LEVEL 2 ISLAMIC HISTORY

FOUNDATIONS
1. OUR ONE AND ONLY GOD PG……..2

2. OUR PROPHETS PG……..5

3. OUR IMAMS PG……..10

THE AHLULBAYT
4. THE PROPHET OF ISLAM PG……..17

5. THE 1ST REVELATION PG……..24

6. THE 1ST HIJRAT: ABYSSINIA PG……..27

7. THE 2ND HIJRAT: MADINA PG……..30

8. THE EVENT OF GHADEER PG……..34

9. IMAM ALI (AS) PG……..38

10. BIBI FATIMA (AS) PG……..42

11. IMAM HASAN (AS) PG……..46

12. IMAM HUSSAIN (AS) PG……..49

13. THE TRAGEDY OF KARBALA PG……..53

STORIES FROM QURAN

14. PROPHET NUH PG……..61

15. THE ELEPHANT PG……..67

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OUR ONE AND ONLY GOD

Who made us? The Holy Quran

Who do you think made flowers and tells us more
animals? Who do you think made your about Allah in
mom and dad? Who do you think made Surah Ikhlas:
you? Who do you think made every-
thing in this world?
“Say: He, Allah, is
One.
Allah Allah made our parents.
He begets not, nor
is he begotten.
And none is like
Allah is our one and only God. him.”
We do not follow anyone as our God but Him.
We do not pray to anyone except Allah.

How do we know Allah is there?

We cannot see Allah, but we know he is there. How?

Allah’s creations are proof that he exists.

Allah made the entire world
Allah is the creator of all things. He is the creator of the heav- and everything in it!
ens and the earth, plants and animals. He is the creator of you
and me. We know he is there because of all of his creations. No human being
could have created a beautiful world or perfect human beings like Allah has.
Allah is the only one.
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Allah Loves us!

Allah loves us. He sent a mother and a father for
you to take care of you. He made eyes so that we
may see. He made ears so that we may hear. He even
made us mouths so we may speak and eat.

Allah listens to all of our prayers and duas.

Allah made our eyes, ears, nose
mouth, and so much more!

Everything Allah has given

us are blessings or gifts from
What are some things him. We should be thankful
Allah has given you?
for Allah’s gifts by praying
five times a day and being
This is how you write Allah in Arabic. good Muslims to make us
happy.

How do we know how to be good Muslims?

How do we know how to be We will learn more about our
good Muslims? How will we Prophets and Imams in the
know what to do?
next lessons.
Allah has sent down Proph-
ets and Imams to guide us.
They tell us what to do to
Praying is one way we can be a better Muslim and
thank Allah for all the
blessings he has given us. make Allah happy. Our
Prophets and Imams are our
connection to Allah.
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DRAW!
Activities Draw a picture of your favorite thing that Allah
has given you.
Make a list of 5 things Allah
has given you that you are
thankful for:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Now…..
Now share your list of five What is one Surah from the Quran tells us about Allah?
things with your friend. Do
____________________________
they have any of the same
What does each line from this Surah mean?
things you do?

If they do, write them down: “Say: He, Allah, is One.

_________________________ _________________________________________________

He begets not, nor is he begotten.

Study Questions:
_________________________________________________
1. Who is our one and only God?
___________________________
2. What did our God make? And none is like him.”
___________________________
_________________________________________________
3. How do we know He is there?
___________________________
4. How do we know how to be
good Muslims?
______________________________
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Lesson 2
OUR PROPHETS

Who are Prophets?

Who are Prophets? Can you name some Prophets? What do Prophets do?
In the last lesson we learned about our one and only God: Allah. Allah wants us to be
good Muslims. But how will we know how to be a good Muslim?

This is why Allah sent Prophets for us.

In Arabic they are called Nabi.

Nabi Prophets are here to show us and teach us how to be
good Muslims. They are like very important teachers sent by Allah. We learn from the
Prophets what a good Muslim is and what we should do to make Allah happy with us.

The Prophets are like a bridge between us and Allah.

People Allah
Allah made our parents.
Prophets
They tell us how Allah would like us to act and how we should live our lives.

Do you know how many Prophets there are?

124,000

Allah sent down 124,000 Prophets to guide us!

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Lesson 2

Allah talks to the Prophets

Allah may talk to the Prophets in one of three ways.

Do you remember how

3 ways Allah may talk to the many Prophets there are?

Prophets are:

1. Directly (An example of this is

Prophet Musa. We will learn more After Allah talks
about him later.) to the Prophets,
2. Through a dream (An example of the Prophets tell
this is Prophet Ibrahim. We will us what Allah told
learn more about him later.) them. They give us
3. Through Angel Jibrail (An exam- Allah’s message.

ple of this is Prophet Muhammad

(SAW). We will learn more about
him later as well.)

What does a Prophet need?

The Holy Quran has Allah’s message.

Not just anyone •They must be chosen by Allah

can be Allah’s •They must be Ma’sum. Ma’sum means they have never committed a
Prophet. They must sin or have done anything bad even by accident.
have the following •They are able to perform miracles.
qualities: •They have the best Akhlaq or manners and they also have the most
knowledge.
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Lesson 2

What are Ulul Adhm Prophets?

Out of the 124,000 The 5 Ulul Adhm Prophets
Prophets there were 5
special prophets who
were given special reli- 1. Prophet Nuh
gious laws. These 2. Prophet Ibrahim
prophets are called 3. Prophet Isa
Ulul Adhm Prophets. 4. Prophet Musa
5. Prophet Muhammad (SAW)

All the Prophets taught people Islam. Prophet Muhammad is our last
Prophet. Allah revealed to him the whole message of Islam.

The Divine Books

The Prophets had special books that had religious laws
written in them. These books are called Divine Books.
Books

The books that we know the most about are:

Divine Books are special books with
religious laws brought by Prophets.

Tawrat: Prophet Musa brought this book.

Zabur: Prophet Dawood brought this book.
Injil: Prophet Isa brought this book.
Quran: Do you know who brought this book?
Our last Prophet! Prophet Muhammad (SAW)!
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Lesson 2

Activities
Color the Ulul Adhm Prophets.

Prophet Nuh Prophet Adam Prophet Sulayman

Prophet Yusuf Prophet Isa Prophet Musa

Prophet Muhammad Prophet Yaqub Prophet Ibrahim

(SAW

How many Ulul Adhm Prophets are there? ________

How many Prophets are there in all? ________

Draw lines to match the Prophets to their book:

Zabur Prophet Dawood What are these books called?

