About Bedtime Seerah
Why Bedtime Seerah exists
Many parents love Rasulullah ﷺ and want their children to love him too. What they often need is a way to tell his story.
The story behind Bedtime Seerah
Bedtime Seerah began with one question: how do you tell the Seerah to a child at bedtime so it feels natural?
It is compiled by Faiz Mansor, a father of five home-schooled children, who wanted the Seerah to have a fixed place in his family’s evenings, and published by Feetra Academy.
Most Seerah resources are references for adults, not words a parent can say to a sleepy child.
So the idea is simple: keep the facts, and write them in a form any parent can practise for a few minutes and tell with confidence.
We write for Muslim families in Malaysia and beyond, where bedtime is busy and parents want to do more than hand over a device. Each script fits a real evening, interruptions and all.
Our philosophy
At Bedtime Seerah, a few beliefs guide everything we write.
- Told, not only taught. Children come to love Rasulullah ﷺ through warm, repeated moments.
- Accurate and gentle. Warmth comes from the telling, never from invented details.
- Parents first. A confident parent makes a better storyteller.
- Small and steady. A few minutes nightly beats a long lesson now and then.
Our mission
To help every Muslim parent become their child’s first Seerah storyteller.
We measure success in quiet moments: a child asking for one more story, and a family ending the day with Rasulullah ﷺ.
Our values in practice
Respect for Rasulullah ﷺ
Every script speaks about the Prophet ﷺ with love and respect. We use his honorific, we put no invented words in his mouth, and we never show him in illustrations.
Clarity for children
Sentences are short and concrete. Hard words are explained inside the story, so your child never feels lost.
Trust with parents
We write as if we were sitting beside you at bedtime. The cues are suggestions, not rules.
Why Bedtime Seerah uses storytelling
Stories hold attention and stay in memory. A script gives you the words, so you can be present with your child.
The Seerah suits it: the stillness of the cave of Hira, the long road to Madinah, the joy of the people who welcomed him.
Told with care, children do not only learn what happened. They feel why it matters.
Who creates the content
Scripts are compiled by Faiz Mansor, father of five home-schooled children, from Sirah Nabi Muhammad ﷺ for Children by Ustaz Azlan Shah Nabees Khan, CEO of Arba Foundation, whose team reviews each one. The books are published by Feetra Academy.
Two questions guide every script. Can a parent say this comfortably to a sleepy child? Is every detail true to the Seerah?
The people behind Bedtime Seerah
Faiz Mansor, compiler
Father of five home-schooled children. He turns each Seerah lesson into a bedtime script, and tests every one at home first.
Ustaz Azlan Shah Nabees Khan, source and reviewer
The stories come from his children’s Seerah series, Sirah Nabi Muhammad ﷺ for Children, and his team reviews the material to confirm that each episode is accurate.
A note on accuracy
The Seerah is not fiction. Dialogue is a tool for the parent; events, names and places follow the established accounts. Where scholars differ, we say so rather than choose for you.
Every episode carries a page of source notes that separates the Quran, the hadith and the seerah and tafsir reports, and names what is an estimate or an artist’s imagination. Maps are drawn from real geographic data.
If you spot something that should be checked, write to us. Corrections are reviewed and the script is updated for every family.
What we believe about parents
You do not need to be an expert to teach your child about Rasulullah ﷺ. You need love, consistency and a little help with the words.
Parents grow too: many discover parts of the Seerah while preparing a story.
And no evening is too ordinary. The lessons that last are often shared in a dim room, in a tired voice, with a child who is almost asleep.
How families use the stories
Bedtime is the heart of it, but the stories travel well. Here are a few ways parents can bring them into the rest of family life.
- In Ramadan. A story after tarawih gives the month a gentle rhythm.
- On long drives. One parent tells it, and the questions fill the journey.
- In homeschool and weekend classes. A ready structure for a short Seerah session.
- With grandparents. Familiar voices telling familiar stories.
However you use them, the goal stays the same: more moments where Rasulullah ﷺ is part of your family’s conversation.
Where to start
If you are new to Bedtime Seerah, begin with the method, then explore the book and the guides for parents.
There is no wrong place to begin. Read a guide first, or open the book and tell a story tonight.