Hajj Card

ACTIVITY: Pop Up Ka'ba Card

Material Needed:

Card

Scissors

Black colours, paper, felt

Gold card or glitter

Fold a card in half and cut two small vertical slits inwards from the middle crease. Open the card and now fold back on itself in the opposite direction, while gently pulling out the rectangular cut out.
Decorate the Ka'ba and write a farewell card for family travelling to Hajj or to celebrate Eid.

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Qibla

Key Learning Point: 
Muslims from all over the world pray facing the same direction, towards the Ka'ba in Makkah. It is called the Qibla. Everyday when we pray, we remember that we are facing the House of Allah. It helps us to check if we are doing good deeds that are taking us close to Allah.

Quran Verse: 
Wa ahsin, do good 28:77

ACTIVITY: Qibla Arrow
Materials Needed:
Cardboard
Colour pens
Compass
Map

Use a map/globe to point out the locations of the home city and Makkah and have the children use a compass to locate the Qibla direction.
Decorate an arrow with a picture of the Ka’ba and stick it in bedroom.
Explain how it is good to try and face this special direction every time we do something. It reminds us of Allah and makes us think about whether we are doing something that would make Allah happy.

Other Resources:
Qibla and Cardinal Directions by Teaching Young Muslims

Extention Activity: Make A Compass

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Maqam Ibrahim

Quran Verse: 
Ooshkurolillah, be thankful to Allah

Lesson Introduction: 
There is a special place near the Ka’ba called ‘Maqam Ibrahim’. Inside it are the footsteps of Prophet Ibrahim, from when he was building the Ka’ba. Pilgrims pray a 2 rakah salaa beside it after tawaaf.
It reminds us how with every footstep Prophet Ibrahim took, he said Alhamdulilah. He thanked Allah for everything and it made Allah love him so much!

Activity: Maqam Ibrahim 
Prophet Ibrahim (as) always remembered the blessings Allah had given Him and was always busy saying thank you to Allah. This good action was loved so much by Allah that He choose Prophet Ibrahim to become His special friend, Khalilullah. 

Materials needed: 
Card 
Gold glitter/paint

Have the child think/write/draw one thing they are grateful for each day.

Every time emphasise the Quranic phrase ‘ooshkuro lillah’ as a prompt to thank Allah for our blessings

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What’s In Your Heart?

ACTIVITY: What’s In Your Heart?
Materials needed:
Large cardboard heart cut out
Post it notes

Have each child write on a post it note, one good deed they have done to beautify their heart.
Have them hold a large heart cut out and say “Allah looks at what I do, not what I look like” and then stick their note onto the heart before passing onto the next child to do the same.

Prayer: O Allah. Help me to remember that what I do is more important than what I look like. Help me to do lots of good deeds that make my heart beautiful.

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What's Inside Counts!

ACTIVITY: What's Inside Counts
Materials Needed: 
Two gifts, one dull and the other exciting! 
Wrap one in a plain box and the other in a box covered with fancy paper,
bows and ribbons.

Show the two gift boxes. Have the children point out which they would like to choose. Open each to reveal the more exciting present in the plain wrapper!

The wrapping is like our appearance, and the gift inside is like our hearts. To Allah, it doesn't matter what you look like on the outside. It is more important that our heart inside is full of good deeds. 

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Paper Chain Dolls

ACTIVITY: Paper Chain Dolls
Materials needed:
Paper
Scissors
Colours
Heart stickers

Cut out a chain of paper dolls. Have the children colour each one differently.
Place a heart sticker on each one.

To Allah, it doesn’t matter what you look like on the outside, whether you’re tall, short, what colour your hair is or if you wear glasses. Allah cares about your heart inside. Is it full of good deeds?

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Ihram

Key Learning Point:

To Allah, it doesn’t matter what you look like on the outside, whether you’re tall, short, what colour your hair is or if you wear glasses. Allah looks inside us, at our heart to see if it is full of good deeds.

Quran Verse:

Wa ahsin, do good 28:77

Lesson Introduction:

In Hajj, people from all over the world gather together. All these people have different ways of dressing, speaking, eating etc.

When we perform the Hajj, Allah tells us all to wear the Ihram, the same simple white clothes. You wouldn’t be able to guess who is rich or poor, what kind of job the person does, where he comes from, even if they're the king! Everyone is concentrating on doing good deeds and not what they look like!

Name some different nationalities and look through images that show their cultural ways of dressing. Talk about how some look a lot grander than others, some are more colourful, each one helps you identify where a person is from. Discuss how whether what you think of someone depends on how they look?

We shouldn’t look at people and think we know what they are like just because they dress a certain way. Only Allah knows what their heart is like. If they have been doing lots of good deeds, their inside will be beautiful and that's what matters.

Activities:
What's Inside Counts
Paper Chain Dolls
What's In Your Heart?
Sweetness of Good Deeds

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Good Deeds Magnet

Key Learning Point:

Every good deed brings you closer to Allah!

Quran Verse:

Wa ahsin, do good 28:77

Lesson Introduction:

Allah is our Creator and the One who has given us so many blessings.

He is our Master and our job is to listen to Him and do what He has told us.

A Muhsin is one who does good.

Allah tells us in the Qur'an that He loves the muhsineen!

ACTIVITY: Good Deeds Magnet

Materials Needed:

Magnetic selection of 1p/2p coins

Tub of rice

Large Magnet

For each coin, have the child say a good deed and place it into a box of rice.

‘Let’s see what happens when Allah sees you doing a good deed.'

Hover a magnet over the rice and watch how the coins are pulled up.

Good deeds are magnetic!

Every time you do a good deed, Allah pulls you close to Him!

Every good deed brings you closer to Allah.

Allah loves those who do good deeds :)

Point out:

-There is no such thing as a ‘small’ good deed, all the coins were magnetic!

-It doesn’t matter if no-one saw you do the good deed. Even coins hidden atthe bottom of the pile were pulled up by the magnet. Every good deed is

seen by Allah and pulled towards Him!

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