Injil Prophet Musa ______________________

Quran Prophet Isa

Tawrat Prophet Muhammad (SAW)

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Lesson 2

Study Questions Allah May talk to the Prophets in ____ ways.

What are they? Write them in the diamonds.

1. What is the Arabic word for Prophet?

2. Why did Allah send Prophets for us?

3. Name one quality a Prophet must have.

4. Can the Prophets be chosen by people?

5. Who is our last Prophet?

Fill in’s

Fill in the blanks:

The Prophets are like a _____________ between us and ______________.

Fill in the boxes:

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Lesson 3
OUR IMAMS

Who are Imams?

Who are Imams? What do Imams do?

In our last lesson we learned about our Prophets. Proph-

Imam means Leader
ets give us messages sent by Allah. They also teach us how
to be good Muslims. Our Imams came after the last Prophet.
Do you remember who our last Prophet is?

Prophet Muhammad!

Imam means leader. So what do you think our Imams do then?

That’s right! They lead us!

Why do we need Imams?

But why do we need Imams when Prophet Muhammad already taught us Islam and left
behind the Holy Quran?

The Imams help us and guide us when we don’t

understand something. Just like when you ask
your mother, your father, or your teacher when
you don’t understand something, Imams help us
understand Islam and how to be a better Muslim.
We can look to our Imams to know how to act,
Imams guide us just like our
how to live, how to pray, and how to love Allah.
parents help guide us.
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What does an Imam need?

Just like Prophets are specially chosen, so are Imams! Not just
anyone can be an Imam. They must:

• Be chosen by Allah
• Be Ma’sum (they can’t have committed any sins or bad
things, not even by mistake!)
• Be able to perform miracles
• Have the best Akhlaq (manners) and the most Knowledge

Our 12 Imams
Do you know how many Imams we have?
1. Imam Ali (AS)

2. Imam Hasan (AS)

3. Imam Hussain (AS)

4. Imam Zainul Abideen (AS)

Our first 11 Imams are no longer 5. Imam Muhammad Baqir (AS)
alive. But our 12th Imam, Imam
Muhammad Mahdi (AS) is still 6. Imam Jaffer Sadiq (AS)
alive. He is called the Imam of our
7. Imam Musa Kazim (AS)
time. He is in Ghaibat,
Ghaibat or hiding.
He is waiting for us to become 8. Imam Ali Ridha (AS)
better Muslims so he can come to
us. We should pray for the reap- 9. Imam Muhammad Taqi (AS)
pearance of our 12th Imam. 10. Imam Ali Naqi (AS)

11. Imam Hasan Askari (AS)

12. Imam Muhammad Mahdi (AS)

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Lesson 3

Story Time
Here is a story that will help us understand why we need an Imam.

Once there was a man named Amr bin Ubayd in a

mosque in Iraq. He told people that he did not be-
lieve we needed an Imam!

There was also another man named Hisham. Hisham

was a good young man. He was the student of our
6th Imam, Imam Jaffer Sadiq (AS).

Hisham asked Amr bin Ubayd that if he was so sure that we did not
need an Imam, if he would answer some questions. Amr bin Ubayd
said yes he would.

This is where the story gets interesting!

Hisham asked, “Do you have eyes?”

Amr said, “Yes of course I have eyes.”

Hisham asked. “What is the use of your eyes?”

Amr answered, “They are used to see.”

Hisham asked again, “Do you have ears?”

Amr said, “Yes, I have ears.”

Hisham asked: What is the use of your ears?”

Amr said, “They are used to hear.”

Hisham asked again, “What about your nose, your mouth?”

Amr thought the questions he was being asked were so foolish!

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Lesson 3

But Hisham still asked. “Do you have a brain?”

Amr answered, “Yes, I have a brain.”

Hisham asked, “What do you use your brain for?”

Amr said, “It is with the brain that I am able to under-

stand the information received by all the other organs.”

Hisham asked, “Does that mean that although all the organs that you have (eyes,

ears, nose, and mouth) are healthy, they still cannot work without the brain?”

Amr answered, “Yes.”

Hisham replied, “So, if Allah has made a brain to guide the organs in
the body…. Don’t you think that Allah would leave a guide (Imam)
for all the people of the world?

Amr had no answer!

So, this means that since we are human beings

that can easily make mistakes, we need a lead-
er and a guide to help us make the right choic-
es and not the wrong ones, the same way the
brain helps to tell your eyes, ears, nose, and
mouth what to do. This way we can be good
Muslims and make Allah happy with us.
That is why Allah sent Imams!
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Lesson 3

Study Questions
1. What does Imam mean?

2. How many Imams do we have?

3. Our Imams come after which Prophet?

4. What do Imams do?

5. Imams are like which organ of our body?

Matching
Draw lines to match the Imams to their number.

1 Imam Hasan (AS)

2 Imam Zainul Abideen (AS)
3 Imam Jaffer Sadiq (AS)
4 Imam Ali Ridha (AS)
5 Imam Ali Naqi (AS)
6 Imam Muhammad Mahdi (AS)
7 Imam Ali (AS)
8 Imam Hussain (AS)
9 Imam Muhammad Baqir (AS)
10 Imam Musa Kadhim (AS)
11 Imam Muhammad Taqi (AS)
12 Imam Hasan Askari (AS)
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Lesson 3

Make a Storybook
Remember the story of Hisham and Amr bin Ubayd? Now you can make your own story
book!

Fill in the blanks to the story. Then, draw and color the pictures where it’s needed.
Then you can cut out the boxes and ask your teacher to staple the pages to make
your own book!

The Story of Hisham and

Amr bin Ubayd

Once there was a man named ________________

in a mosque in Iraq.
Pictures by:
__________________________________ He told people that he did not believe we
needed an Imam!

There was also another man named Hisham asked Amr bin Ubayd that if he
_________. He was a good young man. He was so sure that we did not need an Imam,
th
was the student of our 6 Imam, Imam if he would answer some questions. Amr
_________________. bin Ubayd said yes he would.

