A Boy Named Ibrahim

A Boy Named Ibrahim is a wonderful book about a young Muslim boy and how it is important for him to integrate his sacred prayer practices throughout his day. It explains his ritual of counting, washing, and praying, and how it is an important part of his faith.

On his first day of school, he takes time out of his day at the appropriate times to follow his prayer routines. This is a great story for Muslim kids to see themselves represented in books, and a great opportunity for other kids to understand and learn about the Muslim faith and the importance of their prayer practices. Love it! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Thanks Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to review this eARC in exchange for my honest review on the book!

A great book for Muslim kids or for any kid curious about Muslim prayer practice. In simple, approachable text, we read about how Ibrahim integrate his prayer life and his more secular life. The comforting repetition of language at each prayer time mimics the comfort of regular prayer. Well done.

As a Muslim ,I would highly recommend this book to all Muslim parents.
This book shows how saying 5 prayers a day is THE most important task of the day.
How we can make our routine of prayers.

The repeated actions of Wudho in the book can be very useful to help memories the steps for young minds .

This 24 page Filipino book originally published in 2014 was republished with a new traditional publisher earlier this month and reads and feels like solid Islamic fiction.  The book focuses on the five daily prayers throughout the day of a young boy's life, with the repetitive refrain being the steps of wudu. Ibrahim leaves his activities to pray, wakes up early to join his parents in salat, loves his mother, and listens to her reminder about prayer being an important way to remember Allah swt.  The book is preachy, religious, and unapologetic.  The timing of fajr is a bit questionable, but roosters do crow at all hours, and the light outside the window might be a street lamp and not the rising sun.  Islamic phrases are used, but it does say "Alaikum Salam" in response to "Assalamu Alaikum" which is a variation of the norm.  Overall, the book is a nice addition to share with young children highlighting the importance of prayer, it also works well to learn and review the steps of wudu, and the names and order of salat, alhumdulillah.

The sun is about to rise, Ibrahim says, "Bismillah," makes wudu and joins his father for prayer.  It is the first day of school and Ibrahim is excited.  He spends half his day at school, then prays Dhuhr.  He makes wudu and prays.  While playing soccer in the afternoon, he leaves the game to pray his Asr, but first he makes wudu.

Once home he chats with his mother about prayer, and coming closer to Allah swt, while he enjoys a snack and then makes wudu and prays maghrib.  Baba then comes home, they eat and pray isha all together.

I enjoyed the illustrations and the simple story.  The book is straightforward, and the contentment and unapologetic portrayal of prayer in a person's day is sweet and important to highlight. For preschool to early elementary this book would be a great addition to shelves, story time, and bedtime as well.

A good story in which wil be helpful in giving insight on the muslims' obligation to pray.

This story follows a young boy named Ibrahim, who then shares with us how he goes through his days while being a good muslim who always prays to his God.

Ibrahim showed us how he manage his time and provide time for each prayer and the significance of doing so. I think it is a lovely yet informative reading resources! And love the representation of the muslim community❤️

So refreshing to see authentic Muslim rep that emphasizes and celebrates Islamic prayer! While the story does need some development, as it's very surface-level and doesn't have any real plot or character development, it is fantastic to see genuine Muslim rep. I look forward to seeing more Muslim kidlit that doesn't erase Islam from Muslim stories!

An insightful book about muslims' obligatory prayers.
In this story, Ibrahim shares his day on how he spend his time at school , friends, and family... and also the time he dedicates to pray. To explain further, Ibrahim shows how he manages to spend time to pray . Each prayer was mentioned in detail and its significance for offering.
An informative book to learn about a muslim's obligation to pray.

**Thank you to NetGalley and Rosen Publishing Group for this ARC in exchanged for an honest review**

Ibrahim is a Muslim boy, and we follow him throughout the day as he prepares for and engages in the five prayers of the day: Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, and Isha. Before he can pray, he must cleanse, known as Wudu. When he gets home from school, his mother reminds him why praying is so important.

This book is one of a kind. The repetition sounds good because it’s just the way to remind the kids about our daily needs, to pray five times a day. The illustrations are so beautiful and they successfully deliver the message about wudu steps. Great book not only for muslim kids, but also everyone who wants to learn about muslim daily duties.

I received a complimentary copy of this book via Netgalley. Opinions expressed in this review are my own opinions.

Thereis nothing I love more then reading about different cultures and religions and I strongly believe in teaching kids about them as well. Ibrahim has taught me a lot about his 5 prayers and how he prepared himself to pray. I think it's beautiful and I would absolutely have this book in my classroom.

This was a cute children's book about a little Muslim boy named Ibrahim who is devout and makes sure to pray his five daily prayers while going about his day. While he goes to school and plays outside and spends time with his family, he makes sure to stop when it's prayer time and make time for God. It's an encouraging message for kids, and the illustrations were beautifully done as well.