"...no less powerful than the first, no less moving." From the author of the internationally acclaimed novel If I Should Speak comes the anxiously awaited sequel. In this deft second book, Umm Zakiyyah again takes us through the lives of Tamika and those who brush her life. Now Muslim, Tamika must face her Christian mother who instilled in her a love for Christ and made church the heartbeat of the family. Torn between her dedication to Islam, the longing of her soul, and her mother, the longing of her heart - her "lifeline," Tamika struggles to find peace somewhere in-between. But she finds that something must give. A story of faith, determination, and love, A Voice penetrates the heart and moves the reader like no other, as the reader is transported from fiction to a reality so profound that one feels part of it.

Let's have fun! Projects, coloring, puzzles and more that stretch little Muslim's imaginations as they listen to the CD/audiotape. Designed for Islamic schools and families alike, NoorArt Audiocassettes and Activity Books work hand-in-hand to instill the love and appreciation of Allah, His Prophet (s) and Islam. The We Love Muhammad (s) Activity Book offers a variety of appealing exercises for a fun and educational curriculum, specially designed for the early elementary age child at home or in the classroom. Seven sections correspond to the seven songs and narrations on the CD/audiotape.

Each section includes:

1. Thinking Exercises to stimulate critical thinking and urge children to explore.
2. Reading and Writing Exercises to check comprehension and introduce new vocabulary.
3. Coloring Exercises to stimulate more critical thinking as children color.
4. Arts and Crafts Projects to promote tactile stimulation and reinforce the material.
5. Performance Projects to offer practical application and suggestions for performances.
6. Additional Features include song lyrics, activities focused on the life of Prophet Muhammad (s), easy-to-follow directions, Answer Key, Parent/Teacher Resource, and Activities.

Noorart is pleased to present this textbook and coloring book for grades 1-2, it’s an excellent, child-friendly Islamic curriculum in modern, contemporary English. This book is designed to meet the needs of parents, weekend schools and full time schools. You will find a complete explanation of Islamic beliefs, practices and values presented in a simplistic style, age appropriate for the various levels and with charming illustrations and engaging text. This is a complete textbook of Islamic studies geared towards students who are eager to learn and parents and teachers who are equally as eager to teach.

The best-selling tape for little Muslims worldwide! You'll be amazed how quickly your little ones will know the basics of Islam when they are set to these catchy tunes and popular Nursery Rhymes. You'll find yourself singing along! Written and produced by a professional musician and sung by real Muslim kids!

13 songs including:

1. We are Muslims (Lyrics)
2. The Creator (Lyrics)
3. Little Star (Lyrics)
4. Stand Up for Islam (Lyrics)
5. Holy Qur'an (Lyrics)
6. Say Shahada (Lyrics)
7. Wudu (Lyrics)
8. Five Pillars (Lyrics)
9. The Messenger (Lyrics)
10. Muhammad(s) (Lyrics)
11. Hajj (Lyrics)
12. Love Allah (Lyrics)
13. Allah is Everywhere (Lyrics)

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Level 1 in the I Love Islam series lays the foundations of the Islamic belief system for young learners in a colorful and age-appropriate manner. The key concept of tawheed is explained in simple language, drawing on the Quran and the teachings of the Prophet (peace be upon him). Seerah, worship, and Islamic manners and etiquette are covered. Fun characters are introduced to students, inspiring them to learn important life lessons. With this series, students can enjoy the subject and learn lessons that will last a lifetime. The book also comes with a CD of Quran stories and nasheeds by Noorart to supplement lessons.

The I Love Islam series presents Islam to elementary school students in an exciting and creative manner. Textbooks and workbooks gradually introduce Muslim students to the essentials of their faith and bring to light historical and cultural aspects of Islam. Each book in the series is designed to emphasize aspects of Islam appropriate for that grade level.

More About the Series
This series covers grades one through twelve and includes a student textbook, a student workbook, and a teacher's edition. The series will cover many aspects of Islam, including the following:

• Iman
• Fiqh al-ibadat
• Fiqh al-mu'amalat
• Quran
• Hadeeth
• Seerah
• Islamic character education
• The Muslim world

Features of the Series

• Presented in the English language, so all students can relate to the material
• Uses a modern methodology to reach students
• Includes simple, but engaging stories
• Contains a variety of creative exercises

About the Companion CDs
Noorart, in conjunction with the Islamic Services Foundation, is pleased to offer three companion CDs with the textbooks. Each textbook contains one CD with selections from the following audio products:

• We Are Muslims 1 & 2
• Qur’an for Little Muslims 1 & 2
• We Love Muhammad, Part 1, Life in Mecca

The text and lyrics are available in the textbooks. The corresponding units and chapters are indicated at the beginning of each selection on the CD and notated in the books for easy reference by teachers and students.

The journey began in If I Should Speak with Tamika Douglass's path of spiritual growth and direction, treaded at the hands of her college roommates, Aminah and Dee, two Muslims on opposite ends of their strength in Islam. Footsteps, the third in a trilogy to follow Umm Zakiyyah's A Voice, is a story that stands on its own in both impact and inspiration.

At the heart of the novel is the story of Ismael, a forty-seven-year-old biracial son of a white mother and black father, and Sarah, a forty-nine-year-old white daughter of the racist South. Married for twenty-six years and having accepted Islam on a journey they took together, the Ali pair has what every partnership hopes to achieve: Stability, dedication, and a comfortable life.As the story unfolds, the hairline fractures in their marriage become visible, and the fractures become splintering cracks as Sarah discovers a detrimental secret her husband has kept from her for four months.
In the face of his wife's discovery, Ismael is torn between the love and security of his marriage, and the natural inclinations any man must temper in a world full of choices, and devastating consequences. Forming the thread that weaves the characters' lives together is Alika Mitchell, a strikingly beautiful daughter of a Mulatto mother and half-Nigerian father, who is conducting a multicultural research for her master's, and who inspires in the reader questions that one is left to ponder long after the book is closed.

