Bismillah.
We created these questions to play a board game, "Ibrahim (As) challenge." We used the Qur'an challenge board, but you could use any similar board where players can more forward by steps towards the end. We printed the questions on card stock to create game cards.
Who was Ibrahim (As)'s first wife?
Ismail was the son of Ibrahim (as) and who?
How as the Prophet Lut (as) related to Ibrahim (as)?
How are Ismail and Ishaq related?
Why did Ibrahim's people throw him into the fire?
Allah most high called Ibrahim KhalilAllah. What does this mean in English?
Allah describe Ibrahim as Hanif. What does that mean?
Muslims should remember Ibrahim specifically every time they do these two pillars of Islam.
Who were the honored guest of Ibrahim? Move two spaces if you know their names.
Sarah and Ibrahim (as) had different reactions when the angels told them that they were going to destroy the people of Lut. Move one space for each reaction that you correctly describe.
Ibrahim was one of the five ul-l-‘azm (greatest messengers). Name atleast three of the others.
Allah instructed Ibrahim (as) to kill, cut up and mix the parts of which kind of animal? Move an extra space if you can explain why.
Name at least four prophets who descended from Ibrahim (as). Move an extra space if you can list a fifth.
What part of the world did Ibrahim live in first?
Name atleast three areas in the world where Ibrahim (as) lived or traveled to.
How did Ibrahim (as) father react when Ibrahim tried to call him to Islam?
Where were Ibrahim (As)’s people when he broke their idols?
When the people asked Ibrahim (as) if he broke their idols, what did he say and why?
Ibrahim’s people used to worship their king. When Ibrahim debated with the king, how did Ibrahim (as) prove that the king was certainly not a god? (hint: he asked the king to do something that only Allah can do)
Ibrahim’s people committed shirk in many ways. They worshiped idols of clay and wood, they worshipped their ruler, and they also worshipped what?
How did Ibrahim (as) explain to his people why worshipping the planets and stars was wrong and silly?
Why Ibrahim (as) went to Egypt with his wife Sarah, the king tried to take Sarah for himself. What happened when he reached out for her.
What gift did the king of Egypt give Sarah?
Which son of Ibrahim (as) was known as zabeehAllah (the sacrifice of Allah)?
Where specifically did Ibrahim (as) leave his wife Hajar and their infant son alone in the desert?
How did Ibrahim (as)’s wife Hajar react when Ibrahim left her alone in the desert?
The Qur’an mentions three times that Ibrahim (as) visited Ismail. What did Ibrahim (as) mean when he left a message of Ismail to change his doorstep.
When Ibrahim (as) was older, he came to Makkah to rebuild the Kabah with his son Ismail. What did he use while he was building that we can still see in the haram of the kabah today?
What do all Muslims do to remember the willingness of Ibrahim (as) to sacrifice Ismail (as)?
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Ibrahim (as), the excellent example of hospitality
Bismillah.
For this activity, we prepared puff pastries (some with spinach and cheese and some with jam) and then we learned the proper way to serve guests by studying the example of the Prophet Ibrahim (as) as described in the Holy Qur'an.
Hospitality of Ibrahim
DISCUSSION
1. Verses: 51:24 – 30
2. “the honored guests of Ibrahim” has two meaning – that Ibrahim (as) honored them by his actions and that they were honored Allah swt because of their rank in the angels
3. Ibrahim (as) responded to their greeting with a better one. They said “we greet you with peace” and he said back, “lasting and constant peace be upon you.” How do Muslims today return greetings?
4. Ibrahim (as) hasten to prepare food, then put it in front of them and THEN invited them to eat. If he had asked them if they were hungry before he prepared food, how might the guests feel?
5. Ibrahim (as) did not have to run off to the store even though the guests were unexpected. That means that he was prepared for guests any time
6. He brought forth a fat and roasted calf – which means… he served the food himself, he didn’t have someone else do it. He brought the complete animal so they could pick whatever park they wanted. He choose the best of what he had for the guests (a fat calf) instead of thin animal.
7. He put the food right in front of the guests… so they didn’t have to get up.
8. He said “will you not eat” – inviting them with gently and polite words. Not, “Yallah, food is ready.” He didn’t try to force them to eat – come on, eat up! But the way he highly showed that he strongly wished they would eat.
REVIEW MANNERS OF SERVING GUESTS
Greeting
Do not make guests feel shy by making them ask or making them get up to get the food
Offer the best of what you have
Invite them to eat in gentle and kind words
GO PRACTICE!
