Assalamu Alaikum, and Peace Be Upon You! My name is Fatima Khan, and I am a 12 yea old !i l li"in!

in the #eauti$ul city o$ %o onto, &anada' I li"e (ith my pa ents and my t(o elde siste s' I am also a Muslimah, (hich means I $ollo( the eli!ion o$ Islam' It plays a "e y impo tant ole in my li$e! I (ake up ea ly in the mo nin! #e$o e sun ise to sta t my day (ith p aye s' As Muslims, (e p ay $i"e times a day) %he $i st is in the ea ly mo nin!, the second is a ound noon, the thi d is in the a$te noon, the $ou th is in the e"enin!, and lastly, the $i$th is #e$o e #edtime' Be$o e I p ay, I make *(udu +a#lution,, (he e I (ash my hands, $ace, el#o(s, and $eet, so that I am clean #e$o e o$$e in! my p aye s' -e p ay to thank Allah $o all the (onde $ul thin!s (e a e !i"en, and to sometimes ask $o a little mo e' I usually like to ask $o a # and ne( #ike! A$te p ayin! in the mo nin!, I .uickly !et eady $o school and !o do(nstai s to eat # eak$ast' I lo"e to eat ce eal and d ink a (a m !lass o$ chocolate milk in the mo nin!' %hen I (ea my /acket and take the #us to school' A$te I come home $ om school, I $i st chan!e and (ash my hands, then I make *(udu #e$o e o$$e in! my p aye s once a!ain' A$te I complete my home(o k, my $amily sits do(n $o dinne (he e (e eat, lau!h, and sha e (hat (e did du in! the day (ith each othe ' A$te dinne , (e usually like to sit to!ethe in the li"in! oom, (he e my 0ad eads to us a sto y $ om the 1u an' %he 1u an is the eli!ious #ook o$ Islam, and in it, the e a e lots o$ ama2in! sto ies and lessons on the #est (ay $o a pe son to li"e thei li$e' %he 1u an tells us to #e kind to othe s, to espect ou pa ents and elde s, to (o k ha d, and to al(ays #e thank$ul $o e"e ythin! (e a e #lessed (ith' -hen I sit in the li"in! oom (ith my pa ents and siste s, it is my $a"ou ite time out o$ the (hole day #ecause I $eel the happiest (hen (e a e all to!ethe ! A$te that, it is time to !et eady $o #ed' And thats ho( I spend my day!

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Answer Key:
1. How old is Fatima and where she lives? She is 12 and lives in Toronto, Canada. 2. How many people are there in her family and she is the youngest? There are five people. es, she is. !. "hat is their religion? They are #uslims. $. "hen does she wa%e up? She wa%es up &efore sunrise. '. "hat is the first thing Fatima does after wa%ing up? She prays. (. "hat does she ma%e &efore every prayer? She ma%es wudu )a&lution* +. How does Fatima ma%e the wudu )a&lution*? She washes her hands, fa,e, el&ows and feet. -. "hy does she pray? She prays to than% .llah for all the wonderful things we are given and sometimes she as%s for a little more. /. "hat does she li%e to have for &rea%fast? She li%es to eat ,ereal and drin% a warm glass of ,ho,olate mil%. 10. 1oes she live near the s,hool? 2ustify? 3o, she doesn4t. She ta%es a &us to go to s,hool. 11. "hat does she do after ,oming home from s,hool? She first ,hanges and washes her hands, then she ma%es 5wudu4 &efore offering her prayers on,e again. 12. "hat does she do &efore and during dinner? She ,ompletes her homewor% &efore dinner and then she sits down for dinner with her family where they eat, laugh, and share what they did during the day with ea,h other. 1!. "ho reads stories from the 6uran? Her father. 1$. "hat is the 6uran a,,ording to Fatima? The 6uran is the religious &oo% of 7slam. 1'. "hat is in the Holy 8oo%? There are lots of ama9ing stories and lessons on the &est way for a person to live their life. 1(. "hat does the 6uran tell #uslims to &e? The 6uran tells #uslims to &e %ind to others, to respe,t parents and elders, to wor% hard, and to always &e than%ful for everything that they are &lessed with. 1+. "hen is Fatima4s favourite time of the day? "hy? "hen she sits in the living room with her parents and sisters &e,ause she feels the happiest when they are all together: 8e than%ful ; wonderful ; as% for ; ama9ing ; %ind ; Start ; ,lean ; downstairs ; sunrise ; %ind ; respe,t ; <ui,%ly ; together. .lways ; usually ; sometimes. T ;T ;F ;T #uslims don4t drin% al,ohol. = Fatma doesn4t play video games. = #uslims don4t worship idols. !;$= ';1;2 1oes she go to s,hool in the morning? 1oes she finish her homewor% &efore dinner? 1oes Fatima4s father usually read a story from the 6uran &efore &edtime? 1o >ood #uslims eat healthy food?