KIDS NIGHT LET’S LEARN ABOUT ISLAM

AL RAYAN ISLAMIC CENTRE FRIDAY MARCH 27 TH, 2 0 2 0 AS SALAM ALAIKUM

- “Peace be upon you” - We say it when meeting another Muslim - 10 hasanat (rewards) for every part WA ALAIKUM AS SALAM

- “Peace be upon you too” - We say it to reply to As Salam Alaikum BISMILLAH

“In the name of ”

We say this when we begin something

For Example:

• Before reciting the • Eating • Getting into a car

ALHAMDULILLAH

“Praise and thanks be to Allah”

We say it to thank Allah for the blessings he gave us e.g. food, sight, family, etc.

We also say it when we sneeze YARHAMUKA-ALLAH

“May Allah bless you” We say it when we hear someone sneeze IN SHA ALLAH

“If Allah wishes”

We say it when hoping to do something in the future or make a promise

RABBI ZIDNI ILMA

Oh Lord, increase our knowledge We say it for our knowledge WHAT IS THE MEANING OF YARHAMUKA-ALLAH?

• May Allah blesses you • Peace be on you too • Praise be to Allah

ALHAMDULILLAH MEANS ……

• Praise be to Allah • May Allah blesses you • Peace be on you too WE SAY INSHA’- ALLAH WHEN……..

• We are hoping to do something in the future or make a promise. • We start reciting the Quran

BISMILLAH MEANS:-

• If Allah wishes • In the name of Allah • Praise be to Allah

RABBI ZIDNI ILMA MEANS:

• If Allah wishes

• May Allah blesses you • Oh Lord, increase our knowledge

WHAT WE SHOULD SAY TO GREET OUR FAMILY OF FRIENDS ? • Hi • Hello • Assalamu Alaikom IF SOMEONE GREETED US BY SAYING ASSALAMU ALAIKOM, THEN …….. • Its Obligatory to reply by saying Walaikum Assalam • Its optional to reply by saying Walaikum Assalam • We just say how are you? STORY

• Isa is having his lunch. He is really hungry, so he does not say anything before eating his food. His friend Samir is also eating with him, but Isa does not offer anything to Samir. Isa also throw away some of his sandwich because he does not like the colour of the bread. • In the scenario above, state what Isa was doing wrong and also state how he should be eating his food. •

A LONG, LONG T I M E AG O, BEFORE PEOPLE, B E F O R E DINOSAURS, BEFORE THE EARTH, WHAT WA S T H E R E ? ALLAH (SWT) WHAT ARE SOME CREATIONS OF ALLAH (SWT) ?

The Earth 

ALLAH CREATED MAN. WHO WAS THE FIRST MAN?

Adam (AS)

Allah made a woman. Who was she? Hawwa W H O M A D E Allah made us. US? Allah is our Creator. He is the WHO IS ALLAH? creator of everything. DOES ALLAH HAVE A FATHER OR A MOTHER?

 No, Allah has no father or mother

DOES ALLAH HAVE ANY SONS OR DAUGHTERS?

 No, Allah has no sons or daughters

ALLAH IS AL KHALIQ

Al Khaliq Means The Creator C A N Y O U H I D E Can you name at least 3 other A N Y T H I N G names of Allah? F R O M Some names of Allah: ALLAH? As-Samad Ar-Rahman Ar-Rahim NO. ALLAH KNOWS EVERYTHING AND Ar-Razzak, C A N S E E Al-Qayyum EVERYTHING WE DO Al-Quddus.

NAME SOME PROPHETS OF ALLAH. (YOU HAVE TO KNOW AT LEAST 5 NAMES) • Prophets of Allah are:

Adam (AS) Ya’qub (AS) Al-Yasa (AS) (AS) Yusuf (AS) Nuh (AS) Shu’aib (AS) Yunus (AS) (AS) Ayyub (AS) Zakariyya (AS) Salih (AS) Musa (AS) Ibrahim (AS) Dhul-kifl (AS) Yahya (AS) Isma’il (AS) Dawud (AS) Isa (AS) Ishaq (AS) Sulaiman (AS) Lut (AS) Ilias (AS) (SAW) WHO IS THE FIRST PROPHET?

 Adam (AS) is the first Prophet

WHO IS THE LAST PROPHET?

 Muhammad (SAW) is the last Prophet of Allah. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY AFTER THE NAME OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD?

We have to say Sallallahu alaihi Wasalam after the name of Prophet Muhammad.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY AFTER THE NAME OF PROPHETS?

We have to say Alaihim as Salam after the name of other Prophets.

Who is our Muhammad (SAW) is Prophet? our Prophet

Who was the mother of Amina Muhammad (SAW)?

Who was the father of Muhammad Abdullah (SAW)?

WHAT ARE THE NAMES OF THE 5 DAILY PRAYERS?

