Little Rocket's Imaan Boosting Journey

Little Rocket's Imaan Boosting Journey is an Islamic picture book for children aged 4 to 9 about a little rocket on his first flight into space, who learns to turn to Allah when he is afraid and to thank Him when he is saved.

Little Rocket lives at a quiet launch station and is nervous before his first flight. His tummy is tight, so he does some dhikr to calm his heart, says Bismillah and starts his engine. As he climbs past the clouds and over lakes, mountains and trees, he remembers that Allah made them all. In space he says SubhanAllah at the size of the Earth and at the planets that float and do not fall, and he keeps well away from the burning sun.

Tired, he lands on a rocky moon for a nap, but falling comets wake him. He is knocked over and buried under rocks too heavy to move, and all his heart can say is: O Allah, to You I turn, please help me get home safe. Officer Cosmo, a brave blue rocket, hears the noise, relies on Allah and pulls Little Rocket free with his hook. Little Rocket says Alhamdulillah and thanks Cosmo with JazakAllahu khayran.

He flies home feeling closer to Allah than when he set out, because Allah answered his dua and sent His help through a friend. The story is told in rhyme and is music-free.

Ready for the first flight

The morning sun rose over a friendly town, far away, where people loved space. Beneath its curvy hills lay a quiet launch station, and there lived Little Rocket, ready to explore Allah's creation.

Little Rocket was nervous before his first flight. His wings were sweaty and his tummy was tight. So he did some dhikr to calm his heart, glorifying and praising Allah, and bravely started his engine. "Bismillah! Here we go!"

Up into space

Climbing fast, he left his home far below. As he saw the clouds and the beautiful blue sky, Little Rocket remembered Allah and prayed for courage. He had never been so high. Flying over a lake, he remembered that Allah, the One, had made everything, big or small: the mountains and the trees, the whales and the buzzing bees.

Minutes passed. The blue sky grew dark and the stars multiplied, until at last he was up in space. "SubhanAllah! Look at the Earth! Look at its size!" The beauty of space took him by surprise. He swooshed over and under the planets and noticed how they floated and did not fall. How perfect is the One who gave them their shape, the One to whom everything belongs.

Discovering Allah's creation was great fun, but he had to be careful not to fly too near the burning sun. Curious Little Rocket wanted to keep going, all the way to Neptune, but his tired engine told him it was time to rest. With little energy left, he found his way to a rocky moon and made a soft landing under the twinkling stars. Everything was calm and peaceful, and he settled down for a nap.

Trapped on the moon

Thud! Little Rocket woke with a fright. Comets were falling all around. Kaboom! The bangs and booms made the ground shake and rumble. Little Rocket was hit, and he rolled and tumbled on and on until he crashed, buried under dusty rocks and thick black ash.

Panicking and shaking, he tried to break free, but the weight on him was far too heavy. He could not budge, and he began to realise that a little rocket could not move rocks that size. In the hopelessness and the dark, all his heart could say was: "O Allah, to You I turn. Please help me get home safe today."

Officer Cosmo

Not far away, a brave blue rocket was flying through space. "What's that loud noise?" wondered Officer Cosmo, pausing where he was. Boom! "That sounds to me like an emergency." He followed the thundering sounds at top speed, and there he spotted a fellow rocket in great need.

With so little time, what could he do? "O Allah, I rely only on You!" he said, and he launched his hook with his target in sight. SubhanAllah, it caught Little Rocket just right, and the noisy moon grew smaller as Little Rocket was pulled away.

Feeling relieved, Little Rocket knew that Alhamdulillah was what he should say. After thanking Allah, he said shyly to the stranger, "JazakAllahu khayran! I was really in danger."

"Wa iyyak," replied Officer Cosmo. "Now I must be on my way. There may be more rockets in need today." And he left with a burst of flame. He had been the one through whom Allah's help came.

Home again

As his adventure came to an end, imaan swelled up in Little Rocket's heart. Flying home, he felt closer to Allah than when his journey began. How perfect is Allah's creation, and His mercy too. Little Rocket knew that this beautiful reminder was true: Allah had answered his dua. There is none worthy of worship but Allah.