Masjid An Nabawi

Hi guys, today I wanted to share an activity we did learning all about Masjid An-Nabawi. 

First, the boys and I started off by watching this video all about Madinah and Masjid An Nabawi. 

Then, my son drew the Masjid in his notebook. 

Finally, he added the facts about the masjid. You can grab the fact sheet from my TPT store. 

Our final activity was to build the masjid from Lego. You can grab this set from Muslim Memories. 

You can read the facts to your children while they build the masjid or have them add the facts to a notebook like we did. There are so many ways you can use these fact sheets. 

Seerah- Battle of Badr Trivia Game

Hi guys, today I wanted to share with you our Battle of Badr trivia game. This was a fun family activity we did together to help us learn the main events. We read from the book When the Moon splits and watched this lecture by brother Abdurrahman Hassan. 

Material Needed for the Trivia Game

1. Board 

2. Construction Paper

3. Markers

4. Letter Stickers (or just write it with marker)

5. Reading Material or Video

The questions are based on this video and our reading from the book When the Moon Split. 

After we read or watched the lecture the boys would each write down a question to add to our board. 

After we completed our trivia board we had a family game night. We had snacks and treats to make it more fun. This activity helped our entire family connect more with the battle and the facts. 

Seerah of the Prophet- Battle of Badr

Hi guys, I wanted to share our study on the Battle of Badr today. We read from the book When the Moon Split and watched videos on YouTube. After studying the battle my 8-year-old and I put this lapbook together. 

We cut out camels using black construction paper and different colored paper to write down facts he learned about. 

On the front of the lapbook we added a map of the battle to help us understand where everything was located.

At the end of our study, we colored our Seerah Timeline Card for the battle of Badr. 

Grab these timeline cards from the link above. 

Character Traits- Prophet Ibrahim

Hi guys, today I wanted to share with you a character trait activity we did during our Prophet Ibrahim study. 

Character traits are words that describe and help us understand a character in a story. As Muslims, it's important to point out to our children positive traits for them to emulate. Character traits are something we infer in a story through what the character says, does, and thinks. 

In this activity, you will help your child do a directed drawing of a fire using the video link. Then have a discussion about the positive character traits we find in Prophet Ibrahim. 

Brave- Ibrahim was brave. When the people built the fire to throw him in, he wasn't scared. Even when the angel came to him and asked if he needed any help he said.  

Respectful- Ibrahim's father was an idol builder. Even though Ibrahim knew it was wrong, he still spoke to his father respectfully. 

Smart- Ibrahim knew that the sun, moon, and stars could not be God. 

Clever- The people did not want to listen to Ibrahim, so he showed them how useless their statues were by destroying them and blaming the biggest one. The people were able to see how helpless their idols were. 

Loyal- As Muslims, our loyalty is first to Allah. Ibrahim did not let the people push him into worshipping idols. He remains loyal to his creator. 

Caring- Ibrahim cared about his people very much. He tried to advise them.  

In this activity, you will help your child do a directed drawing of a fire using the video link. Then have a discussion about the positive character traits we find in Prophet Ibrahim.

Watch the directed drawing video here. 

Have your child color the flames according to the video instructions

Write the character traits you discussed about Prophet Ibrahim in your paper. 

You can find this activity as part of our Prophet Ibrahim study in my TPT store. I hope you and your children enjoy learning about Allah's Best Friend. 

Seerah Activities Part 2

Hi guys, today I wanted to share with you some activities we have done while studying the Seerah of the Prophet (saw). We are using the book and video series from The Azharis over on YouTube.  We are also using my seerah timeline cards to help us organize the main events. You can grab the cards from my tpt store here. 

8. Omar accepts Islam

After reading about how Omar (ra) accepted Islam the boys made a sword out of pattern blocks. 

9.  The Boycott

The Muslims were boycotted by the Quraysh. No one was aloud to tread or speak with them. This was a very difficult time for the Muslims. The boycott order was taped to the Kaaba. We made aged paper. 

