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Islamic stories for kids

Each figure has one full story and a handful of five-minute tales, beautifully narrated and faithful to the Qur'an and classical tafsir.

Islamic stories for kids are the true accounts of the prophets, the companions of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, and the women of Islam, told from the Qur'an, the seerah, and the classical tafsir rather than invented. Sukun Kids narrates 21 of these figures for children ages 3 and up, 125 audio stories in all, and publishes a full story for every figure on this site, free to read. Pick a figure below, read the story aloud tonight, or press play in the app and let the narration carry it.

New here? Start with which story to tell first, or the guide to short Islamic bedtime stories.

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Who each hero was, and what is waiting on their page: the full story, the short tales, what children learn, and the questions parents ask.

Prophet Ibrahimإبراهيم

Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham), peace be upon him, is remembered as the friend of Allah and a father of prophets.

Full story, 25 minutes · 7 short tales

Prophet Musaموسى

Prophet Musa (Moses), peace be upon him, was born at a time when a tyrant, Pharaoh, ruled Egypt and feared the children of Israel.

Full story, 28 minutes · 7 short tales

Prophet Sulaymanسليمان

Prophet Sulayman (Solomon), peace be upon him, was the son of Prophet Dawud, and Allah gave him a kingdom and gifts no one else has been given.

Full story, 19 minutes · 6 short tales

Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, was a close companion of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and the second caliph of Islam, known as al-Faruq, the one who distinguishes truth from falsehood.

Full story, 16 minutes · 6 short tales

The story of Prophet Yusuf (Joseph), peace be upon him, is the one Allah Himself calls “the most beautiful of stories” (Surah Yusuf 12:3).

Full story, 18 minutes · 6 short tales

Prophet Adam, peace be upon him, was the first human being and the first of all the prophets, our very first father.

Full story, 16 minutes · 5 short tales

Aishaعائشة

Aisha bint Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with her, was the daughter of Abu Bakr as-Siddiq, a wife of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, and one of the Mothers of the Believers (al-Ahzab 33:6).

Full story, 14 minutes · 5 short tales

Ashab al-Kahfأصحاب الكهف

The People of the Cave (Ashab al-Kahf) were a group of young believers who lived in a city that worshipped idols.

Full story, 17 minutes · 5 short tales

Bilal ibn Rabah, may Allah be pleased with him, was an enslaved African man in Makkah and one of the earliest people to believe in the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him.

Full story, 16 minutes · 5 short tales

Prophet Isaعيسى

Prophet Isa (Jesus), peace be upon him, is one of the greatest messengers of Allah in Islam, born miraculously to Maryam (Mary) without a father.

Full story, 18 minutes · 5 short tales

Maryamمريم

Maryam (Mary), peace be upon her, is honoured in the Qur’an as the greatest of all women: “chosen above the women of the worlds” (Surah Aal Imran 3:42).

Full story, 20 minutes · 5 short tales

Prophet Nuh (Noah), peace be upon him, was sent to call his people back to the worship of the one God after they had turned to idols.

Full story, 17 minutes · 5 short tales

Prophet Yunus (Jonah), peace be upon him, was a prophet of Allah sent to the people of Nineveh, in what is now Iraq.

Full story, 10 minutes · 5 short tales

Abu Bakr as-Siddiqأبو بكر

Abu Bakr as-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, was the closest companion of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and the first caliph of Islam.

Full story, 16 minutes · 4 short tales

Asiyaآسية

Asiya, may Allah be pleased with her, was the wife of Pharaoh, the tyrant king of Egypt, and the woman who lifted baby Musa from a basket on the river and raised him in the palace.

Full story, 17 minutes · 4 short tales

Prophet Ayyub (Job), peace be upon him, was a prophet of Allah remembered above all for his patience.

Full story, 17 minutes · 4 short tales

Prophet Dawud (David), peace be upon him, was a prophet and king of the Children of Israel who began as a shepherd boy.

Full story, 16 minutes · 4 short tales

Prophet Salih, peace be upon him, was a prophet of Allah sent to the people of Thamud, skilled builders who carved their homes into the rock of northern Arabia.

Full story, 16 minutes · 4 short tales

Prophet Yahya (John the Baptist), peace be upon him, was a prophet of Allah and the son of Prophet Zakariya, born in answer to his elderly father’s prayer.

Full story, 13 minutes · 4 short tales

Prophet Yaqubيعقوب

Prophet Yaqub, remembered as the patient, told for children from the Qur'an and classical tafsir.

Full story, 15 minutes · 4 short tales

Prophet Zakariya, remembered as the awaited, told for children from the Qur'an and classical tafsir.

Full story, 16 minutes · 4 short tales

How the stories are told

Every story starts from the Qur'an, then Ibn Kathir's Stories of the Prophets and Ma'ariful Qur'an for the detail, and the seerah and hadith for the companions. Nothing is added for drama; the hard moments are softened for small children rather than cut, and each story ends the way a bedtime should, quietly. How the stories are reviewed →

The stories are written to be heard: a full story for a long car ride or a settled evening, and five-minute tales for the nights when there is only time for one. Older children can follow the text on screen while the narration plays. For the full list of the prophets, who they were, and how they are related, see the prophets in Islam.