Understanding Arbaeen

Little Pigeon's Arbaʿīn Adventure | Arbaeen Animation 

The Selfish Giant - Oscar Wilde

    "You let me play once in your garden.  Today you shall come with me to my Garden."

The Secret of Love

A lovely wordless, picture book for young kids by Sarah Emmanuelle Burg

Nice reads by Natalie Babbitt

Some interesting reads for the young readers by Natalie Babbitt:

The Devil's Storybook
The Devil's Other Storybook
Knee-Knock Rise

Summer Quiz on Qur'an

Muminah Seminar on Qur'an produced this quiz for kids to complete over the Summer of 2008.

Quiz on hadith of Lady Fatima A.S.

I.S.I.J produced this quiz based on these hadith (i.e. sayings and traditions) of Lady Fatima A.S. on the occasion of her birth anniversary (July 2008 / Jumada al-Thani 1429)

Raising a Godly Child

Nice sermon on "Raising a Godly Child" delivered on the grand occasion of the birth anniversary of Lady Zainab (A.S.)

"Raising a Godly Child: Part 2" with accompanying slides delivered on the anniversary of martyrdom of Lady Zainab (A.S.) - Rajab 1429/July 2008.

Both sermons by Respected Alim, Hujjatul Islam Wal Muslimeen Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi.

4th Annual As-Sadiq School Charity Walk

Come out and join As-Sadiq School for its 4th Annual Charity Walk on Sunday, June 15th at 3 p.m. More information can be found here.

This year like last, all funds will be donated to the Jaffari Community Centre (JCC) project.

Read message from Respected Alim, Hujjatul Islam Wal Muslimeen Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi regarding the Charity Walk and the JCC project.

Download pledge forms here.

To add to the fun, this year as part of the walk their will also be a boat ride to get to Centre Island.

Come on out for a great walk, fun, food, games, prizes, and support As-Sadiq School and the Jaffari Community Centre.

Nice Rumi Gems

Beautiful gems from Rumi.

Ode to Humpty Dumpty

This is a touching story based on the popular nursery rhyme.

The phrase from this popular nursery rhyme:

"All the King's horses and all the King's men, couldn't put Humpty together again"

takes on a profound meaning when you realize just how broken up the King was at Humpty's tragedy.

The King's love for Humpty is only rivaled by the people's love for the King, who go out of their way to help him deal with the grief of Humpty's demise.

The Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard

Watch and have your kids watch the Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard.

English Nauha

Some english nauhas (marthiya, latmiya) over here, here, and here.

Birthrights in Islam

About to become a new parent? Some MUST-DOs for you.

• Du'as to be recited for expectant mothers here.
  

• Listen to this sermon (starting at about 7 mins 30 secs into the sermon), details on birth right for your child. Sermon delivered on the occasion of the birth anniversary of 2nd Holy Imam during Mahe Ramadhan 1428 (Sept 2007) by Respected Alim, Hujjatul Islam Wal Muslimeen Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi.

• Also read at the very least Chapter 20 of this book (Islamic Family Structure by Husayn Ansarian).

Lessons/activities for kids in Mahe Ramadhan

1. Activities from kisakids.org
2. General Ramadhan Mahe Ramadhan Workbook
3. Suratu Nuh (71) - Sura for Mahe Ramdhan 1428 (2007) Lesson plans & Worksheets 
4. Suratut Teen(95) - Sura for Mahe Ramdhan 1429 (2008) Lesson plans & Worksheets

Mahe Ramadhan Calendar and Craft for Kids/Parents

Crafts to make with the kids during Mahe Ramadhan

Make your own Mahe Ramadhan Advent Calendar

Children's calendars for Mahe Ramadhan:

1428 / 2007 - Page 1 Page 2
1431 / 2010 - Page 1 Page 2

Warning: Parental involvement required ;)

Bahlool stories

Some nice Bahlool stories over here and here.

The Hungry Coat

Nice book for parents to share with their children.

Children of Heaven

This is a beautiful film.

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

Nice read for kids and adults alike.

Imam Hussein (A.S.): The Battle of "Al-Taf"

A nice animation for children that narrates the events around the tragedy of Karbala and the sacrifice of Imam Hussein (A.S.).

The animation is in Arabic, however, two angels in our midst, a Teacher at As-Sadiq Islamic School along with Respected Alim, Hujjatul Islam Wal Muslimeen Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi have translated much of the dialogue into English for an English speaking audience to follow along. The English narrative is available here or here.