For this activity, we prepared puff pastries (some with spinach and cheese and some with jam) and then we learned the proper way to serve guests by studying the example of the Prophet Ibrahim (as) as described in the Holy Qur'an.
Hospitality of Ibrahim
DISCUSSION
1. Verses: 51:24 – 30
2. “the honored guests of Ibrahim” has two meaning – that Ibrahim (as) honored them by his actions and that they were honored Allah swt because of their rank in the angels
3. Ibrahim (as) responded to their greeting with a better one. They said “we greet you with peace” and he said back, “lasting and constant peace be upon you.” How do Muslims today return greetings?
4. Ibrahim (as) hasten to prepare food, then put it in front of them and THEN invited them to eat. If he had asked them if they were hungry before he prepared food, how might the guests feel?
5. Ibrahim (as) did not have to run off to the store even though the guests were unexpected. That means that he was prepared for guests any time
6. He brought forth a fat and roasted calf – which means… he served the food himself, he didn’t have someone else do it. He brought the complete animal so they could pick whatever park they wanted. He choose the best of what he had for the guests (a fat calf) instead of thin animal.
7. He put the food right in front of the guests… so they didn’t have to get up.
8. He said “will you not eat” – inviting them with gently and polite words. Not, “Yallah, food is ready.” He didn’t try to force them to eat – come on, eat up! But the way he highly showed that he strongly wished they would eat.
REVIEW MANNERS OF SERVING GUESTS
Greeting
Do not make guests feel shy by making them ask or making them get up to get the food
Offer the best of what you have
Invite them to eat in gentle and kind words
GO PRACTICE!
Hijri Months Game
These are questions for a Hijri Months relay race. Once the children have studied the meanings of the months and the important events that happen in each month, they are to test their knowledge with this game insha'Allah. The names of each month should be printed out and hung in order on a wall. The children can compete in teams or compete all together against the clock. Each runner is asked a question and must run and tag the correct month. Once he/she touches the correct month, he/she runs back to tag the next runner.
1. What is the first month of the Hijri Calendar?
2. What is the last month
3. What month is the month in which fasting in obligatory?
4. In what month is Eid ul-fitr in?
5. In what month is Eid ul-adha in?
6. In which month do Muslims make Hajj?
7. Go to one of the four holy month
8. Go to a month that has the Arabic word for spring
9. Go to the month that means “empty”
10. Go to the month when the Prophet (saw) was born
11. Go to the month when the Prophet (Saw) made Hijra
12. Go to the current Hijri month
13. Go to the month in which Muslims are encouraged to do six voluntary days of fasting
14. In which month is the day of Arafat
15. Go to the Hijri month in which you were born
16. In which month are the best ten nights of the year
17. In which month are the best ten days of the year
18. In which month is Laylatul Qadr
19. Which is the first of the three consecutive holy months
20. Which is the last of the three consecutive holy months
21. Touch a month that has the Arabic word for first. There are two choices
22. Touch a month that has the Arabic word for second. There are two choices
23. What is the last month in which Muslims can make up any missed fasts from Ramadan
24. In what month did the Prophet saw receive the first revelation?
25. What month did the Arabs believe to be full of misfortune in the time of Jahiliyah (the time of ignorance before Islam)
1. What is the first month of the Hijri Calendar?
2. What is the last month
3. What month is the month in which fasting in obligatory?
4. In what month is Eid ul-fitr in?
5. In what month is Eid ul-adha in?
6. In which month do Muslims make Hajj?
7. Go to one of the four holy month
8. Go to a month that has the Arabic word for spring
9. Go to the month that means “empty”
10. Go to the month when the Prophet (saw) was born
11. Go to the month when the Prophet (Saw) made Hijra
12. Go to the current Hijri month
13. Go to the month in which Muslims are encouraged to do six voluntary days of fasting
14. In which month is the day of Arafat
15. Go to the Hijri month in which you were born
16. In which month are the best ten nights of the year
17. In which month are the best ten days of the year
18. In which month is Laylatul Qadr
19. Which is the first of the three consecutive holy months
20. Which is the last of the three consecutive holy months
21. Touch a month that has the Arabic word for first. There are two choices
22. Touch a month that has the Arabic word for second. There are two choices
23. What is the last month in which Muslims can make up any missed fasts from Ramadan
24. In what month did the Prophet saw receive the first revelation?
25. What month did the Arabs believe to be full of misfortune in the time of Jahiliyah (the time of ignorance before Islam)
Hijri Months By Meaning
Bismillah.