FAJR DUHR ASR MAGHRIB ISHA STORY

• Your Friend says they are too busy to pray. But they have time to watch TV and play games. Explain for him what they are doing wrong and how they can improve. Remember to mention why it is important to offer on time KIDS NIGHT Al Rayan Islamic Centre LET’S LEARN Friday April 3rd, ABOUT ISLAM 2020 Subhan-Allah

◦ Glory be to Allah

◦ We say it to praise someone or when we see something amazing. Ma sha Allah

◦ Allah has willed it

◦ We say this in happy occasions, when hearing good news or when giving appreciation to someone.

Jazak-Allahu Khiran

◦ May Allah give you the best reward

◦ We say it to thank someone.

Fi Amanillah

◦ In the protection of Allah

◦ We say it when we say farewell to someone.

Astagfirullah

◦ I seek Allah’s forgiveness

◦ We say it when we feel sorry for something bad, we thought, said or did.

◦ I seek refuge in Allah from Audhu billahi Shaytan minash shaytanur rajim

◦ We say it before reciting the Quran. ◦ We also seek Allah’s protection from Shaytan () by saying it so that Shaytan cannot trick us.

Dua (Supplication)

‘’ (Supplication) means to ask Allah directly for something.

There is nothing that Allah cannot do, therefore Dua is basically the means of asking the creator to do something.

So Dua is to seek guidance, help and benefit from Allah, the All-Mighty.

Learn the following Supplications: Dua before going to bed:

◦ Bismika Allahumma Amutu wa ahya

◦ In the name of Allah we die (go to sleep) and get life (wake up again). Dua after waking up in the morning:

◦ Alhamdu lillahil-lathee ah- yana ba’da ma amatana wa ilayhi-nushoor

◦ Many thanks to Allah who gave us life after having given us death and our final return are to Him. Dua before entering the washroom: ◦ Allahumma inni audhu bika minal khubuthi wal khabaith

◦ Oh Allah! I seek refuge in You from male or female .

Dua when leaving the washroom:

◦ Ghufranaka

◦ I seek your forgiveness

Subhan-Allah

◦ Rabbir hamhuma kama rabbayani sagheer

◦ My Lord! Bestow your mercy to them (my parents) similar to that they were with me when I was in my childhood. Test Your Knowledge

All praises are Allahu Akbar for Allah I seek refuge in Subhan Allah Allah from Shaytan Bismillah In the name of Allah Al Hamdu lillah Glory be to Allah Astagfirullah Allah is the Greatest Audhubillahi I seek Allah’s minash shaitanur forgiveness razim Learn about Allah Allah is One. Allah is Al Khaliq Who made the mountains, the Who made us? rivers and the flowers?

Who made the Sun, the moon, the stars and the sky. ◦ No one created Allah. ◦ Allah has no partners. ◦ Allah has no father or mother. ◦ Allah has no sons or daughters. Learn about ◦ We cannot see Allah. Allah ◦ Allah sees us all the time. ◦ What is the name of Talking about Allah?

Adam (A) is the first Prophet.

Muhammad (S) is the last Prophet of Allah.

Muhammad (S) was born in . His mother’s name was Amina. His father’s Prophets name was Abdullah. We have to say Sallallahu alaihi Wasalam after the name of Prophet Muhammad.

We have to say Alaihis salam after the name of other Prophets. In this guidebook we have used: (S) = Sallallahu alaihi Wasalam (A) = Alaihis salam

Allah will be pleased with us if we do the following:

Pray 5 times daily.

Respect our parents.

Always remember Allah.

Read the Quran.

Help the needy.

Be kind to everyone, including animals.

Always keep promises. Adam (A)

◦ Allah created man. Who was the first man?

Adam (A)

◦ What did Allah teach Prophet Adam (A)?

Allah taught Adam (A) the names of everything

◦ What did Prophet Adam know about Allah? Allah is one, is the creator of all. ◦ Why did Allah (SWT) order the angels to bow down to Adam (A)? Because Allah (SWT) taught Adam the names of all things. ◦ Who refused to bow down to Adam? Why? . Iblis thinks he is better than Adam (A) because he is made from fire and Adam was made from clay.

◦ Who is Iblis? He is Iblish/. He was a . Allah made a woman. Who was she? Hawwa

Adam (A) and Hawwa allowed themselves to be tricked by Iblis. What was their punishment? They were placed out of and put on the earth.

How did Adam (A) feel? He was very sorry, repented and asked forgiveness from Allah (SWT)

Do we think that Allah (SWT) would forgive him? Of course, Allah (swt) is the Most Merciful! What about Iblis? ◦ Allah (swt) also punished him and send him to earth. But he did not asked forgiveness from Allah (swt)

Iblis vowed to misguide men and women. What does this mean? ◦ It means he is going to do his best to make people do bad things so they can be punished in .

What are the other names of Iblis? ◦ Iblis is known as . In Bible, Iblis is known as devil.

