ILYAS & DUCK Search for Allah: Pillar 1 Hardcover – November 10, 2012

The first time I read this book, I cried at the end. It's that beautiful. I love sharing this with friends and their kids, reading it to a classroom of little ones, etc. Great quality, thoughtful, I buy it over and over and recommend you do too.

My 32 months old son loves this book and reads it once at bedtime and even took it to his Montessori. The story is so well written that now he can say it all by himself after having heard it for about a week. This teaches a young child about so many scientific concepts and lays a very solid foundation in reasoning and faith. I just bought the other Ilyas book on Eid after having this for a week. Even though it is slightly high priced it is well worth it.

All Ilyas stories books are amazing and informative and answering Muslim kids questions in simple and logic way! I love it and my kids love it. My 6 years old starts say Allah is everywhere, just look at his creation and you can’t see Allah like you can see me! That concept is what I wanted to my kids!! Awesome work! Highly recommended for Muslim kids!

Wonderfully told story with cute illustrations that really capture my 5 yr. old child's attention. It peaks his interest in the topic without going into too much detail which is great because, it allows the parent to have a more open-ended discussion about the topic then they could have if everything was laid out.I also really enjoyed the size of the book....it isn't a small board book but an oversized picture book. This is great because, it really allows the illustrations to pop.Most importantly, my children really enjoy the book!

I love this book. Even though it says it's the search for Allah, it could work just as well as a spiritual book for any theistic or spiritual view. The book is about a boy and his duck who are looking for God. They encounter different animals who say that God can't just be seen literally the way you would see other physical objects. Eventually the boy realizes that the lesson is that God instead can be seen by the joy and wonder of the world around you. I like the spiritual nature of the book and the fact that while dealing with an inherently religious topic, it isn't overly preachy.

Wonderful book, mashallah, from the colorful vivid illustrations to the cute story. Wish there were more simple stories, most Muslim children’s books use big words and too many words, this was perfect. I hope to see more books from this author, inshallah. For those who think it's too expensive, it was priced at $18.75 when I purchased it & I used an Amazon coupon code for 30% off any one book (which come out every now & then) which made it $13.

It's so rare to find a book for Muslim kids that isn't preachy or poorly illustrated. This book is everything I've wanted packed into one book. Both of my boys (ages 3 & 6) love it and ask me to read it to them regularly. It definitely helps to explain a complex question to a young mind, while honoring the curiosity of children as well.I know there were some concerns about how the book actually deals with the location of Allah. I was actually concerned about this too, and wished the book's description would tell us, so we wouldn't have to figure it out after the purchase. The answer from the book is that we believe in Allah's existence because of all the beauties of creation that we see all around us. That's how we know Allah is there. However, the refrain "Allah is all around us. He created . . . . (the mountains, birds, fish, etc.)" is repeated throughout the book. Anyone having a problem with that explanation would be advised not to purchase the book.

Such a cute book mashaallah. My only complaint is the illustrations remind me of something quick and simple on a computer program... Way more effort could have been put into the illustrations to keep little ones interested. But overall I am very pleased to have bought this book and happy to have it in my children's bedtime readings 😊