Islamic
Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God (or '' Allah'') as it was revealed to Muhammad, the mai ...
toys are children's
toys directed towards the Muslim community or the
Ummah
' (; ar, أمة ) is an Arabic word meaning "community". It is distinguished from ' ( ), which means a nation with common ancestry or geography. Thus, it can be said to be a supra-national community with a common history.
It is a synonym for ' ...
. They can be in the form of
dolls, plastic toys,
board game
Board games are tabletop games that typically use . These pieces are moved or placed on a pre-marked board (playing surface) and often include elements of table, card, role-playing, and miniatures games as well.
Many board games feature a comp ...
s. Islamic toys are usually designed to be educational.
Characteristics
They usually carry features that refer to the
Muslim
Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...
value sets.
Recent history
Many toy companies have tried to introducing Islamic toys to the market place these effort where concentrated on dolls and board games.
Most effort of the toy companies were concentrated on the Middle Eastern region, although successful attempt examples such as
Fulla, were successfully introduced to a wide variety of the international market .
Until recently
Fitra toys, a company based in Hong Kong has introduced a diversified range of Islamic toys that combines a story book series and variety of Science DIY toys, wooden toys, and
Islamic Art and craft.
[Khaleej Times Online.com. ""Pulla" - the Arab world’s Barbie". Retrieved July 21, 2006.]
See also
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Razanne
Razanne is a series of dolls designed and produced by Ammar Saadeh, a Palestinian expatriate living in Michigan, United States.
The dolls hit the consumer markets in 1996. Inspired by the American doll ''Barbie'', ''Razanne'' is aimed, according ...
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Saghira
Saghira (Arabic language, Arabic for ''little girl'') is a Muslim doll that was created as an alternative to other mainstream dolls which usually are made in western countries. Saghira is now a 17 and half inch doll that is available in North Afr ...
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Islamic culture
Toy culture
Toy industry