Long, long ago in a far away place in Canaan, near Nablus, some thirty miles north of Jerusalem, lived a pious old man. His name was Yaqub. Yaqub was the grandson of the great prophet Ibrahim. He had twelve sons. Yusuf was the second youngest of them. From the very beginning his father was much impressed by this young, noble and gentle soul, for whom he saw a great and promising future. One day Yusuf who was a boy of keen intelligence and a kind nature, had an unusual dream, in which eleven stars and the sun and the moon, all bowed down to him.

 Saniyasnain Khan is a children’s author, with over 100 children’s books to his credit. These are on subjects relating to Islam and a number of them have been translated into Arabic, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Danish, Polish, Swedish, Bosnian, Russian, Turkish, Malay, Thai, Urdu, Malayalam, and other languages. He hopes that his books will be a true companion on the path of spiritual development, and will help children to know the true purpose and meaning of life. His most recent books are Bedtime Quran Stories, Five-Minute Quran Stories and Baby’s First Prophet Muhammad Stories. The author can be reached at: [email protected]