Jabal Thawr

Story Telling Time
Jabal Al Thawr is at the south of Makkah.
It is significant in the history of Islam because it was a temporary sanctuary for Prophet Muhammmad saw and Abu bakr As Siddiq in their journey of migration from Makkah to Madinah.
The Quraysh were waiting for moments to assassinate the Prophet saw. And some young [...]

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Lapbook : Abu Bakr As Siddiq r.a.

We made a lapbook on one of the greatest sahabahs : Sayidinna Abu Bakr As Siddiq. Z, my little one sponged the blue sky of the cover and wrote (or rather copied) the title. Bless him when he had trouble writing As Siddiq and the feltpen smudged the cover.

We described who Abu Bakr AsSiddiq [...]

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The Cave of Hira’

Narrated to the children the significance of Cave Hira’.
Questions asked
1. At what age did Prophet Muhammad become a prophet?
2. How would the Quraysh describe Prophet Muhammad before he became a prophet?
Important points:
Rasulullah s.a.w. even before he became a prophet always stay away from sinful things. He never worship the idols.
6 months before prophethood, Prophet Muhammad [...]

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Surah An Nasr 110:1-3

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

إِذَا جَآءَ نَصۡرُ ٱللَّهِ وَٱلۡفَتۡحُ (١) وَرَأَيۡتَ ٱلنَّاسَ يَدۡخُلُونَ فِى دِينِ ٱللَّهِ أَفۡوَاجً۬ا (٢) فَسَبِّحۡ بِحَمۡدِ رَبِّكَ وَٱسۡتَغۡفِرۡهُ‌ۚ إِنَّهُ ۥ ڪَانَ تَوَّابَۢا (٣)
When there comes the Help of Allâh (to you, O Muhammad (SAW) against your enemies) and the conquest (of Makkah), (1) And you see that the people enter Allâh’s religion (Islâm) [...]

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About Makkah

Made a little fact book about Makkah with the children. Insya Allah, this is to recap what we have talked about all these while.
Here are some scanned pictures of their work. Each of them have their own fact book. Well except Z who is running around all the time with the exception of  when we [...]

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History of Adhan

In Makkah, the number of muslims was small. They could make Jama’ah without any call. When Rasulullah(s) arrived in Madina, the number of Muslims started to increase. Rasulullah(s) built masjid An Nabawi to offer salah regularly. By the second year of Hijrah, the number of Muslims had increased. The people announced in a loud voice. [...]

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Lessons to be learnt from the story of Prophet Adam a.s.

1. We are in war with the shaytan. he is our enemy!
2. Shaytan works by making tricks on us. Just look at the choice of words he used to deceive Adam and Hawwa. He wouldn’t say directly to disobey Allah. He used the name of Allah to swear, he promised that the tree is of [...]

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Prophet Adam a.s.

We read the story of prophet Adam a.s. HERE
WHY ARE WE CREATED ON EARTH
Al Baqarah 2:30
And (remember) when your Lord said to the angels: “Verily, I am going to place (mankind) generations after generations (vicegerent) on earth.” They said: “Will You place therein those who will make mischief therein and shed blood, – while we [...]

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