e. the belief in the names and attributes of Allah. It complements believing that Allah is One with no partner or associate in His Lordship (ruboobiyyah), divinity (uloohiyyah). Negating any of these makes a person a disbeliever.
Allah is perfect in every sense and His Names are most beautiful. This requires that He be described always with all perfect attributes which negate all their opposites in every sense. This perfect attribute of Allah is what stands Him out as the pure, holy, faultless One. Thus, the anthropomorphic conception of God is a negation of His holiness.
The Beautiful Names of Allah for Muslim Children is a collection of soul-inspiring poems filled with moral and belief teachings for Muslim kids. It is carefully written to familiarize your child with the names of Allah and their significance in the light of the Qur’an and Sunnah of Muhammad (peace be upon him) using analogies, stories, dua’ and lots more.
The poems are sticky and beautifully illustrated to capture the interest of every Muslim child both at home and in the classroom.

Allah is the Fashioner
He gave me two eyes
To see and guide my way
He gave me two ears
To listen to what people say
He gave me two nostrils
To smell and breathe in air
He puts all of them on my gorgeous face
– The Beautiful Names of Allah, Ibrahim O. Jimoh

A Pandemic World

A Pandemic World
by Umm Afraz Muhammed

It took a pandemic
To get connected with those
Who are near yet far
And distant yet close.

A Blessing in Disguise

I had written this poem for the #Ramadhan2020Challenge organized in Nai’ma B. Robert’s Muslimah Writers Challenge Hub group in Facebook.

Unveiled, by Rumki Chowdhury

“I may be different,

but as I am,

I am just fine.”

– Unveiled, Rumki Chowdhury

Unveiled, a thought-provoking collection of poems, showcases the beauty of a hijabi’s open mind, her non-conformity to the modern-day fashionistas, and an insight into her enlightening soul. Djarabi Kitabs Publishing had sent me a digital copy for review purposes.

I Will Not Clean My Room, by Saharish Arshad

“When I’m in Jannah, I will not
clean my room!” Musa said loudly,
as he held up the broom.
“I’ll close my eyes tightly and
zippity zat!
My room will clean up by itself,
just like that!”
– I Will Not Clean My Room, by Saharish Arshad

I Will Not Clean My Room is a children’s book written by Saharish Arshad, illustrated by Elsa Estrada, and published by Prolance. I was given this joyful and chirpy rhyme book by the author for a review. This book is a part of My Journey to Jannah Series, where the reader is taken on a journey of his own to reach Jannah.

She, A Woman

With respect to the International Women’s Day, Aurora Hikma has sponsored a blog-hop, which I immediately jumped into. After much thought on what to write, I finally penned down this poem. All Praise is to Allah Alone, I love this piece especially since it is based on the teachings of the Qur’an and Sunnah. All good is from Allah Alone, and any error is from the accursed Shaytan and myself.