The Best Words

Lesson Objectives:

- To know how we can remember Allah with our words 

- To recap Quranic phrases of Dhikr and their usage

- To understand that words once spoken can't be taken back and so we must think before we speak

Quran Verse:

Udhkurullaha katheerun 8:45

Remember Allah Much!

Key Learning Point:

The tongue is an amazing blessing from Allah. Without it we wouldn’t be able to talk! We must thank Allah by using our tongue to speak the best words.

Using phrases like Bismillah and Alhamdulillah throughout the day, help us remember Allah.

When we use our words to cheer someone up and say kind things, our words make Allah happy. The words we speak become part of remembering Allah. Sometimes we say words that can be mean and hurtful. These words once spoken cannot be taken back.

We have to be really careful to stop and think before we speak. Are my words true, kind and helpful? Will my words make Allah happy?

Rhyme: Bismillah
Activity: Dhikr Clock

Activity: Think Before You Speak
Activity: Toothpaste Words
Activity: Wrinkled Heart

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Think Before You Speak

Lesson Objective:

-  To understand that words once spoken can not be taken back and so we must think before we speak

-  To learn the three things to ask before we speak: Are my words true, kind and helpful? Will my words make Allah happy?

Quran Verse:
Udhkurullaha katheerun 8:45
Remember Allah Much!

Activity: Think Before You Speak

Make a moving tongue craft to help reinforce when it should be allowed to come out and speak! As you role play different scenarios, move the tongue slowly through each stage of questioning.

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Words Are Like Toothpaste

Lesson Objective:

- To understand that words once spoken can not be taken back and so we must think before we speak

Quran Verse:
Udhkurullaha katheerun 8:45Remember Allah Much!

Activity: Toothpaste Words

Role play speaking mean and hurtful words and squeeze out toothpaste as you do. Then ask the children to try to get the toothpaste back in the tube after it has been squeezed out.

We must be careful about what we say to others and the words we use. When you speak hurtful, mean things, you cant take the words back.

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Dhikr Clock

Lesson Objective:

- To recap Quranic phrases of Dhikr and their usage

- To know that the best words are those that remind you of Allah and words that would make Him happy.

Quran Verse:

Udhkurullaha katheerun 8:45

Remember Allah Much!

Activity: Dhikr Clock
Words that help us remember Allah are called Dhikr. 

Use the Quranic phrases to remind you of Allah throughout the day.

Activity: Bismillah Rhyme

Listen and read online at QFatima Rhymes for Muslim children

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Every Good Act Is Charity

Lesson Objectives:
- To learn the importance of charity, different forms of giving, the right intention, and its benefits.

Quran Verse:

Rush to do good 2:148

Fastabiqul khayraat

Key Learning Point:

Everyday we must share with others what Allah has given us. Allah loves those who do good, and He loves it even more when you rush to do good.

Every good deed is charity, even smiling :)

We must make sure our reason for doing the good deed is only for Allah and not show off to others, or moan while doing it. That would make our good deed go to waste.

Sharing what we have and giving charity is a blessing and Allah always rewards us with more than we give.

Song: Give a little of yourself by Dawud Wharnsby
Activity: Charity Worksheet

Activity: Pop before it drops!
Activity: The right intention
Activity: Allah multiplies rewards!

Pray Together

O Allah help us to always be grateful for all the blessings you have given us and make us generous and able to share them with others.Let us always remember that every good we do is only for You!

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Related Activities:
Imam  Ali (as) and the poor
Saving for charity
Litter Picking

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Allah Multiplies Rewards!

Lesson Objective:

- To know that Allah always rewards us with more than we give

Activity: Allah multiplies rewards!
Put a spoonful of baking powder, representing a good deed, into half a cup of vinegar.

Watch the mixture bubble over! A small amount becomes multiplied!

Allah always rewards us with more than we give!

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Charity Worksheet

Lesson Objectives:

- To understand the different forms of charity.

Lesson Introduction:

Charity or Sadaqah is a very important part of being a Muslim. Charity is not just giving money. Allah tells us that we must ‘spend out of what He has given.’ When we give in charity, we are sharing what Allah has given us.

Activity: Charity Worksheet - Which of my blessings have I shared today?

Discuss what has Allah given us? How can we use each of our blessings to help those in need?.
Examples include using the car to give lifts, our strong bodies to help carry things, giving our time to visit the elderly who need our company or staying behind late at mosque to clear up.

Challenge: This Ramadhan, can you can give charity from each of the headings brainstormed on the worksheet?

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The Right Intention

Qur'an Verse: 
Lillah, For Allah 6:162

Lesson Objective:

- To understand the importance of having the correct intention

Activity: The Right Intention

Have the children name some good deeds and pump air into a balloon. As the balloon is filled, emphasis the importance of having the right intention and doing every good deed only for Allah and secure the balloon with a peg. Role play scenarios like showing off and as you do so, release the peg and watch all the air escape. Use it as an analogy to explain how good deeds are wasted when we moan, show off etc.

