Award-winning author Hajera Memon is actually receiving very little kisses all over the world by means of the woman's creative storytelling connected with many of the most excellent, fantastic and timeless occasions from the Holy Quran.
She's the particular inventor connected with creating household Hue 7 Confined and author from the 1st Islamic pop-up guide ‘The Story from the Hippo, ’ which shows the particular story connected with Surah Al-Feel.
Planning to pursue a profession where she may learn more about the woman's faith and help it become available and enjoyable with regard to some others, Hajera commenced the woman's creating company right after resigning like a fund legal professional with Birmingham.
“I liked the particular tales When i spent my youth having, along with the mixture of publishing and novelty creating quick became a means in my opinion for you to rediscover and share most of these miraculous ventures and timeless lessons, ” she said.
“My creativity originated from wanting to generate a long-term cause of helpful understanding, which has been creative and striking with regard to children to find out and realize more with regards to Islam. ”
Hajera wished to create something which summarized the particular wonders from the tales within an awe-inspiring technique, because “nothing in this way definitely persisted on the Islamic creating world i really produced dua and commenced! ”
The particular aim for those ebooks should be to really encourage children for more info with regards to Allah, about the Holy Quran, it's persons and their incredible tales to develop and fortify their faith.
The particular label Hue 7 seemed to be prompted through a couple Ahadith from the Prophet Muhammad (peace become after him), the primary currently being: “When men drops dead, his / her excellent actions will even arrive at a finish apart from a few: Sadaqah Jariyah (ceaseless charity); an understanding that's helpful, or perhaps a virtuous descendant exactly who prays with regard to him (for the particular deceased)” and “There usually are several who Allah will probably colour along with his colour on the day when there will be not any colour besides His / her. ”
“The label consequently assists like a reminder for your total vision from the organization, build in the interests of Allah, to handle function that can, insha’Allah continuously bring about benefitting persons and possessing a loving relationship having Him or her, ” Hajera said.
Hue 7 offers published a couple titles thus far, the primary ‘The Story from the Elephant’ attained remarkable accomplishment as the world’s 1st pop-up and perform guide informing an account from the phase from the Holy Quran. In a inspired and special manner, the particular guide produces Surah Al-Feel alive and includes a quiz, some sort of color place and a press-out elephant task for your children to actually try.
The 2nd identify is usually a colour changing bathtub guide named “My Primary Wudu Book” and a child’s 1st launch on the areas of the body Muslims wash within the purchase when creating wudu.
The particular venture offers gotten overwhelmingly constructive suggestions via moms and dads all over the world, based on Hajera.
“A information which carressed myself particularly seemed to be from the non-Muslim mom exactly who said: ‘My daughter absolutely really likes the particular guide and contains been examining the idea again and again. She's in fact said, this can be a the majority of important guide she has at any time got and would choose to palm the idea as a result of her very own daughter 1 day! This simply goes to show exactly what a positive change ones guide has on children, ’” she said.
With regard to Hajera, elevating fund for your venture seemed to be and remains an hurdle because could be the case having some other start-up.
Pop-up textbooks usually are hand-assembled, thus production costs usually are pretty high. “Shade 7’s creating journey commenced from the crowdfunding program named Indiegogo. Persons via all over the world guaranteed the particular initiative through pre-ordering the particular guide, which helped raise an overall connected with £41, 472.
“In the united kingdom, looking to find some sort of halal cause of finance has become tough. The particular scholarships for your creative companies that do exist usually are nation's lottery financed and for that reason not really something I find myself could be permissible to take and also the quite a few types of awareness based start-up financial products. Exactly what our own local community wants is usually a non-compromised, obvious reduce strategy to elevating fund which doesn’t include awareness. Returns based group finance and pre-selling by means of most of these systems is actually something we’ve utilized to assist you enhance the funds we’ve essential thus far, ” Hajera said.
With an primary art print work connected with 5, 000 pop-up textbooks within the summer 2014, Hue 7 offers sold around 70 pct with their stock thus far.
“With the particular bathtub textbooks, all of us did an inferior work connected with only two, 000 textbooks and still have sold 70 pct individuals stock throughout 17 places Alhamdulillah — the particular exciting thing is actually it has been inside of only two a few months! We hope all of us should be able to continue to fortify our own submission routes and grow, ” the particular inventor said.
The particular Holy Quran is actually prosperous having impressive, timeless tales and a few with their subsequent titles consist of Noah’s Ark, the particular story connected with Prophet Joseph, and a series on Prophet Moses, (peace become after them all).
“We’re aiming to accomplish our own present a couple textbooks with Arabic with 2016 and continue to produce our own baby bathtub guide series as well as other interactive titles. We have been furthermore taking a look at three dimensional interactive blog to bring the particular tales alive using a electronic digital program, ” Hajera said.
With the surge with the application of supplements and smartphones, children currently usually are fewer willing to examining textbooks. Hajera said the particular interactive textbooks perform a significant function in promoting Islamic consciousness one of many kids.
“Introducing textbooks, story time period, function perform, bedtime tales and specially creating an engaging experience with regard to the two parent or guardian and child is actually something we'd like include in this electronic digital age. We’ve observed that our function, by means of it's interactivity offers helped for you to fortify that connection just a family model and produce connection, words abilities and quite a few significantly set some sort of construction with regard to children for you to investigate religious matters, ” she said, putting “Children study in many different ways, by means of various mediums and this is why all of us accomplish involve some interactive electronic digital designs individuals titles, to combine our own creative work with technology. ”
The particular textbooks usually are filled with Harrods, Selfridges & Company. Birmingham, the particular Kinokuniya Bookshop within the Dubai Local mall along with the Makkah Timepiece Tower system Hotel kiosk with Saudi Persia.
“We are also researching associations having chains including Jarir and accomplish completely hope to have the two textbooks available in bookstores with 2016, ” Hajera said.
The particular trailblazing author incorporates a word connected with tips for ladies who wish to investigate creating with regard to Islamic requirements.
“My honest tips is usually to continuously make an effort to invigorate ones objectives and make Dua from every single chance, yourself and with regard to some others. Nothing is produced quick besides exactly what He helps make quick. Get it done from the cardiovascular is actually the particular objective for you to you need to just Allah. I seriously think He will complete a path for you as you look for for you to attract more detailed for you to Him or her although upping your personal understanding through creating anything at all associated with an Islamic character, ” she said.
