Researcher Abdul Rasheed said that his choice of the topic came from the importance of children's literature and what Al-Shaalan provides in terms of literary production in this field, explaining that the study aimed to introduce her contributions and highlight her experience in writing for children and the educational and humanitarian values her works contain, such as patience, contentment, and noble morals, along with moral lessons and lessons.
The researcher relied on the analytical approach in his thesis, benefiting from the data of the historical approach, as the study was divided into an introduction, four chapters, results, and a conclusion.
The first chapter dealt with the concept of children's literature, its development, importance, and characteristics, while the second chapter was devoted to studying Al-Shaalan's life, her political, social, literary, and cultural environment, along with her creative experience and literary works.
The third chapter focused on Al-Shaalan's literary contributions in novels, plays, short stories, and children's stories, while the fourth chapter was devoted to an analytical study of some of her works directed at children, including "Ibn Taymiyyah: Sheikh al-Islam and the Reviver of the Sunnah," "Harun al-Rashid: The Pious Caliph and Warrior," "Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi: The Father of Prosody and Arabic Grammar," and "Al-Azz ibn Abd al-Salam: Sultan of Scholars and Seller of Kings."
The examination committee consisted of Professor Dr. Abu Sufian Al-Islahi as supervisor, Professor Dr. Muhammad Fidan Big, Head of the Department of Arabic Language at Aligarh Muslim University, and Professor Dr. Islam Al-Islahi.
