(And How That Starts at Home)
Muslim kids are full of questions.
Why does it rain?
How do fish breathe?
Where does the sun go when it sets?
But too often, instead of answers… they get silence. Or worse — shame.
“Stop asking so much.”
“That’s not important right now.”
“Just say Alhamdulillah and move on.”
We think we’re teaching humility.
What we’re really doing is shutting down curiosity — one question at a time.
Curiosity Is a Mercy, Not a Threat
Islam gave the world its first true scientists.
Astronomers, engineers, doctors, and mathematicians emerged from a culture that encouraged asking why.
It wasn’t seen as arrogance. It was seen as worship.
Because the more you study the world, the more you see the hand of the Creator in it.
So why are we raising kids who think science is “just a school subject”…
instead of something sacred?
The Problem Isn’t Religion — It’s the Way We Use It
Somehow, our community drifted into a version of Islam where:
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Faith meant following blindly
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Knowledge meant memorizing, not discovering
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Science became “secular,” and questions became “disrespectful”
And when our kids ask things like:
“How did the mountains get so big?”
“Why do goats live on cliffs?”
“What does halal even mean in nature?”
They’re not rejecting Islam.
They’re reaching for it — through creation.
And we should meet them there.
Less Shame, More Discovery
When a child asks how cliffs were formed…
That’s a door to talk about rain, erosion, time, and divine design.
When they ask why pigs aren’t halal…
That’s a moment to talk about ecosystems, cleanliness, and ethics.
When they wonder how animals survive in the wild…
That’s a lesson in both science and God’s wisdom in every creature.
We don’t have to pick between facts and faith.
We can raise kids who hold both.
That’s What We Built Our Storybooks Around
At Mayous, we don’t write shallow “Islamic” stories.
We write books that blend:
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Quranic verses
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Real scientific knowledge
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Emotionally intelligent storytelling
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And natural wonder that sparks deep questions
Like our halal animals book, where kids don’t just learn what is halal — they discover the world those animals live in.
From how wind and rain shaped their cliffs, to why certain creatures survive in certain environments.
No shame.
No fear.
Just beauty, awe, and meaning.
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