Learning the meanings of the Hijri months will help in memorizing the names and order insha'Allah.
Learning the meanings of the Hijri months will help in memorizing the names and order insha'Allah.
1.Muharram: The word "Muharram" means "Forbidden." Even before Islam, this month was always known as a scared month in which all unlawful acts were forbidden, prominently the shedding of blood.
2. Safar: This word means "whistling of the wind". When this name was assigned to this month, it was probably a windy time of the year. As mentioned earlier, most of the months were named according to weather conditions at the time. However, since they are based on the moon, the months shift about 11 days every year. So, the seasons do not necessarily correspond to the name of the month anymore.
3. Rabi al-awwal: First of Spring
4. Rabi ath-thani: Second month of Spring
5. Jumada al-awwal (or Jumada al-ula): First/Beginning of the Dry
6. Jumada ath-thani (or Jumada al-akhir): Second/Last of the Dry
7. Rajab: From Rajaba "to respect". Another one of the sacred months in which fighting was forbidden prior to Islam. This was one of the most respected months for the Arabs. It is also called Rajab al Fard. Fard means alone; because the other three sacred months come one after another, except this month. It comes alone not like the other 3 consecutive sacred months.
8. Sha’ban: Consecutively escalating. (Undisturbed increase). Derived from the word "shu'ba", which means branch. The Arabs used to branch out during this month to look for water.
With the Beginning of Shaban blessings are initiated which progressively escalate so that by mid-Shaban the blessings have reached a considerable amount and finally such blessings reached a considerable amount and finally such blessings reach their peak by the end of Ramadan.
9. Ramadan: Derived from "RAMADHA", literally means "intense heat".
1. When the Islamic months were enforced the month of fasting coincided with the summer months of intense heat.
2. The second reason which has been mentioned is that due to fasting the temperature within the stomach increases, again the element of heat is a factor behind the actual naming of RAMADAN.
10. Shawwal: Uplift/breakage, as before Islam, Arabs believed that any marriage held in Shawwal would always turn out to be unsuccessful. Taken from the word "shala" which means "when the female camel gets pregnant". When this name was given, the female camels used to get pregnant during this time of the year.
11. Dhul-Qa’dah: Taken from the word "qa'ada" which means to sit. This is the third sacred month in which fighting was forbidden. The people also used to stop their business activities during this month and sit and prepare for the Hajj (Pilgrimage). This is also a sacred month.
12. Dhul-Hijjah: The month of "Hajj" (Pilgrimage). This is the last sacred month in which fighting was forbidden.
Learn About the Four Sacred Months
Bismillah. When we came to the month of Rajab, one of our Hijri Calendar activities was learning about the four sacred months:
The sacred months are Rajab, Dhu’l-Qa’dah, Dhu’l-Hijjah and Muharram. These are what are referred to in the verse (interpretation of the meaning):
“Verily, the number of months with Allaah is twelve months (in a year), so was it ordained by Allaah on the Day when He created the heavens and the earth; of them four are Sacred (i.e. the 1st, the 7th, the 11th and the 12th months of the Islamic calendar). That is the right religion, so wrong not yourselves therein”
The sacred months are: Rajab, Dhu’l-Qa’dah, Dhu’l-Hijjah and Muharram.
Al-Bukhaari (4662) and Muslim (1679) narrated from Abu Bakrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The year is twelve months, of which four are sacred: three consecutive months, Dhu’l-Qa’dah, Dhu’l-Hijjah and Muharram, and Rajab Mudar which comes between Jumaada and Sha’baan.
These months are called sacred for two reasons:
1- Because fighting therein is forbidden unless initiated by the enemy
2- Because transgression of the sacred limits therein is worse than at other times.
Hence Allaah has forbidden us to commit sins during these months, as He says (interpretation of the meaning):
“wrong not yourselves therein”
[al-Tawbah 9:36]
Although committing sins is haraam and forbidden during these months and at other times, in these months it is more forbidden.
The sacred months are Rajab, Dhu’l-Qa’dah, Dhu’l-Hijjah and Muharram. These are what are referred to in the verse (interpretation of the meaning):
“Verily, the number of months with Allaah is twelve months (in a year), so was it ordained by Allaah on the Day when He created the heavens and the earth; of them four are Sacred (i.e. the 1st, the 7th, the 11th and the 12th months of the Islamic calendar). That is the right religion, so wrong not yourselves therein”
The sacred months are: Rajab, Dhu’l-Qa’dah, Dhu’l-Hijjah and Muharram.