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Pop before it drops!

Lesson Objective:
- To understand that we must rush to do good deeds

Quran Verse:

Rush to do good 2:148

Fastabiqul khayraat

Lesson Introduction: 

‘Allah loves those who do good’, but Allah loves it even more when we ‘‘fastabiqul khayraat’, rush to do good! Remember our whole life is like a competition. It’s a race where we must try to do as many good deeds as we can before our time is up and we are called back to Allah. 

Activity: Pop before it drops!

Blow some bubbles and have the children pop them before they touch the ground! 
Reinforce the lesson and practice the ayat, by reciting the Quranic verse first. Can they still make it?!

Be quick to pop the bubbles before on the ground they lay.

Rush and do good deeds before your chances go away!

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Give A Little of Yourself

Give A Little By Dawud Wharnsby

Give a little of yourself.

Cure your greed, purify your wealth.

Look around at where you live,

look at all the good you have to give.

Give a little of yourself.

There's a hand somewhere to hold, a mouth to feed.

There's so much that we can do for so many who are in need.

Give our time, give our wealth,

give our love, give ourselves

Know Allah sees each and every hidden deed.

Give a little of yourself.

Cure your greed, purify your wealth.

Look around at where you live,

look at all the good you have to give.

Give a little of yourself.

Take a look at all the people everywhere

who give with open hands and hearts that do what's fair.

Can you see the blessings fall

on believers one and all

who take the time to give, and know it's right to care

Give a little of yourself.

Cure your greed, purify your wealth.

Look around at where you live,

look at all the good you have to give

Give a little of yourself

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Nahjul Balagha And Quranic Vocabulary

Lesson Objective:

- Introduce the Nahjul Balagha as a collection of his beautiful words and wisdom

Lesson Introduction:

Imam Ali (as) was very clever. The Holy Prophet said: “I am the city of knowledge, and Ali is its gate”

Imam Ali (as) spoke beautifully and his letters and words have been made into a book called Nahjul Balagha. Imam Ali talks in detail about many of the wonderful creations of Allah such as the stars, rain, the peacock, ant and even the tongue!

Imam Ali teaches us how important it is to learn about everything around us. It helps us understand and remember our amazing Creator, Allah

Activity: Nahjul Balagha Worksheet

Illustrate and label using Quranic vocabulary, the creation of the universe as mentioned by Imam Ali (as) in sermon 1 of Nahjul Balagha

In one of the sermons in Nahjul Balagha, Imam Ali talks about the birds and the many different species.

Print a bird spotter sheet online at Nature Detectives, and mark the checklist to see how many different garden birds you can spot.

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Related blog post: Introducing Nahjul Balagha

Resources:

Buy Nahjul Balagha for children online at Hujjat Bookshop

Read Nahjul Balagha for children online 

Download the Quranic words manual by QFatima for additional activities

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The Birth Of Imam Ali (as)

Lesson notes from Madressa.net

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Resources: QFatima: Let me learn about Aimmatiy

Worksheets: Muslim Kids

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Imam Ali In The Kalima

Lesson Objective
- to recap the Kalima and its meaning
- Understand the relationship Imam Ali (as) had with Allah, the Holy Prophet and as our first Imam as mentioned in the Kalima

In the Kalima, we remind ourselves that there is no God but Allah, that the Holy Prophet is His messenger, and Imam Ali (as) is the leader after him.

Activity: Cut and paste to order correctly the sequence of the Kalima with its translation

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Rajab Calendar

Rajab, Sha’ban and Ramadhan are three special months that together make a season of worship. A special time to increase in our remembrance of Allah. In this month, we have been taught to try and recite laillaha illa/astaghfirullah and sura Iklhas as much as we can. 

Activity: Rajab calendar

Illustrate the calendar with a drawing and display it as a reminder of the important events in the month.

Download and Print 2019 Calendar

Activity: Happy Birthday Cake by Teaching Young Muslims

Use together with the Rajab calendar to keep track of the celebrations of the month. Template to print candles with the birth dates of each of the Imams available online.

Activity: Surah Ikhlas Dhikr Recitation

The Holy Prophet (S) emphasised great reward in reciting Suratul Ikhlas in the month of Rajab. Make it a habit to recite with the child everyday, marking with a gold star. Leave the stickers in a visible place and encourage the child to try and remember throughout the day. Each recitation is 'like a shining light in the darkness, showing you the way to reach Allah'.

Related Activities:

Season of Worship

Dhikr Tasbeeh Tracking Ideas 

Surah Ikhlas

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