There was a boy named Ibrahim. He had a great passion for playing and reading books. One day, he went to his friend’s house, and he saw a toy robot there that he liked very much.
When he came home, he remembered that he had read in a book that if you pray to a shooting star, your wish will be fulfilled. He kept waiting for a shooting star the whole night.
Finally, one night he saw a shooting star, and he prayed, “I want a robot I saw at my friend’s house.
He waited for half a month, but his wish didn't come true. He was so upset that his wish did not come true. His grandmother saw him, called Ibrahim, and asked, "Why are you so upset, Ibrahim?"
Ibrahim said, “I liked my friend’s toy robot. I wished to a shooting star just like the boy in my storybook. But my wish did not come true."
His grandmother told him, “Beta, these things are not true. How can a shooting star fulfill our wishes? We are Muslims. I will tell you what a shooting star really means. In the Quran, Allah tells us that when bad Jinns (shayateen) spy in the sky, the angels throw stars to shoo them away.”
Ibrahim was listening intently. His grandmother continued, “Beta, always remember, we only pray to Allah. No one has the power to make our wishes come true. If we make wishes to someone else, it is shirk.”
In the night, he prayed to Allah, “Ya Allah, I want a toy robot, please give it to me.”
In the night, he prayed to Allah, “Ya Allah, I want a toy robot, please give it to me.” In the evening, his aunt came to visit. She handed him a gift box. When he opened the gift, he was surprised to see that it was the same robot he liked.
He was very happy, and thanked Allah. Now, Ibrahim knows why Muslims do not wish to a shooting star, and so do you.
Lovely story
What a lovely way to instill Islamic values in kids.. you wrote really good arij.