Al-Bukhaari (4662) and Muslim (1679) narrated from Abu Bakrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The year is twelve months, of which four are sacred: three consecutive months, Dhu’l-Qa’dah, Dhu’l-Hijjah and Muharram, and Rajab Mudar which comes between Jumaada and Sha’baan.
These months are called sacred for two reasons:
1- Because fighting therein is forbidden unless initiated by the enemy
2- Because transgression of the sacred limits therein is worse than at other times.
Hence Allaah has forbidden us to commit sins during these months, as He says (interpretation of the meaning):
“wrong not yourselves therein”
[al-Tawbah 9:36]
Although committing sins is haraam and forbidden during these months and at other times, in these months it is more forbidden.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Safar - The Second Hijri Month
Information about Safar
(taken from ZamZam Magazine's website - http://www.zamzam-magazine.com/January2010/islamic_calendar.html)
“Safar is the second month of the Islamic calendar.
The month of Safar comes after Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar.
The Literal meaning of Safar is Empty.
The Arabs were warring nations. Small disputes would easily turn into wars that will last for years and years and sometimes were inherited by generations to come. They usually did not fight during the four sacred months even in the days of Jahiliyya (Pre Islamic Ignorance).
The sacred or war free months were Muharram (1st month of the Islamic Calendar), Rajab (7th month of the Islamic Calendar), Dhul Qa'dah (11th month of the Islamic Calendar) and Dhul Hijjah (12th month of the Islamic Calendar).
Right in the beginning of the month of Safar, houses used to become empty because the ban on fighting and traveling during three consecutive months - Dhul Hijjah, Dhul Qa’dah and Muharram came to an end, and everyone proceeded to settle scores with their rivals. Most houses in most villages were emptied.
In this month people of Makkah also traveled after the customary ban during the sacred months of Muharram, and the two sacred months preceding it was over; emptying their villages or habitations. These travels were either related to trading or battles, both of which were banned during the sacred months.
Going out to fight their enemies and leaving them empty handed after taking away their possessions, may have been another reason for the name Safar (Sifran min al-mata’) – i.e., they would leave their enemies’ coiffeurs empty and take all their belongings away. (Lisan al-‘Arab)
Many Muslims, with improper knowledge of Islam, have superstitions about this month being a month of misfortunes.
The Holy Qur-an has provided clear guidelines about such superstitions:
مَا أَصَابَ مِن مُّصِيبَةٍ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ ۗ وَمَن يُؤْمِن بِاللَّهِ يَهْدِ قَلْبَهُ ۚ وَاللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ
"No calamity befalls, but with the Leave [i.e. decision and Qadar (Divine Preordainments)] of Allah, and whosoever believes in Allah, He guides his heart [to the true Faith with certainty, i.e. what has befallen him was already written for him by Allah from the Qadar (Divine Preordainments)], and Allah is the All-Knower of everything."
Surah (Chapter) At-Taghabun (Mutual Loss and Gain) 64:11
Islam does not have any room for superstitious beliefs. Muslims should not believe in any inauspicious days, weeks, months or years, there are no people, houses or things that bring bad luck.
The Messenger of Allah, Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم also condemned these in the following Ahadith (Sayings of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), especially related to the month of Safar.
"There is no bad omen in the month of Safar and no evil spirits." (Muslim)
(taken from ZamZam Magazine's website - http://www.zamzam-magazine.com/January2010/islamic_calendar.html)
“Safar is the second month of the Islamic calendar.
The month of Safar comes after Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar.
The Literal meaning of Safar is Empty.
The Arabs were warring nations. Small disputes would easily turn into wars that will last for years and years and sometimes were inherited by generations to come. They usually did not fight during the four sacred months even in the days of Jahiliyya (Pre Islamic Ignorance).
The sacred or war free months were Muharram (1st month of the Islamic Calendar), Rajab (7th month of the Islamic Calendar), Dhul Qa'dah (11th month of the Islamic Calendar) and Dhul Hijjah (12th month of the Islamic Calendar).
Right in the beginning of the month of Safar, houses used to become empty because the ban on fighting and traveling during three consecutive months - Dhul Hijjah, Dhul Qa’dah and Muharram came to an end, and everyone proceeded to settle scores with their rivals. Most houses in most villages were emptied.
