Allah Made Us Different

Allah Made Us Different is an Islamic audiobook for children aged 4 to 9 about Little Birdie, a bird who is not happy being a bird, and her mother, who helps her see that Allah made every creature different.

Little Birdie lives in a beautiful forest, but she thinks it might be better to be something else. When she sees a kitten, she tries to walk like a cat, but she has only two feet, and her wings soon get sore. She paints her wings to look like a butterfly, but they do not look pretty at all. She dives into the sea to be a fish, forgetting that she cannot swim, and only just flies out in time. She tries standing still like a flower, but the sun is too hot. Then she stays awake all night like an owl, and she is still asleep at noon when her friends come to find her.

When she wakes up, her mum explains that Allah created many, many creatures and made us all different. What makes us special is being ourselves and doing what we do best. Little Birdie agrees: trying to be someone else is very, very hard. Her mum gives her a big feathery hug.

Short and gently funny, the story helps children who wish they were like someone else to see the good in how Allah made them. It takes about four minutes and is music-free.