Lesson 3
Hisham asked, “Do you have __________?”
Amr said, “Yes of course I have eyes.”
Hisham asked. “What is the use of your eyes?”
Amr answered, “They are used to _______.”
Hisham asked again, “What about your
nose, your mouth?”
Amr thought the questions he was be-
ing asked were so foolish!
Hisham replied, “So, if _______ has made a
brain to guide the organs in the body….
Don’t you think that Allah would leave a
guide (_________) for all the people of the
world?
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Hisham asked again, “Do you have _______?”
Amr said, “Yes, I have ears.”
Hisham asked: What is the use of your ears?”
Amr said, “They are used to _________.”
But Hisham still asked. “Do you have a brain?”
Amr answered, “Yes, I have a brain.”
Hisham asked, “What do you use your brain for?”
Amr said, “It is with the brain that I am able to
understand the information received by all the
other organs.”
Hisham asked, “Does that mean that although all
the organs that you have (eyes, ears, nose, and
mouth) are healthy, they still cannot work with-
out the brain?”
Amr answered, “_____.”
Amr had ______ answer!
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Lesson 4
THE PROPHET OF ISLAM

Who is Prophet Muhammad?

Prophet
The Holy Prophet of Islam, Muhammad Mustafa Muhammad
(S), was born in Makka,
Makka in the Year of the Ele- was born in
phant , when Abraha tried to destroy the Makkah.
Kabah.

HIS FATHER IS ABDULLAH

HIS MOTHER IS AMINA

He belonged to the family of Bani Hashim from the tribe of Quraish.

Quraish

Who took care of the Prophet?

His father, Abdullah died two months before he was

born. He is buried in Madina.
His mother, Amina died when he was only years old.
She is buried in Abwa. Abdul Muttalib, his grandfa-
ther, decided to bring him up. The Prophet (S) was
Hazrat Abdullah was buried in Madina.
only years old his grandfather died.
After that his uncle, Abu Talib, took care of the
Holy Prophet (S).
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The Prophet’s Life

When the time came for the Holy Prophet (S)
to announce his Prophethood, Abu Talib was
one of his strongest followers.
While he was under the powerful protection
of his uncle, the Quraish did not dare to harm
the Holy Prophet (S) personally. Aamul Huzn means Year of Grief
The death of his uncle made the Holy Proph-
et (S) very sad.
During the same year he also lost his dear
wife, Bibi Khadija.
As both his uncle and his wife died in the
same year, the Holy Prophet (S) called this
year "Aamul Huzn".

Allah says in the Qur'an that the Prophet (S) had the best Akhlaq.

He was always polite and cheerful.

He never lied, AND he was always careful when entrusted with other people's things.

THIS EARNED HIM 2 IMPORTANT TITLES

As-
As-Sadiq = the Truthful one Al-
Al-Amin = the Trustworthy one
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Lesson 4

Story Time
The Holy Prophet (S) was sitting in the mosque in
Madina giving a talk to some of his followers while
they were waiting for Salaat time to set in.
A rich man wearing expensive clothes came and sat
in front of the Holy Prophet (S) to listen to his talk.

Meanwhile another man who had also came to listen to the Holy
Prophet (S) sat down beside the rich man.
The second man was not rich, in fact he was quite poor. The old
and torn clothes he was wearing showed just how poor he was.
The rich man did not like for the poor man to sit next to him. He
pulled his nice, new, expensive clothes closer to himself, so that
they would not be touched by the dirty,
old, torn clothes of the poor man.

The Holy Prophet (S) noticed what the rich man had done and
was upset and
disappointed. He asked the rich man why he had done this?
Was it because he
thought that some of his wealth might go to the poor man, or
was it because he
thought some of the poverty of the poor man might come to
him. The rich man, who was not a bad person, realized what he had done was wrong
and was truly sorry. To make up for his mistake and to show how sorry he was, the rich
man after apologizing to the poor man, offered him half of all his wealth. The poor
man told the rich man that he accepted his apology and forgave him, but did not want
half of his wealth as he did not want to get something without having worked for it.

Moral: In the eyes of Allah how rich or poor a person is makes no difference.
The person who is closest to Allah is the one who obeys him.
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Lesson 4

Study Questions
1. which Prophet is Prophet Muhammad SAW?

2. What is one title of the Prophet SAW?

3. Who brought took care of the Prophet SAW after his grandfather passed away?

4. What is the name of the Prophet’s mother?

5. What is the name of his father?

6. What does Aamul Huzn mean?

Titles
Write the two titles of Prophet Muhammad SAW in the diamonds below.
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Another Story About Our Great Prophet

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Think About It!

What do we learn from this story?

_______________________________________________________________________

What does this tell us about our Holy Prophet?

_______________________________________________________________________

Draw!
Draw what happened in the story.
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Lesson 5
THE FIRST REVELATION

What is the 1st Revelation?

In Lesson 2 we talked about Prophethood. Do you remember
what Prophets are?
Prophet Muhammad was our last Prophet or messenger.
In this lesson we will talk about how Prophet Muhammad be-
came a Prophet and how Allah’s message was sent to him.

The Prophet (S), use to spend a lot of his time in the cave, of
Mount Hira, which is a mountain near the Holy Ka'aba.
When the Prophet (S) 40 was years old, he received his
1st revelation. He was in the cave of Mount Hira, when heard
The cave of HIra where the Prophet
a voice calling his name and suddenly there was a bright light received his 1st Revelation.
in the cave.

Can you guess who it was?

The 1st Revelation

The Prophet (SAW) sat at
his place calmly and saw
that a man was approach-
ing him. It was Angel Ji-
braeel in human form.
Angel Jibraeel came very
close to the Prophet
(SAW) and asked him to
read what was written in
a silken scroll that he had
in his hands.
The Prophet (SAW) read
the words which were
the first revelation from
Allah and which later be-
came the first 5 verses of
Suratul Alaq.
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Lesson 5
These are the first verses that were revealed to the Holy Prophet (SAW).
They became the first 5 ayats of surah Alaq.

When the Holy Prophet (S) re-

Read! In the Name of thy Lord
and Cherisher, Who created-
Created Man, out of a (mere)
clot of congealed blood:
Proclaim! And thy Lord is
Most Bountiful-
He Who taught (the use of) the
pen-
Taught man that which he
knew not.
turned home, he told his wife
Bibi Khadija and his young 12
years old cousin, Imam Ali (A)
what had happened, and they
both believed him.
The Prophet (S) received more
revelations from Allah and he
slowly began to spread the reli-
gion of Islam.
For the first 3 years, he only told
certain special people who he
thought were ready to follow
the religion of Allah.

- Surah Alaq Ayat 1-5

IMAM ALI WAS THE FIRST MAN TO ACCEPT ISLAM

BIBI KHADIJA WAS THE FIRST WOMAN TO ACCEPT ISLAM

30 people became Muslims in the first 3 years!