In this month people of Makkah also traveled after the customary ban during the sacred months of Muharram, and the two sacred months preceding it was over; emptying their villages or habitations. These travels were either related to trading or battles, both of which were banned during the sacred months.
Going out to fight their enemies and leaving them empty handed after taking away their possessions, may have been another reason for the name Safar (Sifran min al-mata’) – i.e., they would leave their enemies’ coiffeurs empty and take all their belongings away. (Lisan al-‘Arab)
Many Muslims, with improper knowledge of Islam, have superstitions about this month being a month of misfortunes.
The Holy Qur-an has provided clear guidelines about such superstitions:
مَا أَصَابَ مِن مُّصِيبَةٍ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ ۗ وَمَن يُؤْمِن بِاللَّهِ يَهْدِ قَلْبَهُ ۚ وَاللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ
"No calamity befalls, but with the Leave [i.e. decision and Qadar (Divine Preordainments)] of Allah, and whosoever believes in Allah, He guides his heart [to the true Faith with certainty, i.e. what has befallen him was already written for him by Allah from the Qadar (Divine Preordainments)], and Allah is the All-Knower of everything."
Surah (Chapter) At-Taghabun (Mutual Loss and Gain) 64:11
Islam does not have any room for superstitious beliefs. Muslims should not believe in any inauspicious days, weeks, months or years, there are no people, houses or things that bring bad luck.
The Messenger of Allah, Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم also condemned these in the following Ahadith (Sayings of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), especially related to the month of Safar.
"There is no bad omen in the month of Safar and no evil spirits." (Muslim)
Hijri Calendar Introduction
HIJRI INTRODUCTION
What is the Hijri Calendar?
The Hijri calendar is how Muslims keep track of the time and dates.
We start counting the years from the year that the Prophet (saw) and his followers made Hijra from Makkah to Madinah. It has been 1431 since the Hijra, so the current year is 1431 AH (after Hijri)
Why do we start counting the years from the Hijra?
Once the Prophet (saw) migrated to Madinah, the Muslims established the first Islamic state and society.
How many months are in each Hijri year? How many days?
There are twelve months in each Hijri year.
Allah Most High tells us in the Holy Qur’an: “Verily, the number of months with Allaah is twelve months (in a year), so was it ordained by Allaah on the Day when He created the heavens and the earth; of them four are Sacred (i.e. the 1st, the 7th, the 11th and the 12th months of the Islamic calendar). That is the right religion, so wrong not yourselves therein…”[al-Tawbah 9:36]
The Hijri calendar is a lunar calendar. Each month is one complete lunar cycle. Lunar cycles (the time it takes from hilal to hilal) is 29.5 days. So lunar months are either 29 or 30 days.
12 months X 29.5 days = 354 days
What are the names of twelve Hijri months? Which names do you know already? What are the four holy months?
The four Holy months are: Dhu’l-Qi’dah, Dhu’l-Hijjah, Muharram and Rajab.
Why is it important to keep track of the hijri months?
Not all times are the same. Allah Most High has made some days and months special. Can you think of any examples?
-Ramadan, Layltul Qadr, the two Eids, the first ten days of Dhul Hijjah, the day of Arafat, Ashura, etc.
Know your Birth date!
Some Islamic rulings are related to your age. But the ruling applies to your age by the Hijri calendar, not the solar calendar. To keep track of your age by the Hijri calendar, you need to know your Hijri birth date.
You can find your Hijri birth date very easily online by logging on to http://www.islamicfinder.org/Hcal/hdate_gr.php
Go to the year you were born in the Gregorian calendar and find out what day that was in the Hijri calendar.
For more of a challenge, try to figure it out without the converter. Each lunar year is 11 days shorter than each solar year. Can you figure it out?
Jinn Scavenger Hunt
Here are the questions for an educational scavenger hunt to help children learn about the Jinn. We did this game as part of learning about creation month. It was a sequel to the Angels scavenger hunt already posted below. The questions are posted in the comments (Still don't know how to cut and paste into the real blog - sorry)
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Wise Poet - Introduction to Poetry
Assalamu alaykum
Here is one of the club activities that we did today. The other was a really cool ancient math activity.
We are going to start doing monthly writing projects, insha'Allah. The plan is to collect the children's writings and arrange them into a book insha'Allah.
To introduce poetry, we learned the story of Al-Tufayl (ra), one of the companions of the Prophet (as). He was a well-known poet who embraced Islam and made successful daw'ah to his people, the Daws.
Information was taken from the children's book "the Wise Poet" by Khurram Murad.
