Zayd & Musa in The Trouble with Ice Cream

Illustrator: Yusra binte Absar Kazmi About the Book: Islamic fiction paperback novel that is fun yet meaningful! It’s ticklish! It’s written in an easy to read style! It’s totally unputdownable! Its theme is Eid-ul-Adha! It has a very important underlying message about Taqwa and being mindful of Allah! It ultimately aims to connect children to the Quran and help them apply its teachings in real life. About the Book This Eid-ul-Adha, nine-year-old twins Zayd & Musa are in a pickle. Their grandparents just left for Hajj and their parents are treating them to ice cream, something they only do when they have to break some bad news to them! What horrible news is coming their way now? And how will it affect their Eid? Zayd & Musa series aims to connect children to the Quran in a practical yet engaging way. This book weaves the concept of Taqwa (mindfulness of Allah) around a humorous story for children aged 7 and above. A note for parents from the author I originally titled this series “Living the Quran with Zayd & Musa”. My aim was to weave a story – a humourous story that children could enjoy and relate to – around the concepts that our beautiful Deen teaches us in the Quran. While the children enjoy the shenanigans of Zayd and Musa in the backdrop of Eid-ul-Adha, they also learn some important concepts taught in the Quran. The concept covered in this book is Taqwa. It is generally translated as ‘fear of Allah’ but I have explained it as ‘mindfulness of Allah’. I feel this is a v