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Lesson 5

Study Questions The Silken Scroll

On the scroll below write the name of
1.What was the name of the cave where the surah that the Angel Jibreel sent to
Prophet Mohammed (p.b.u.h) went to the prophet. Then below the line, write
pray? the number of how many verses of the
______________________________________
2.Who was the first MAN to accept Is-
lam?
______________________________________
3.Who was the first WOMAN to accept
Islam?
______________________________________
4.What was the name of the angel that
delivered the message of Allah to the
prophet?
______________________________________

Fill In’s
Fill in the sentences with the correct answers.

1. Bibi Kadija was Prophet Moham-

med’s (p.b.u.h) _______________
2. Imam Ali (a.s) was _______ years
old when the Prophet (p.b.u.h)
told him about Islam.
3. 30 people became Muslim in the
first _______ years.

Color!!!
Allah loves it when we read the Holy
Quran. Color the picture of the man
reading Holy Quran.
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Lesson 6
THE FIRST HIJRAT: AB YSSINIA
ABYSSINIA

What is Hijrat?
Today we will learn about the first hijrat. Do you know what Hijrat means?
Hijrat is when the Muslims had to leave their hometowns and move to
another country because they were in danger.

The Muslims were shown much kindness

Why do you think Muslims
made Hijrat? What do you
think happened?
Hijrat to Abyssinia
The unbelievers of Makka had made life
very difficult for the Muslims.
This was the first Hijrat in Islam.
It happened 5 years after the Prophet (S)
started his mission.
The Prophet (S) told some Muslims to
move to Abyssinia (Ethiopia), which was
ruyled by a kind Christian King named
King Negus.
in Abyssinia and found the life there
very pleasant and comfortable.
When the chiefs of Makka found out
that the Muslims had moved and were liv-
ing peacefully in Abyssinia, they sent 2
men to the king of Abyssinia, to try to
convince him to send the Muslims back to
Makka.
The king asked if the Muslims had com-
mitted any crimes in Makka. When he was
told that their only crime was inventing a
new religion, the King asked to speak to
the leader of the Muslims, who was Imam
Ali's brother, Ja'far.

First 10 people went, then 40 followed.

That’s 50 in all!
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The King turned to Hazrat Ja’far and asked:

"Why have you given up the beliefs

of your forefathers and started a
new religion?"

Hazrat Ja’far replied:

We used to worshipped idols. We did bad

things. We had no
respect for our neighbors and fought
The king asked Ja'far, to amongst ourselves. The weak were
recite bullied by the strong. We spent a long
something from the Book of time like this until the Prophet (S),
the invited us to worship One God.”
Muslims. Ja'far recited and
explained some verses of Suratul
Maryam from the Holy Qur'an.
When the king and bishops heard
the words of Allah about the Bibi
Maryam and Prophet Isa, tears
came to their eyes as they
recognized the truth.

King Negus declared that he would

never surrender the Muslims to the
Quraish
and asked them to leave his court.
Before Islam, some people
used to worship idols and
statues.
Do you know who Bibi
Maryam is?
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Lesson 6

Study Questions
1. Where was the first Hijrat to?

2. What does Hijrat mean?

3. Why did the Muslims make the Hijrat?

4. What is the name of the King in the story?

5. What Surah from the Quran did Hazrat Jaffer Tayyar read from?

Activities
Draw and write what happened in the Hijrat to Abyssinia. Tell what happened first,
next, and last in the boxes below.
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THE SECOND HIJRAT: MADINA
What is the 2nd Hijrat?
Do you remember what Hijrat means? Where was the 1st Hijrat to?
The Quraish were angry because
the Muslims had more support!
Hijrat to Madina
The Quraish realised
that the Muslims were
all leaving Makka. They
managed to stop a few,
but by that time most
people had already es-
caped and were on
their way to Madina.
Only the Prophet (S),
his family, Imam Ali (A)
and a few old and ill
Muslims were left. The-
se last few Muslims
Lesson 7
MADINA
In the last lesson we talked about the 1st
Hijrat to Abyssinia. In this lesson we will
talk about the 2nd Hijrat to Madina.
When the Quraish realized that the Muslims had more
support, they were very angry and started bullying and
troubling the Muslims even more.
The Prophet (S) advised all the Muslims to migrate to Madina
secretly, and await his arrival there.
The Holy
Prophet (SAW)
told the
Muslims to
travel to
Madina.
were also about to leave. The only problem was the
The Quraish were very revenge that the Bani
angry because they knew Hashim, the family of
that the Muslims would theProphet (S), would
now become a danger to take on the killer.
them, so, they decided
that the only action that
would stop the spread of
Islam would be to kill the
Prophet (S).
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Lesson 7

The Quraish’s Evil Plan

Finally, they decided On the same night that
that instead of sending the Quraish planned to
one man to kill the kill the Prophet (S), he
Prophet (S), they Why did the was ordered by Allah
Quraish want to
would send one young to leave Makka for
kill the Holy
man from each tribe. Madina, through Angel
Prophet (SAW)?
That way, it would be Jibraeel.
impossible to
lay the blame on any
one person. This plan
was approved and 40
young men were select-
ed to carry out this evil
deed.

The Holy Prophet (SAW)’s Plan

The Prophet (S) turned to
He then told Imam Ali
Imam Ali (A) and said,,
(A) to follow him to Majid-ul-Nabawi is in
"Sleep in my bed tonight
Madina after he had Madina. It is also
and cover yourself with
returned the where the Prophet
the green sheet that I use (SAW) is buried.
property that certain
when I sleep."
people of Makka had
left with the Prophet That night the house of the
(S). Prophet (S), was surround-
Imam Ali (A) was quite ed by the 40 men of
happy to obey the or- Quraish. They decided to
ders he had been given wait till the morning before
because he killing the Holy Prophet (S).
knew that his actions
would mean the safety
of the Prophet (S).
The Holy Prophet (S) asked Imam Ali to
sleep in his bed.
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When half the night was

over, the Prophet (S) left his
“And We have put a
house to begin his journey.
bar in front of them
As he came out of the
and a bar behind
house he threw some sand
them, and further, We
towards the men who were
have covered them
waiting to kill him and recit-
up; so that they can-
ed the following verse: Su-
ratul Yasin: Verse 9: not see.”

