The Islamic Year: Surahs, Stories, and Celebrations

Celebrate the IslamicYear in your family or at school! You are invited to explore Muslim festivals with this inspiring treasury of stories, surahs, songs, games, recipes, craft and art activities. Folk tales illustrate the core values of Islamic culture with gentle humour and wisdom.

The Islamic Year is beautifully illustrated, with a colour calendar, Arabic calligraphy of the Names of God, traditional patterns, maps and pictures drawn from many part of the Muslim world.

About the Author:

Noorah Al-Gailani’s family is from Iraq. She teaches Islam in Saturday schools and works as a curator in London.

Chris Smith is a musician and storyteller, known for his storytelling of The Queen of Sheba at the British Museum. He has a passion for Arab folktales, myths and legends, gained from living in Palestine.