Suratul-Balad Activitie

Suratul Balad is all about hardship. Our birth and growth are hard, and the path to Jannah is hard. But, if we listen to what Allah tells us to do, then all the hardship will end in Jannah; we will live in ease forever!

For our Tafseer study, we used the Mini Tafseer Book Series

In Surah Balad we learn about the two paths. The Path of Jannah is full of trails and tests, and the Path to Jahannam is full of ease. There are five good deeds we can do to help us on the path to Jannah. My son painted the path and added the five good deeds using our label maker and toothpicks. 

1. Freeing the Slave

2. Feeding the poor/hungry/ and orphans

3. Being a Muslim

4. Being Patient

5. Being Kind

We also added some houses. Under each house is a question related to the surah 

Each surah in this series comes with a list of vocabulary words. We practiced the words through a matching game I made for my son. 

I wrote the Arabic on one side and the English on the opposite side. I cut out some long pieces of paper. My son connected the Arabic to the English. Making a path. 

That is all the activities we did for Surah Balad. We always memorize and read the tafseer book and then I added activities wherever possible. 

Surah Quraysh

Hi guys, I wanted to share with you some of the activities we did while studying Surah Quraysh. We read from Ad Duha Institue Mini Tafseer book. Using some objects we had around the house we talked about each verse. This surah talks about the blessings that Allah gave to Quraysh. 

1. He saved them from Abraha and his army.

2. He made them custodians of the Kaaba, making them respected among the other tribes. 

3. He united them as one nation

4. He protected them during their travels to Yemen and Syria. 

5. They did not suffer from hunger or thirst. They had an endless supply of Zam Zam water. 

6. The Prophet (saw) was from their tribe

Allah tells them to worship Him and Him alone at the end of the Surah. But they took all their blessings for granted and became an enemy of Islam. 

My son drew a map of Arabia and we talked about some of the dangers they could have faced during their trade expeditions. 

What lessons can we learn from this surah?

1. Remember all that we have is a blessing from Allah

2. To obey and be thankful for all that He has given us. 

We also learned the name of Allah Al Mu'izz (The One Who Gives Honor), and the du'a for leaving the house. 

Suratul Ikhlas Activities

Hi guys, today I wanted to share with you some of the activities we did while studying Surah Ikhlas. This surah is all about Allah, so we focused on learning some of His names. 

We learned about the name of Allah Al-Moosawir (The Fashioner). We made skeletons and talked about how perfect and useful our skeletal system is. 

We learned about the Name of Allah Ar-Razaq (The Provider). We looked at farm animals, fruits and vegetables. 

We learned about the name of Allah Al-Khaliq and Al-Bari by making a timeline. The kids really enjoyed seeing how much they've grown up. 

Reading Surah Ikhlas is equal to reading 1/3 of the Quran. We did some fraction lesson and demonstartion.

We also went to the library to play and read all about farm animals. The library is a great place to find extra puzzles and toys you don't have around the house. 

In Surah Ikhlas we learned 5 things about Allah. The boys made a tree craft. We wrote down on the leaves what they know about Allah. 

You can grab this activity guide with more resources and suggestions by clicking on the image above. 

Surah Kahf- The Man With The Two Gardens

  During any unit study I love connecting our Islamic Studies with each unit we study. For our Botany unit we read the Story of the Two Gardens from Surah Kahf. 

We started by watching this video

We also read this book

Then the kids made a garden collage. We painted a white cardstock paper with blue and purples. We let the paper dry. Then the kids tore construction paper and made date palm trees with fruit and dates. The kids added a lightning bolt on the top and some grass on the bottom. 

مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِٱللَّهِ

Surah Kahf Vs. 39

We concentrated on verse 39 and discussed the attitude of the two men. One was grateful and the other one attributed all his wealth to himself and forgot to thank Allah for his blessings. We talked about some of the blessings we are thankful. Lastly we learned what to say when we have something we are proud of.