Prophet Yunus (as) and Forgiveness

Lesson Title: 

Prophet Yunus (as) and Forgiveness

Lesson Objectives:

- To recap the story of Prophet Yunus (as) and derive lessons from it

- To understand the importance of asking for forgiveness and how Allah responds.

- To learn the ism Al-Ghaffor

- to become familiar with the way to say sorry as taught in the Qur’an

Quran Verse:

oostaghfirullah
Say sorry to Allah 4:106

Key Learning Point:

The story of Prophet Yusuf (as) teaches us how we should always listen to Allah, never give up and say sorry when we have made a mistake or done something wrong.

Saying sorry does not mean just saying the words. We must remember Allah and feel sad for what we have done. We must try our best not to do it again and then go back to doing what makes Allah happy.

Allah is Al Ghaffor, the Most Forgiving. He rubs out the wrong actions from the book of deeds that the angels have been writing in. He gives us a second chance.

When people do wrong to us, we must forgive them instead of getting angry and upset.

Activity: The story of Prophet Yunus (as)

Activity: Prophet Yunus (as) and the whale game

Activity: Al Ghafoor Rhyme and Eraser Demo

Activity: How to ask for forgiveness

Activity: Clothes peg whale craft

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Clothes peg whale craft

Can be used by the children to retell the story of Prophet Yunus (as) and share what they have learnt.

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How to ask for forgiveness

Lesson objectives:
- To become familiar with the way to say sorry as taught in the Qur’an

Quran Verse:

oostaghfirullah
Say sorry to Allah 4:106

Saying sorry does not mean just saying the words. We must remember Allah and feel sad for doing something wrong. We must try our best not to do it again and then go back to doing what makes Allah happy.

Activity:
Role play scenarios and use the 5 step action plan worksheet to learn how we should ask for forgiveness, as taught in the Qur’an.

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Prophet Yunus (as) and the whale game

Learning Objectives:
- A visual to demonstrate the story of Prophet Yunus (as) and derive lessons from it
- Know that Allah is Sami and can hear us wherever we are - even in the tummy of a whale!
- Understand how the story of Prophet Yusuf (as) teaches us how to always say sorry when we have done wrong.
- Know that Allah is Al Ghaffor and forgives us when we ask Him

Quran Verse:
oostaghfirullah
Say sorry to Allah 4:106

Game: 
1. Place a toy figure such as a lego man, weighed down with blue-tak into a painted recycled milk carton filled with water. Have the children look inside to see how dark and difficult it is to spot the little man inside.
2. Have the children recite a continuous tasbeeh of 'astaghfirullah' 
3. While reciting, take it in turns to pour the water from the whale into a glass each. 

4. The winner of the game is the one who is pouring when the man flows out with the water! (Since the figure has been weighed down, it should take a few turns before the man falls out.)

5. Allah has listened to the dua of Prophet Yusuf (as) and saved him from the belly of the whale!

Talk about:

- How it must have been for Prophet Yunus (as) to be inside the belly of the whale. 
- Try to imagine how sad he must've felt as he realised that he had done wrong. 
- How he spent many days and nights, praying and saying sorry to Allah. 
- Can also point out how it took more than just one 'sorry'. Many of the a'maal we do, teach us to recite Astaghfirulla 70 times! 

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The Story of Prophet Yunus (as)

Lesson Objective: To retell the story of Prophet Yunus (as)

Activity:
- March to Nineva
- Tell the people 'Aminubillah, believe in Allah'.
- After numerous attempts, become disheartened and slowly walk to the sea
- Get onto a boat, pair up and row along to the rhyme- Imagine being inside the whale and curl up into a dark space- Realise it was wrong to give up on the people and became sad 
- Pray to Allah 'Astaghfirullah', we are so sorry. 
- As the whale throws you onto the beach, roll on the ground.
- Say thank you as you eat fruits from trees that Allah had made grow especially 
- Become strong again, happy that Allah has given a second chance and march enthusiastically back to Nineva to tell the people about Allah.

Read online: Story of Yunus (as) 

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