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9 Apr 2014

Usool e Deen: The Roots of Religion



Lesson Objectives:
- to understand the importance of the usool, the roots of religion
- to summarise the 5 roots of religion

Key Learning Point:
Islam is like a tree with both roots and branches. The roots of religion are called Usool e deen. There are 5 roots that tell us what our most important beliefs are. The roots support the entire tree and so what we believe in is very important.

Activity 1: Usool Tree Craft
A visual representation of how Islam is like a tree. There are 5 roots which tell us what we believe in. The roots support the entire tree and so what we believe in is very important.

Activity 2: Roots Handprint Worksheet
Make a tree picture using the child’s inverted hand print to help remember that there are five roots that represent the main beliefs of Islam. We must understand and believe in them to live Islam in the correct way.



Activity 3: Usool e Deen Quiz

Set of questions to help recap key learning points of previous usool lessons.




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Usool e Deen Quiz

Set of questions to help recap key learning points of previous usool lessons.

A wall visual to helps reinforce learnings and make being 'tested' more fun! The little ones in turn peel off a number from each of the roots, to get their corresponding question. There is a surprise star marked behind some of the numbers, which if they unknowingly choose and answer correctly, wins them a little prize :)



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4 Apr 2014

Talking about Allah (SWT)

A short 3 minute clip on the importance of talking about Allah to our children, to help instil the remembrance of Him in everything they do.


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50 Quranic Lessons



A collection of 50 simple illustrated Quranic verses, for the little ones to learn and practice.
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Archived blog lessons and activities related to corresponding illustrated Quranic topics.
2. The Grace of Allah
3. Peace and Friendship
4. Allah is aware of what we do!
5. Praying for an increase in Knowledge
6. Spying on others
7. Speaking calmly with Others
8. Encouraging your family to pray
9. Making peace
10. Suspicion
11. Allah Cures the Sick
12. Reciting the Noble Quran
13. Blessed be Allah!
14. Brotherhood & Sisterhood
15. Establishing prayers
16. Saying but not practising
17. Congregational Prayers
18. Entering after being Invited
19. Consulting with others
20. Wasting Food and Drink
21. Cleanliness
22. Pride & Arrogance
23. Rushing to do good deeds
24. Whispering
25. Backbiting
26. Keeping ourselves clean
27. Being thankful to Allah
28. Looking good
29. Speaking Kindly
30. Sleep
31. Not claiming spiritual purity
32. Being grateful to your parents
33. Rude and mean nicknames
34. Touch the Quran only when you're clean
35. Righeousness
36. Forgiving when angry
37. Manners of eating food
38. Helping One Another
39. Praying for parents
40. The Qiblah
41. Good removes evil
42. Making fun of others
43. Not helping each other in doing bad
44. Allah is the best protector
45. Respecting your parents
46. Unity among muslims
47. Water
48. Why bad things happen
49. Ranks of people with Allah
50: Dua
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3 Apr 2014

Respecting Parents



Lesson Objective:
-  to understand the importance of being good to parents 
-  to know what it means to respect your parents and how we should behave with them

Quran Verse:
Be good to your parents 17:23
Wa bil waalidayni ihsana

Lesson Introduction: 
Allah in the Qur’an has told us 'Be good and kind to your parents'. It is emphasised many times in the Qur’an, telling us to not even say ‘uf’ and show disrespect at anything our parents do. There is also a dua in the Qur’an where Allah teaches us to always pray for our parents who cared for us when we were little. 17:24

The most important people in the world are our parents! They are a very special gift Allah has given us. They love us, care for us, teach us and help us to be the best we can! We must do everything we can to make our parents happy.

No one loves us more than our parents, except Allah, who loves us 70x more! He gave us parents to show us just a little bit of how much He loves us!

When we make our parents happy, we are making Allah happy too! Allah has given us a chance to make Him happy everyday, by being good to our parents.


Activity 1: Fragile, Handle with care!
Use an egg to explain how people’s feelings can be fragile like the egg. Have the children wrap a volunteer with bubble wrap and fragile parcel tape to emphasise that people are fragile! When we are good to people and treat them with care, especially our parents, we are showing them respect. 

Activity 2: Parents are valuable
Have the children pass around a sparkly piece of jewellery, explaining how valuable and special it is to you. Notice how they are being careful, because they know how precious it is.
Parents are precious and very valuable. We must treat them well and be good to them so that we don’t hurt and upset them. Upsetting our parents, makes Allah sad too.
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Timeline: Life of Bibi Fatema (as)



Lesson Objective:
To become familiar with important events and the many difficulties faced by Bibi Fatima (as) in her short life. 


Make a simple masking tape timeline on the wall and have the children mark the events with cards as you go through the life of Bibi Fatima (as)

Have the children make their own simplified timeline by arranging the cards with events from the life of Bibi Fatima (as) in the correct order.

The children can use their timeline to help them deliver a short talk about the life of Bibi Fatima (as)

Print timeline cards



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