-Surah Yasin, Ayat 9

In the morning the men burst into his house and

rushed to the bed making a great noise as each
tried to be first to strike a blow. On hearing the
noise, Imam Ali (A) calmly raised his head from the
pillow and threw the green sheet aside. The sight “Where is Muhammad?”
of Imam Ali (A) stopped the would-be killers.

"Did you hand him

to me, so that I may
deliver him back to
you? Anyway, he is
not in the house at
present."
This is the year 1432
A.H. That means it
The Quraish were angry, be- is now 1432 years af-
cause they failed but they left ter the Hijrat to
Imam Ali (A) unharmed Madina took place.
because they had no quarrel
with him. They left the house,
sorry that they had
waited till the morning.
It is from this year that Mus-
lims mark the beginning of the
Islamic Calendar.
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Study Questions
1. Where was the 2nd Hijrat to?

2. What was the name of the tribe that was giving the Muslims a hard time?

3. What did the Quraish want to do?

4. What did the Prophet SAW ask Imam Ali AS to do?

Color and Tell!

Color the picture and
tell what happened is
happening in the picture.

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Lesson 8
THE EVENT OF GHADEER

What is the Event of Ghadeer?

On the 18th of Zilhaj , Allah command-
ed Prophet Muhammad (S) in the
Qur’an to stop at a place called
Ghadeer-e-Khum (the pond of Khum).
A friend of the Prophet called all the
people to
gather around.
The Holy Prophet (S) led the Salaat.
Then, he stood so that all the people
could see him. He told everyone that
when he died, he would leave behind
two special things:

QURAN

AHLULBAYT

The Prophet (S) explained that if the
people follow BOTH the Qur’an AND
the Ahlul Bayt, Allah will always be
happy with them. But if the people fol-
low only the Qur’an, and don’t listen to
the Ahlul Bayt, then Allah will NOT be
happy with them.
Then Prophet Muhammad (S)
held up Imam Ali (A) hand,
showing him to all the people,
and said whoever considered
the Prophet (S) their leader
must also consider Imam Ali
(A)their leader.
Then, he prayed to Allah to love
those people who love Imam Ali (A),
and hate those who do not love him.
Allah then said that the religion of
Islam had been completed that day.
This day is known as Eid-
Eid-e-Ghadeer.
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Lesson 8

A Reenactment
Act out this play about the Event of Ghadeer with your classmates!

Narrator 1: In 10th hijra the Prophet and his companions made the made a very im-

portant hajj

Narrator 2: When they came back, the Prophet had a very important message to give

to his Muslim Ummah.

Narrator 3: REALLY?!?! IMPORTANT MESSAGE?!?! WHAT IMPORTANT MES-

SAGE?!

Narraror 4: OH! I KNOW I KNOW!!! Prophet Muhammad is going to tell the people

who will be his successor?

Narrator 3: Huh? Successor? What’s a successor?

Narrator 4: A successor is the next leader after Prophet Muhammed.

Narrator 2: Cool! Who’s going to be the next successor then?

Narrator 4: Hold your horses! You’ll find out! Just watch!

Companion 1: Prophet Muhammed said to follow him. Come! Come fast!

Companion 2: Yes he has something very important to tell us.

Man 1: Hey I’m the next leader!

Man 2: WHAT?! No! I’m the next leader!!!

Man 1: No I am!!

Man 2: NO ME!!!!

Companion 3: Where are we?

Companion 4: We are at Ghadeer e kum.

Prophet Muhammed: [Picks up his hand]

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Companion 3: Prophet Muhammed said we must stop here.

Companion 5: We should make a stage with for him with our camel saddles.

Narrator 2: Yay! He’s about to tell us who the next successor is.

Narrator 4: SHHHH!!!

Prophet Muhammed: Oh people! I am leaving 2 valuable things among you. One is

the Quran, and the other is my Ahlul Bait.

The crowd: ALLAHU AKBAR! ALLAHU AKBAR!

Prophet Muhammed: [Picks up Imam Ali’s hand]. I am the guardian of whosoever,

Ali is also his guardian. Oh God! Be the friend of the friends of Ali and the enemy of

his enemies!

Companion 6: Naray Haideri!

Crowd: Ya Ali!

Companion 6: Naray Salawat!

Crowd: AllahumaSalay Allah Muhammed Wa Alay Muhammed!

Narrator 3: So Imam Ali is the next successor?

Narrator 4: YUP!

Narrator 3: Allhamdulillah! Let’s go congratulate him!

Companion 6: Naray Haideri!

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Study Questions
1. When did the event of Ghadeer happen?

2. Where did the event happen?

3. What 2 things did the Prophet say he was leaving behind?

4. Who did the Prophet announce as his next successor?

Eid Cards!
Cut out the box below and fold it in half. Then decorate your card to give to your parents on
Eid-
Eid-e-Ghadeer. In your card write about what happened at the Event of Ghadeer.
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Lesson 9
IMAM ALI
When Prophet Muhammad (S) held Imam Ali
Who is Imam Ali? (A), he opened his eyes for the first time. So
In the last lesson we talked about the the first thing Imam Ali (A) saw was the face
Event of Ghadeer. On that day the Holy of the Holy Prophet (S).
Prophet SAW announced someone as his
Imam Ali (A) is the only person ever to be
next successor. Do you remember who that born in the Ka’aba.
person is?
Imam Ali
Bibi Fatimah binte Asad (the mother of
Imam Ali) went to the Ka’aba to pray to
Allah that her baby would be born safely.
She was standing by the Ka’aba praying,
when suddenly there was a crack in the
wall of the Ka’aba near her.

The crack became bigger and bigger until

it was big enough for her to go through.
As soon as Bibi Fatimah binte Asad en-
tered the Ka’aba, the crack began to get
smaller and smaller.

Imam Ali was born on 13th Rajab.

Rajab
This crack is still there today on the wall
of the Ka’aba. People around the Ka’aba
saw what had happened, and they want-
ed to look inside the Ka’aba. So they
went and got the keys of the door of the
Ka’aba. But the door would not open.
Prophet Muhammad (S) had been away
when all this happened. When he came
back from his trip and went to the
Ka’aba and the door of the Ka’aba
opened on its own, and Bibi Fatimah
binte Asad came out holding her new ba-
by - Imam Ali (A).
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Imam Ali was a very pious man who dedicated his live to Allah and Islam. Here is a great story about Imam

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What Did We Learn?

What do we learn from the story of Imam Ali?

