Song: Everything Belongs to Allah

Song: Everything Belongs to Allah is an Islamic video for children aged 4 to 9: a song by the singer and songwriter Zain Bhikha about the beautiful creations of Allah, and how all of them say that there is no god but Allah.

It opens with a spoken invitation. The singer has travelled around the globe, from north to south and sunrise to sunset. He has seen the perfection of the world, and also the imperfections of people. Come with me, he says, and let me show you the beauty of the world.

Then the journey begins. A creature crawling on the deepest ocean bed, a dolphin riding the crest of a wave, a wise old elephant on the golden plains of the Serengeti, a cheetah and her cubs under a baobab tree, vultures swooping on their prey and a hippopotamus lifting its head from a muddy riverbed all say the same words: la ilaha illallah. Every bird knows its own prayer and praises Allah in its own way. The birds leave their homes each morning with tawakkul, trusting Allah: they do their best, and Allah gives them what is due.

The chorus reminds us that every living thing was made from water, fashioned and perfected by Allah, some tall, some small and some deep on the ocean floor. The earth, the sky and the turning of day and night are signs for us, and we will all return to Allah, the Most Forgiving, the Most High. So how can we be blind to this wonderful world?

The song ends with a light shining bright in the heart, and the words Ar-Rahman, Ar-Rahim, Rabbil Alameen and Bismillah, which also close Cotton Candy Sky. It lasts about 6 minutes.

• Surah Al-Anbiya 21:30: We made every living thing from water.
• Surah An-Nur 24:41: Whoever is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Allah, and the birds with wings outspread; each one knows its prayer and its praise.
• Jami at-Tirmidhi 2344: If you relied on Allah as you should, He would provide for you as He provides for the birds; they go out hungry in the morning and come back full.