To learn the story (without reading it straight... because that doesn't work well with our group sometimes), the story was summarized and split into sections. The children's job was to work together to put the sections in the right order by focusing on the story line.
After they put the first half of the story in order, we shared the end of the story - about how Tufayl called his people to Islam. (First in a harsh and unsuccessful way... and then after being advised by the Prophet, as, he successfully called them to Islam with good manners and compassion.)
Once we finished learning his story, we introduced poetry. And as a group, we made our first poem! We wrote Tufayl's name (TUFAYL) vertically and worked together to followed each letter with a phrase that described who he was and what he did.
The writing project for this week is for each child to compose this type of poem using their own first name. We reminded the children about the importance of avoiding self-praise. We encouraged them to write traits that they may aspire to have, or write phrases that describe who they are.
If you missed club today, you can still encourage your child to participate in this project. We will share our poems at the next club day insha'Allah and also collect a copy of each poem so that we can start compiling the book insha'Allah.
Here is one of the club activities that we did today. The other was a really cool ancient math activity.
We are going to start doing monthly writing projects, insha'Allah. The plan is to collect the children's writings and arrange them into a book insha'Allah.
To introduce poetry, we learned the story of Al-Tufayl (ra), one of the companions of the Prophet (as). He was a well-known poet who embraced Islam and made successful daw'ah to his people, the Daws.
Information was taken from the children's book "the Wise Poet" by Khurram Murad.
To learn the story (without reading it straight... because that doesn't work well with our group sometimes), the story was summarized and split into sections. The children's job was to work together to put the sections in the right order by focusing on the story line.
After they put the first half of the story in order, we shared the end of the story - about how Tufayl called his people to Islam. (First in a harsh and unsuccessful way... and then after being advised by the Prophet, as, he successfully called them to Islam with good manners and compassion.)
Once we finished learning his story, we introduced poetry. And as a group, we made our first poem! We wrote Tufayl's name (TUFAYL) vertically and worked together to followed each letter with a phrase that described who he was and what he did.
The writing project for this week is for each child to compose this type of poem using their own first name. We reminded the children about the importance of avoiding self-praise. We encouraged them to write traits that they may aspire to have, or write phrases that describe who they are.
If you missed club today, you can still encourage your child to participate in this project. We will share our poems at the next club day insha'Allah and also collect a copy of each poem so that we can start compiling the book insha'Allah.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Problem sovling with Prophet Dawud (a) and Prophet Sulaiman (as)
Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatUllah
This was the fourth game planned for "Harvesting Month Game Day." We actually didn't play it with the kids yet (we are saving it until next week) -- so no one disclose this top secret information with the kids yet!
We wanted to develop a game to encourage the children to think out of the box to solve a real life problem, similar to how the Prophet Yusuf (as) had to solve the problem of the forth coming famine after he interpreted the king's dream.
Through discussion and scaffolding, we hoped to encourage the children to realize a number of things:
- characteristics of good leadership
- hadith that states how leaders will be asked about those under their guardianship
-importance of implementing justice based on the shariah when judging between people
-importance of be compassionate
- not all problems have only one right answer
- great leaders are people who consider all the options and find the best answers, which benefit everyone involved
- leaders should not be arrogant. rather, they should seek help when someone else may know more than they do.
All of these lessons are present in the story related in the Qur'an about a situation that the Prophet Dawud (As) was faced with during his kingship.
The discussion prompts are posted below in the first comment.
jazakAllah khayr
This was the fourth game planned for "Harvesting Month Game Day." We actually didn't play it with the kids yet (we are saving it until next week) -- so no one disclose this top secret information with the kids yet!
We wanted to develop a game to encourage the children to think out of the box to solve a real life problem, similar to how the Prophet Yusuf (as) had to solve the problem of the forth coming famine after he interpreted the king's dream.
Through discussion and scaffolding, we hoped to encourage the children to realize a number of things:
- characteristics of good leadership
- hadith that states how leaders will be asked about those under their guardianship
-importance of implementing justice based on the shariah when judging between people
-importance of be compassionate
- not all problems have only one right answer
- great leaders are people who consider all the options and find the best answers, which benefit everyone involved
- leaders should not be arrogant. rather, they should seek help when someone else may know more than they do.
All of these lessons are present in the story related in the Qur'an about a situation that the Prophet Dawud (As) was faced with during his kingship.
The discussion prompts are posted below in the first comment.
jazakAllah khayr
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