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The Two Shirts

In the first box draw a picture of the shirt Imam Ali gave to Qambar. In the next
box draw what shirt that Imam Ali kept for himself.
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Study Questions

1. What is our first Imam’s name?

2. What is his mother’s name?

3. Where was he born?

4. When was he born?

5. What is his cousin’s name?

6. What is a good lesson we can learn from him?

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Lesson 10
BIBI FATIMA

Who is Bibi Fatima? Her Life

Bibi Fatima was born on a
In the last lesson we talked about Imam
Friday, 20th Jamadi us-
us-Sani in
Ali (AS). Do you remember what his wife’s
Makkah.
name is?
She was married to Imam Ali (AS)
and had 4 children:
Bibi Fatima
Imam Hassan (AS)
Bibi Fatima (AS) was created by Allah Imam Hussain (AS)
(SWT) to be a perfect example of a human Bibi Zainab (AS)
being for ust to follow. She was noble, Bibi Kulsoom (AS)
kind, generous and always truthful. She
was also known by other names:
Bibi Fatima (AS) was an excellent
daughter, a wonderful wife, and a
loving mather. She is the leader of
Zahra
all the women in the universe and
Butool
the Lady of Paradise.
Masuma
Sayyeda
The Holy Prophet used to call her
Siddeeqa
Umme Abeeha, which means the
Tahira
mother of her father.

These are just some of her many beautiful

names.
Bibi Fatima (AS) was the only daughter of the
Holy Prophet (SAW) and Hazrat Khadija. The
Holy Prophet (SAW) Loved his daughter very
much. He used to say, “Fatima is a part of me.”
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Study Questions
1. When was Bibi Fatima born?

2. What city was she born in?

3. What is her husband’s name?

4. What is her father’s name?

5. Name 2 of Bibi Fatima’s children.

6. What do we learn from the story of Bibi Fatima?

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Lesson 10

Shining Stars
In the big star write Bibi Fatima’s name. In the smaller stars write other
names of Bibi Fatima. Then color and decorate the stars and draw lines
to connect the small stars to the big star.
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Lesson 11
IMAM HASAN

Who is Imam Hasan?

In the last lesson we learned
Do you remem-
about Bibi Fatima (AS). Do you
ber which Imam
remember who she is?
Imam Hasan is?
She is the wife of Imam Ali
What about
(AS) and the mother of Imam
Imam Ali?
Hasan (AS).
In this lesson we will learn more
about Imam Hasan (AS).

On the 15th of Ramadan in the

3rd year after Hijrah, Bibi Fati-
ma gave birth to a baby boy. He
was the first grandson of the
Holy Prophet! The Prophet was
overjoyed.

Story Time
Imam Hasan taught us
about kindness to ani-
mals.
One day, our 2nd Imam,
Imam Hassan (A), was
eating when a dog came
and stood in front of
him, looking at him hun-
grily.
Imam Hassan (A) gave
some of his food to the Imam Hassan (A) told
dog, who ate it up and the man to leave the
again looked up at him. dog alone, as Allah had
Imam (A) threw more made the dog just as
food to the dog. He has made all of us.
A man who was passing
by came forward to
“shoo” the dog away, so
that Imam (A) could
eat in peace.
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Lesson 11

More Stories
One day, Imam Hassan Imam Husain (A) said "I in a correct and nice
(A) saw an old man was perform it better than way.
performing Wudhu but you do." The old man under-
his Wudhu was not Both of them ap- stood the secret of
right. proached the old man their act and realised
Imam Hassan (A) want- and said, "You come that they meant him to
ed to make him aware and see our ablution find out his fault, in
of his mistake but he and decide who per- this way. So he said to
didn’t want to break forms a better ablu- them "The ablution
his heart or annoy him tion." Both of them got performed by both of
so that he didn’t ac- busy with performing you is correct, I am an
cept it. ablution and ended it old man, who did not

So he went along with

know how to perform
Imam Husain (A) and
the ablution correctly.
between the 2 broth-
You made me aware
ers, they decided to
about my fault. I am
create a scene and ask
much thankful to you."
the old man to make
the judgment.
Imam Hassan (A) ad-
dressed Imam Husain
(A) and said, "I perform
a better ablution as
compared to yours."

What would you do if

you saw someone do-
ing wudhu the wrong
way? How would you
correct him?
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Lesson 11

Study Questions
1. When was Imam Hassan born?

2. What is Imam Hassan’s mother’s name?

3. What is his father’s name?

4. What is his grandfather’s name?

5. What is his brother’s name?

6. What do we learn from Imam Hassan’s story about the dog?

7. What do we learn from his story about Wudhu?

What Would You Do?

Remember the story about wudhu? Imam Hasan and his brother showed the man the correct way to
do wudhu very nicely. What is a nice way you would show the man to do wudhu? Draw it in the box.
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Lesson 12
IMAM HUSSAIN

Who is Imam Hussain?

In our last lesson we learned Do you remember
about Imam Hasan. Do you
who Imam Hussain’s
know how Imam Hassan is re-
mother and father
lated to Imam Hussain? They
are?
are brothers!

Imam Hussain was born on the

3rd of Shaban 4 years after Hi-
jra. That is one year after Imam had taken his wings away and
Hassan was born. Imam sent him to this island.
Hussain was born in Madina.
Fitrus asked Jibrail where he
Imam Hussain was a great lead-
was going, and Jibrail told him
er. We hear about him every
about the birth of Imam Husain
Muharram because he fought
(A).
for Islam in Karbala and was
killed by the enemy. Fitrus wanted to go with Jibrail,
and, with Allah’s permission,
Jibrail carried Fitrus with him.