10. The Year of Sorrow

Two of the Prophet's greatest supporters passed away this year. We learned the name of Allah Al-'Aleem. Allah knows when we are sad and we should turn to Him when we are in need. 

11. Taif

When the Prophet (saw) went to Taif the people treated him horribly. They threw stones at him until his shoes were filled with blood. The Prophet (saw) still chose to forgive them. We learned about the name of Alah Al-Ghafoor and Al-Ghafaar. We talked about the importance of forgiveness. We also eat grapes just like the Prophet.

12. When the Moon Split

We read about the event "when the moon split" We made fizzing moon rocks (baking soda, food coloring, and water. Form the mixture into balls and leave it in the freezer overnight.) We also learned the name of Allah Al-Jabaar. Allah can do anything he wants and no one can stop Him. 

13. Al Isra Wal Miraj

After reading about this event we made this craft and talked about which prophet he met on which level of heaven. 

14. Migration

Sequencing the events of the story of Hijrah. I have a whole unit study if you are interested. 

I'll share the rest of the events in another post. I hope some of these activities are beneficial for you and your little ones. 

You can check out part 1 by clicking on the picture above. 

Seerah Activities Part 1

Hi guys, today I wanted to share with you some activities we have done while studying the Seerah of the Prophet (saw). We are using my seerah timeline cards to help us organize the main events. You can grab the cards from my tpt store here. 

1. The Birth of the Prophet (saw)

The Prophet (saw) was born in the year of the elephant. We learned the story of Abraha and his army. The boys helped me make a Kaaba and we retold the story using some props. 

The boys drew the story's main events and I helped them write down the narration. 

2. Growing Up In the Desert/ Death of His Mother and Grandfather

The Prophet (saw) grew up in the desert of Arabia with Halimah and her family. We made date palm trees and learned about the desert. 

3. The Prophet Marriage to Khadijah 

We read about the marriage to Khadijah and the work he did for her as a merchant. The Prophet (saw) was an honest man who was known as Al Ameen. The boys made bookmarks using beads and string. We read and watched videos on honesty and keeping your promise. 

4. First Revelation 

We learned about the story of the first revelation. We also learned about Angels. 

Cave model

We also worked on a family tree of the Prophet (saw)

5. Secret meetings at the house of Arqam

For three years the Muslims would meet at the house of Arqam to learn about Islam in secret. We did a secret message activity. All you need is a white wax crayon, cardstock or thick paper, and watercolor. Write your message and have someone else paint over it to discover the secret message. 

6. Openly calling people to Islam

After 3 years of secretly calling people to Islam, Allah commanded the Prophet to openly give dawah. We studied the tafseer of Surah Masad. 

7. The Prophet sends the Muslims to Abyssina 

We made a Hijrah map and learned about modern-day Ethiopia.

I hope these Seerah Cards and activities help you and your children learn about the Seerah of our beloved Prophet in a fun hands-on way. I'll share more activities in our next post. 

Surah Kaafiroon

Hi, guys today I wanted to share with you the activities we did while studying the tafseer of Surah Kaafiroon. We always start off by reading from the Mini Tafseer books. The theme of this surah is not compromising your faith. We talked about how Islam differs from other religions. I did this study with my 4 and 7-year-old. We focused on

1. Places of worship

2. Clothing 

3. Celebrations

4. Not insulting anyone else's beliefs

As Muslims, we worship at a masjid. We learned the du'a for entering the masjid and the etiquette of visiting the masjid.  Our call of prayer is also different. Christians use the bell but we Muslims call the prayer and the one calling for prayer is called a Muezzin. We read the story of Bilal (ra). 

These are the books we read. We talked about how we dress as Muslims. Modest clothing, covering our 'awrah. The women wear hijab. 

We played this fun Masjid game

My son created a journaling page. I wrote down some prompts for him and he filled in the answers. For example, 

I am... 

I believe in... 

My Prophet is...

My religion is...