Noorart is pleased to present this creative coloring book that explains the important aspects of the Muslim prayer. It’s a text and coloring book for Grades 1 - 2. This book is designed to meet the needs of parents, full-time and weekend schools. You will find a complete explanation of the reasons for making Salah, how to perform Wudu (ablution) and Salah, as well as other issues pertaining to the Salah, such as prayer timings and prayer in congregation. Divided into five separate units with enrichment questions, coloring exercises and the subject which is included are the times of the prayer, Wudu, and direction of the Ka'bah, what we say throughout, the positions of the body, du'a and good general information. This book will be of use to any student in the lower elementary grades. All information is cheerfully delivered with pictures for kids to color and short reviews following each section. A good enrichment book for Islamic schools and home-schoolers.

Level 2 in the I Love Islam series builds on the foundation laid in Level 1. Students deepen their understanding of Islam through stories, nasheeds, and thought-provoking questions and activities. As in the first book, this volume is presented in a captivating style that motivates children to learn. Vivid illustrations enhance each lesson. The book also comes with a CD of Quranic stories and nasheeds by Noorart to supplement lessons.

The I Love Islam series presents Islam to elementary school students in an exciting and creative manner. Textbooks and workbooks gradually introduce Muslim students to the essentials of their faith and bring to light historical and cultural aspects of Islam. Each book in the series is designed to emphasize aspects of Islam appropriate for that grade level.

More About the Series
This series covers grades one through twelve and includes a student textbook, a student workbook, and a teacher's edition. The series will cover many aspects of Islam, including the following:

• Iman
• Fiqh al-ibadat
• Fiqh al-mu'amalat
• Quran
• Hadeeth
• Seerah
• Islamic character education
• The Muslim world

Features of the Series

• Presented in the English language, so all students can relate to the material
• Uses a modern methodology to reach students
• Includes simple, but engaging stories
• Contains a variety of creative exercises

About the Companion CDs
Noorart, in conjunction with the Islamic Services Foundation, is pleased to offer three companion CDs with the textbooks. Each textbook contains one CD with selections from the following audio products:

• We Are Muslims 1 & 2
• Qur’an for Little Muslims 1 & 2
• We Love Muhammad, Part 1, Life in Mecca

The text and lyrics are available in the textbooks. The corresponding units and chapters are indicated at the beginning of each selection on the CD and notated in the books for easy reference by teachers and students.

Introducing a comprehensive textbook for learning and understanding the 30th and final Juz (part) of the Holy Qur’an.

All 37 Surahs are introduced with historical information about the revelation of the surah. This is followed by the individual surah, ayah–by–ayah, written in traditional Othmani script and with age–appropriate meanings in English. The textbook package also includes a MP3 CD of Qur'anic recitation by Qari’ Sheikh Abdullah Basfar. Students can hear the surah repeated numerous times as they learn to recite and memorize each one.

To increase comprehension of the Arabic/Qur'anic language, each surah in the textbook contains two key sections—Qur'anic Word: Root and Meaning and Words to Know—that provide students opportunity for further study and understanding. Each surah lesson comes complete with thought-provoking questions and activities that promote the practical application of the wisdom of the Qur’an.

The textbook additionally includes 18 stories from the popular series Qur’an for Little Muslims. These stories, reflecting the selected surahs' meaning and relevance in daily life, are presented here in script form to allow for student performance and to further enhance comprehension and application of the Holy Qur’an.

Illustrated with beautiful graphics and Islamic motifs, this book is truly a groundbreaking achievement in Qur’anic education and comprehension.

For Qur’anic and Islamic studies in grades 2–8

Click Here to download Free Resources for this book, Qur'anic Word: Roots and Meanings & Transliteration

The long-awaited Islamic Studies kindergarten curriculum is here! Allah and Our World is bursting with songs, stories and illustrations that will delight and captivate students and teachers alike.

Students are introduced to Allah as The Creator. Through stories, songs, Quranic ayaat, lessons from the sunnah and seerah, and engaging activities, students learn about the might and majesty of Allah and how to worship Him though attention to His creation. So begins the child's knowledge and awareness of Allah (taqwa). Students then explore their relationship with Allah throughout the units and their additional relationships with family, community and the world with age appropriate examples from the Qur'an and examples of Prophet Muhammad(s) .

Allah and Our World comes complete with everything teachers and parents need, from lesson plans and supplemental resources to accompanying CD-Rom containing Qur’anic recitation, narrated stories, songs and full color 'must have' Teacher Edition, companion to the Student Book.

Features:

• Islamic:
  • 'Ibadah.
  • Pillars of Islam.
  • Qur'an.
  • Hadith.
  • Sunnah.
  • Seerah.
  • 99 Names of Allah.
  
  
• Educational:
  • Current Core Curriculum standards.
  • Critical thinking questions and extension activities.
  • Cognitive learning.
  • Abstract thinking.
  • Reasoning.
  • Problem solving.
  • Decision making.
  • Role play.
  
  
  
• CD-Rom (Smart Board Compatible), it includes:
  
  1. Ebook: 10 vibrantly illustrated and narrated stories
     
     
     
  
  
  
  2. MP3: 20 new and favorite songs + 10 short Qur'anic Suwar and Ayat
     
     
     
  
  
  
  3. Teacher Book: +400 color pages in PDF format (also available in book format)