This is Imam When they reached the Holy

Hussain’s Prophet (S) and congratulated
Roza, the
him and his family, the Prophet
place where
he is buried. (S) told Fitrus to go to Imam Hu-
sain (A).
When Fitrus touched Imam Hu-
sain's (A) cradle, Allah forgave
When our 3rd Imam, Imam Husain him and gave him back his wings.
(A) was born, Allah sent down
the angel Jibrail to congratulate
This is what we learn from this story: If you
Prophet Muhammad (S) and his
want something it is better to ask through
family.
our Imam's, like Imam Hussain (AS), as they
On the way, Jibrail saw the angel are closer to Allah than we are.
Fitrus on an island. Because
Fitrus had been naughty, Allah
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Lesson 12
Imam Husain (A) gave a lot of im-
Imam Hussain and the Holy portance to the Holy Qur'an during
his life. During the night of Qadr, in
the Holy month of Ramadhan,
Ramadhan there
is a specific Ziyaarah of Imam Husain
(A) which we recite.
At one point, in that ziyaarah, we
say: "I bear witness that you estab-
lished prayers, and gave Zakaat (poor
-rate), enjoined good and forbade
evil, and you recited the Book (Holy
Qur'an) the way it should be recited."
Similarly, on the nights of Eid al-Fitr
and Eid al-Adha, in another Ziyaarah
of Imam Husain (A), we say: "I bear

Abu Abdil Rahman Salmi was a

Qur’an teacher in Madina. Many Do you go to a
children would come to him to Quran teacher?
learn how to recite the Holy
Qur’an.
One day he taught a son of Imam witness that indeed you recite
Husain (A) to recite Surah Al- the book of Allah, Peace be upon
Fatihah (Al-Hamd). When the you O companion of Holy
child recited the Surah Al- Qur'an".
Fatihah before his father, Imam Imam-
Imam-e-Zaman (A) in his Ziyaarah
Husain (A) was so pleased that he addresses Imam Husain (A) say-
rewarded the teacher with valua- ing: "You were for the Prophet, a
ble gifts. son and for the Holy Qur'an, a
Some people criticized this ac- support".
tion saying it was not necessary
to give so much in return for
teaching one Surah. In reply,
Imam Husain (A) said, "What com-
parison can there be between the
gift I have given to the teacher
of my child, and his teaching the
Holy Qur'an, the gift which he
has given to my child?"
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Lesson 12

Study Questions
1. When was Imam Hussain born?

2. Where was Imam Hussain born?

3. What is his mother’s name?

4. What is his father’s name?

5. What is his grandfather’s name?

6. What is his brother’s name?

7. What do we learn from the story about Angel Fitrus?

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Lesson 12

Family Tree
Now that you have learned about the first three Imams, Bibi Fatima, and Prophet Muhammad,
show what you know by making a family tree. Cut out the stars and put them on construction
paper in the right order. Write who everyone is. Look in your book for answers and ask your
teacher for help on how to make the tree. Then, decorate and color the tree to take home.

Prophet Bibi Khadija

Muhammad

Bibi Fatima Imam Ali

Imam Hasan Imam

Hussain

Bibi Zainab Bibi Kulsoom

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Lesson 13
THE TRAGEDY OF KARBALA
KARBALA
What happened in Karbala?
In the last lesson we learned about Imam
Hussain and how Imam Hussain (AS) is an im-
portant leader because he fought for Islam in
Karbala. Karbala is a place in Iraq. Imam
Hussain, his family, and companions traveled
to Karbala fought against the enemy Yazid’s
army. Even Imam Hussain (AS)’s young daugh-
ter Bibi Sakina and his 6 month old baby came
with him to Karbala. 72 people- Men, women,
and children- were in the Imam’s camp. Many
of Imam Hussain’s army and Imam Hussain
(AS) himself lost their life in Karbala as they
fought for Allah and Islam.
Yazid was a very bad leader during the time of
Imam Hussain (AS) who did many things that
were against the teachings of Islam. He did
not care about Allah or Islam. The true Mus-
lims knew that Imam Hussain (AS) was the
rightful leader and they only followed
him. This made Yazid jealous and an-
gry and he wanted Imam Hussain to
give Bayat or a pledge saying that
Yazid was the rightful leader. Of
course, we know that Imam Hussain
could never and would never do that
because if he did, it would be like
saying that all the bad things Yazid
was doing was ok. Imam Hussain (AS)
wanted all the Muslims to know how
important obeying Allah was and liv-
ing life according to Islam.
This is why the war in Karbala hap-
pened on the 10th of Muharram.
Yazid and his army was so evil that
they blocked the River Furaat so the
people in the Imam’s could not get
water. They would not even give wa-
ter for the little children and babies
in the camp. They were thirsty for 3
days! Can you imagine not drinking
water for even one day? Imam
Hussain (AS) and his brave family and
friends fought for the message of Is-
lam while being thirsty for 3 whole
days. If they had not fought for Is-
lam, Yazid and other leaders like him
would have destroyed Islam and it
would probably not have existed to-
day.
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A Tribute to Imam Hussain (AS)

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A Little Martyr
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Lesson 13

Study Questions
1. What is the name of Imam Hussain’s father?

2. What is the name of his mother?

3. What is the name of his grandfather?

4. What is the name of his brother?

5. What is the name of the enemy’s leader who wanted Imam Hussain to give bayat?

6. Why didn’t Imam Hussain give bayat to him?

7. When did the war happen in Karbala?

8. How many days was Imam Hussain’s camp thirsty for?

9. What is the name of Imam Hussain’s baby that was martyred in Karbala?

10. How old was he?

11. What was the name of the terrible man who killed Hazrat Ali Asghar?

12. What should we learn from Karbala?

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Lesson 13

Color By Number Color Guide

1 Blue
Color the following picture using the color guide to find the hidden message.
2 Green
Once you finish coloring and find the hidden message, write what it means on the
3 Red
line below.

2
2 2
2
2

3 3
1

3 2
3 1
2
2 2
1
2

2 2
3
2
2 1

2
2
1
3
2

2 2

3 1
2
1
2
3
1

2
2
2
2
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Lesson 13

Hearts and X’s

We talked about people who were present in Karbala. Draw hearts around the good
people what were in Imam Hussain’s camp and put X’s on the people that were in the
enemy’s army.

