Scents of Paradise
The Prophet's ﷺ Night Journey to Jerusalem and ascent through the heavens, told in seven chapters with recitations, for children aged 7 to 12.
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What is Scents of Paradise about?
Scents of Paradise is an Islamic audiobook for children aged 7 to 12 about Al-Isra wal-Mi'raj, the night the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was carried from Makkah to Jerusalem and then raised through the heavens.
The story begins at a hard time. The Prophet ﷺ has lost Khadijah and his uncle Abu Talib, and in Ta'if an angry crowd drives him out with stones. Bleeding in a vineyard, he turns to Allah in dua, and when the angel of the mountains offers to crush the town, he asks instead that its people's children come to worship Allah.
Then, one night in Makkah, the angel Jibreel comes to him. He rides the Buraq to Jerusalem, where he leads the prophets in prayer, and rises through the seven heavens, meeting Adam, Isa, Yahya, Yusuf, Idris, Harun, Musa and Ibrahim (peace be upon them). He reaches the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary, and Allah gives the Muslims the prayer: fifty prayers, reduced at Musa's urging to five. Back in Makkah, Abu Bakr believes him at once, and the caravans the Prophet ﷺ described arrive just as he said.
The audiobook is long and rich, and it shows children why the five daily prayers are a gift. It is researched, written and narrated by Mehded Maryam Sinclair, with qasidas and Qur'an recitations by Ibrahim Khan and AbdulMajeed Abugideiri.
What your child will learn
- The five daily prayers were given to the Prophet ﷺ by Allah on the night of the Mi'raj.
- Even in his hardest times, the Prophet ﷺ turned to Allah and forgave those who hurt him.
- After difficulty comes relief, as it did after Ta'if.
- Abu Bakr believed the Prophet ﷺ without doubt, and he is known as As-Siddiq, the one who always believed him.
Chapters
- Introduction
- The Trials
- The Night Journey
- Jerusalem
- Ascending
- Ascension
- The Return
Where this audiobook comes from
- Surah Al-Isra 17:1: Glory be to Him who took His servant by night from the Sacred Mosque to the Farthest Mosque, whose surroundings We have blessed, to show him some of Our signs.
- Surah An-Najm 53:13-18: The Prophet ﷺ saw Jibreel at the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary; his sight did not swerve, and he saw some of the greatest signs of his Lord.
- Sahih al-Bukhari 3887: The Prophet's ﷺ ascent through the heavens, the prophets he met in each one, and the fifty prayers reduced to five.
- Sahih Muslim 162: The Buraq, the prayer in Jerusalem, the ascent through the heavens and the gift of the five prayers.
- Sahih al-Bukhari 3231: After Ta'if, the angel of the mountains offered to crush its people, and the Prophet ﷺ hoped instead that their descendants would worship Allah alone.
- Surah Al-Ahqaf 46:29-31: A group of jinn listened to the Qur'an and returned to their people to call them to it.
Talk about it afterwards
- How did the Prophet ﷺ answer the angel of the mountains after Ta'if?
- Which prophets did he meet in the heavens?
- Why do you think Allah gave us the prayer on this special night?
- What did Abu Bakr say when people told him about the Night Journey?
- How can we remember this gift each time we pray?
Words to know
- Al-Isra wal-Mi'raj
- The Night Journey from Makkah to Jerusalem, and the Prophet's ﷺ rise through the heavens.
- Buraq
- The white riding animal, smaller than a mule and bigger than a donkey, that carried the Prophet ﷺ on the Night Journey.
- Masjid al-Aqsa
- The Farthest Mosque, in Jerusalem, the first qiblah of the Muslims.
- Sidrat al-Muntaha
- The Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary, in the highest heaven.
- Qasida
- A poem in praise of the Prophet ﷺ, often sung.
Frequently asked questions
What age is Scents of Paradise suitable for?
Children aged 7 to 12. The stoning at Ta'if, the punishments the Prophet ﷺ was shown and the story of Pharaoh's hairdresser are told in some detail, so parents may like to listen first or listen together.
Is Scents of Paradise based on the Qur'an and hadith?
Yes. The Night Journey is told in Surah Al-Isra and Surah An-Najm, and the ascent through the heavens in Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim. The audiobook also draws on the sira and on longer narrations.
How long is Scents of Paradise?
About 80 minutes, in seven chapters.
