Muharram Activities eBook

Bringing together all our Muharram activities in one instant download!

What’s inside?

• Simple activities and crafts to introduce Muharram, the heroes of Karbala and the journey of Imam Husayn (as).
• 5 key lessons from Karbala, each clearly laid out to include an introduction, a key learning point, Quran verse, materials list and activity instructions.

Download Lessons from Karbala Summary 

The Muharram Activities eBook will download as one handy PDF document, allowing you to:

·        Read the book on screen

·        Save it on your computer

·        Print the entire contents as a book

·        Print just one activity at a time.

• Download the Muharram Activities eBook and start living Karbala everyday! 

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Hajj Activities eBook

  

Bringing together all our Hajj activities in one FREE instant download!

What’s inside?

• Simple, fun ideas and activities to introduce Hajj and help lay a foundation for preschoolers
• Creative teaching ideas and activities for each stage of the Hajj journey. 
• Covering themes of goodness, gratitude, trust and forgiveness, together with Quranic verses.
• Learn about the rituals and how we can apply them in our lives.

The Hajj Activities eBook will download as one handy PDF document, allowing you to

·        Read the book on screen

·        Save it on your computer

·        Print the entire contents as a book

·        Print just one activity at a time.

Download the FREE Hajj Activities eBook and start your learning journey towards Allah!

Use together with the corresponding Hajj Kaba Calendar, structured to teach each lesson from the eBook over the ten days of Dhulhijja.

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Hajj Wall Art

Draw a black square in the centre of a paper plate and use different paint techniques with fingerprints/brushes/cotton buds/cotton wool balls, to form a colourful circular tawaaf pattern around the Ka'ba. Display as wall art symbolising the different people coming together for Hajj.

Older children can be introduced to the work of Siddiqa Juma, one of the world's leading Islamic artists. They can choose which painting to replicate in anticipation of Hajj. 

'Journey around the Kabaa' and 'Diversity', by Siddiqa Juma, 

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Make Tawaaf

Key Learning Point:

When we make tawaaf and walk around the Ka'ba, we are doing what Allah has told us and are close to the House of Allah. If we want Allah to pull us close to Him everyday, we must spend our time doing good deeds, because good deeds are magnetic and pull us towards Allah!

Quran Verse:

Wa ahsin, do good 28:77

Lesson Introduction:

One of the things we do in Hajj is Tawaaf, walking around the Ka'ba 7 times. The Ka'ba is sometimes called the House of Allah, because it is a special place to remind us about Allah.

The solar system is made of 7 planets which all go around the sun. This is because the sun is like a very strong magnet. It pulls the planets towards it, making them stay close to the sun as they go round. The Ka'ba is in the centre like the sun, and when we do tawaaf, we are like the planets going around it.

ACTIVITY: Make Tawaaf

Materials Needed:

Paper plate

Few paperclips

Different colours of paint

Strong magnet

Draw a black square, to represent the Ka'ba, in the centre of a paper plate.

Place a few drops of paint and a couple of paperclips on the plate. Have the child move the paperclips around the Ka'ba by gliding the magnet from underneath, to illustrate the movement of different people performing Tawaaf.

Point out how the 'paperclip people' performing tawaaf are doing a good deed which is keeping them close to the House of Allah. Similarly, if we want to stay close to Allah everyday, we must spend our time doing good deeds,because good deeds are magnetic and pull us towards Allah!

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Hajj Eid Chocolates

Wrapped up chocolates make a simple Eid gift for neighbours or teachers, while sharing facts about the Ka'ba, a special landmark for Muslims.

The Ka’ba, is a special landmark for Muslims

- It is in Makkah, Saudi Arabia

- Ka’ba means cube in Arabic

- It was built by Prophet Abraham and his son

- It is the direction all Muslims face to pray

- It is covered in a black cloth which is changed every year

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