Imam Hussain

Umme Rubab
Yazid

Umr bin Saad

Hurmala

Hazrat Ali Asghar

Bibi Sakina
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Lesson 14
PROPHET NUH
Who is Prophet Nuh?
A long time ago there was a
group of people who wor-
shipped idols.
Then Allah sent PROPHET
NUH to guide these people to
the right path.
PROPHET NUH was a wise
and patient man and he tried
to teach the people
about Allah and told them
not to worship pieces of clay
or wood, which they had
made themselves as their
gods.
The people did not lis-
ten to him and when he
warned them to be
afraid of Allah's punish-
ment, they laughed at
him.
PROPHET NUH did not give up
and continued to preach the mes-
sage of Allah to
them for 950 years. But as time
passed, the people grew worse, and
began to
attack him with stones whenever
he tried to talk them.
Finally PROPHET NUH complained
to Allah about the people and
asked Him to HELP.
Allah accepted the prayer of
PROPHET NUH and ordered him
to built a
large boat, an ark, and also told
him that there would be a great
flood in which all
the bad people would be drowned.
PROPHET NUH planted small
trees and waited for them to grow
up into strong
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trees. Then he cut them down
and began to make the ark.
It took 80 years to complete
the ark, and during this time
the people began teasing him
saying that he had given up be-
ing a Prophet and had become
a carpenter.
When the ark was ready, Allah
told PROPHET NUH to tell
his followers to go
inside the ark and also to take
one pair of each type of ani-
mal.
Lesson 14
Suddenly, it began to rain heavily
and streams of water came out
from the ground.
Soon the land was covered with
water and the ark began to float.
His son Kanaan,
Kanaan who was an un-
believer, refused to come with
them.
PROPHET NUH saw his son Ka-
naan struggling in the water and
tried once more
to convince him to have faith
and come into the ark. But Ka-
naan replied that he
would go to top of a mountain
and be safe there.
PROPHET NUH warned him
that there was no shelter from
Allah's Curse, except
in the ark.
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In the meantime, a huge wave came and swept Kanaan off forever.
The ark floated for a long time while the whole land was flooded so that nobody
was left alive on it. Finally, the punishment of Allah was over and it stopped raining.
The water level began to get less and the ark came down on a mountain called
Judi.
Judi PROPHET NUH was commanded to come out of the ark with his followers
and the animals. In this new land they began their lives a fresh under the blessings of
Allah.
PROPHET NUH was commanded to come out of the ark with his followers and the
animals. In this new land they began their lives a fresh under the blessings of
Allah.
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Study Questions
1. What did people pray to before?

2. What did Prophet Nuh tell them to do instead of

pray to those things?

3. Who put Prophet Nuh in the Ark?

4. Which one of Prophet’ Nuh’s son drowned?

5. Why did he drown?

6. Where did the Ark land?

What would you do?

What would you do if you were a person that lived during the time of Prophet Nuh?
Draw it in the box below.
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You Tell The Story!

Below are pictures from the story of Prophet Nuh. Color the pictures and
write what is happening in the pictures. Tell the story in your own words.

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Lesson 15
THE ELEPHANT
The Elephant
In 570 AD,
AD the year of the birth of our Ho-
ly Prophet (p), a Christian governor called
Abraha marched to Makka to destroy the
Holy
Ka'aba. He wanted to destroy the Ka'aba,
because he wanted people to come and
worship at a huge church he had built in
Yemen.
Abraha's army also had elephants, which
wasn’t very common in Arabia. History calls
this army "Ashabul Fíl" or "The People of
the Elephant".
When he reached Makka, he captured
some camels belonging to the chief of
Makka, Abdul Muttalib, the grandfather
of the Holy Prophet (S). When Abdul Mut-
talib went to see him,
Abraha thought he would ask him to spare
the Holy Ka'aba. Instead, Abdul Muttalib
asked for the camels to be returned.
Abraha laughed and said, "What! I have
come to destroy your place of wor-
ship, and you are speaking of your
camels!" Abdul Muttalib gave a fa-
mous reply,, "I am the owner of the
camels, so I have come for them. The
Ka'aba too has an Owner, Who will
look after it"
On his return, Abdul Muttalib ordered
the people to leave Makka and go to
the hills for safety.
He then prayed to Allah to protect
them and the Holy Ka'aba from any
harm.
The next morning Abraha prepared to
march towards Makka. All of a sud-
den, a flock of birds appeared from
the side of the sea, holding tiny stones
in their claws and beaks.
Each bird held three stones and they
showered the stones on the army of
Abraha in such a way that many men
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and elephants were soon dead. One of the stones hit Abraha on his head and
he was so frightened that he ordered the remaining men in his army to retreat
at once. Many of his men died on the way back and Abraha himself died a pain-
ful death. This event is mentioned in the Holy Qur'an in Suratul Feel, Verses 1-5.
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Lesson 15

A Reenactment
Act this play out with your classmate!

Narrator 1: This is the story of Aamul Fil. Aamul fil means the year of the elephant.
Narrator 2: In 570 AD there was a Christian king named Abraha. He wanted to de-
stroy the Kaaba because he wanted people to come worship at the church he built in
Yemen.
Narrator 3: Abraha had an army of elephants which was not common in Arabia. His
army was known as Ashabul Fil or the people of the elephant.
Abraha: Muahaha!! I am going to destroy the Kaaba then the people will come to my
church!!
Narrator 6: Abraha captured some camels that belonged to the chief of Makkah, Ab-
dul Muttalib, who was the prophet’s grandfather.
Narrator 4: When Abdul Muttalib came to see Abraha, Abraha thought that he want-
ed to save the Kabah, but instead, Abdul Muttalib asked Abraha to return his camels.
Abdul Muttalib: Abraha, I have come for my camels.
Abraha: Huh?!?! I am about to destroy the Kaaba and all Abdul Muttalib wants is his
camels?!
Narrator 2: Hazrat Abdul Muttalib gave a famous reply:
Abdul Muttalib (Abis): I am the owner of the camels, so I have come for them. The
Kaaba too has an Owner, Who will look after it.
Narrator 5: Abdul Muttalib ordered the people to leave Makka and go to the hills for
safety. And he prayed to Allah to protect the people and the Holy Kaaba.
Abdul Muttalib: Oh brothers and sisters in Islam! Let us go up to the hills for safety
and pray to Allah to protect the Holy Kaaba!
Abraha: HA!!! Let’s destroy the Kaaba!
(Elephants follow) They march towards the Kaaba
(The birds throw “stones” at the elephants)
Narrator 6: Some of the elephants and men die from the stones and some run away.
Narrator 7: And Abraha gets hit with a stone on the head
Abraha: Ouch! A stone hit my head…AAAHHH…. I’m scared! – [he runs away]
Narrator 7: Abraha died a painful death.

Narrator 1: And Allah had saved the Holy Kaaba – THE END! -----It is important that
we learn a lesson from this story- let’s see if you know what it is. ANYBODY?!
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Study Questions

“I am the owner of the camels.

The House too has a Master who looks after it.”

1. Who said the famous saying above?

2. Which House was he talking about?

3. What House was he talking about?

4. Who is the Master of this House?

5. What animals did Abraha have in his army?

6. What happened to Abraha’s Army?

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Draw! Draw! Draw!

Draw what happened in the story. Then, write a sentence describing your picture.