What does Iblis do? ◦ Iblish do all the tricks to make people do bad things We can save us from Iblis by:

◦ Asking forgiveness from Allah for any bad thing we do, or any bad idea that comes in our mind.

◦ We can seek Allah’s protection from Iblis How can we (devil) by saying “Audhubillahi minas save shaitanur rajim (I seek refuge in Allah from ourselves Iblish)” so that Iblis cannot do any harm to us. from tricks ◦ Do Wudu of Iblis?

◦ Recite Quran

◦ Say in the morning and evening KIDS NIGHT LEARN ABOUT ISLAM

AL RAYAN ISLAMIC CENTRE

FRIDAY APRIL 10TH, 2020 WHO MADE US? WHO IS ALLAH?

•ALLAH MADE US •ALLAH IS OUR CREATOR. •HE IS THE CREATOR OF EVERYTHING. WHY HAS ALLAH CREATED US?

Allah says in the Quran: Allah has created “Indeed, I created Jinns and mankind for no us to worship other purpose but to and obey Him. worship me.” (Surah 51, verse 56) CAN WE SEE ALLAH?

NO, WE CANNOT SEE ALLAH. WHAT MORE DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ALLAH?

• ALLAH IS THE ALMIGHTY.

• HE IS VERY KIND AND LOVING.

• HE HAS GIVEN US EVERYTHING WE HAVE.

• HE HAS GIVEN US OUR FATHERS AND OUR MOTHERS AND OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS WHO CARE FOR US AND LOVE US.

• HE GIVES US FOOD, WATER, LIGHT, AIR AND ALL THAT WE NEED.

• WE SHOULD THANK ALLAH FOR EVERYTHING HE HAS GIVEN US.

• WE THANK HIM BY OBEYING HIS COMMANDS.

• WE AND EVERYTHING ON THIS EARTH BELONG TO ALLAH. WHO IS A MUSLIM?

WHAT IS ISLAM? A MUSLIM IS A PERSON WHO HOW DID WE COME TO FOLLOWS ISLAM. IF WE FOLLOW KNOW ABOUT ISLAM? ISLAM IS THE WAY OF ISLAM, ALLAH GIVES US PEACE WE CAME TO KNOW ABOUT AND HAPPINESS. A MUSLIM LIFE THAT PLEASES ISLAM FROM THE PROPHETS ALWAYS TRIES TO DO GOOD. HE ALLAH. ALWAYS SPEAKS THE TRUTH. HE AND MESSENGERS OF ALLAH. HELPS OTHERS. HE CARES FOR THE OLD AND THE NEEDY. HE DOES NOT LIKE BAD THINGS. HE FOLLOWS ALLAH’S COMMANDS. WE FEEL PROUD TO BE . ALLAH HAS GIVEN US THE NAME MUSLIM. WERE ALL WHO ARE CALLED PROPHETS PROPHETS? HUMAN?

A prophet is person chosen by YES, PROPHETS WERE HUMAN our Lord Allah. He receives BEINGS. THEY WERE NOT ANGELS. messages from Allah and NONE OF THEM CLAIMED carries that message to people. He teaches and THEMSELVES AS OR SON OF follows the orders of Allah. GOD. NONE OF THEM CLAIMED They were sent by Allah to THE POWER OF ALLAH guide people. The of Prophet: Singular- Nabi ; plural- Anbiya

Allah has also sent books of guidance to some prophets. Who are called Those prophets are called Rasul (plural-Rusul). Rasul- as Rasul-Allah? Allah means Prophets of Allah.

Since the beginning of How many creation Allah sent many prophets. Allah sent prophets to every nation at different Prophets were times. There numbers are 124,000. The names of some sent by Allah? of them are in the Quran.

How many Prophets have The Quran mentioned the name of 25 prominent been mentioned Prophets. in the Quran? ARE THE PROPHETS NAMED IN THE QURAN ARE ALSO KNOWN AS PROPHETS BY OTHER RELIGIONS? • YES, PROPHETS MENTIONED IN THE Adam Idris Nuh Hud Ibrahim Lut () Ismail Ishaq (Adam) ( () (Heber (Shelah) ( ( () QURAN ARE ALSO ) ) m) ) BELIEVED TO BE PROPHETS BY Yaqub Yusuf Ayub Shoaib Musa Harun Dhul-Kifl (possibly Dawud () (Josep () (Jethro () () Ezekiel or Gautama () AND h) ) Buddha) . FOLLOWING ARE THE QURANIC NAMES AND ENGLISH Sulayma Ilyas Al- Yunus Zakariya Yahya Isa Muhammad NAMES OF n () Yasa ( (Zacharia (John () (Muhammad) ( ( ) s) the PROPHETS ) ) Baptist) MENTIONED IN THE QURAN:

Did all Prophet preach As Muslim which the same message? prophet should we believe?

Yes, the message of all As Muslims, we must the prophets is one believe in all the and same. As Allah is Prophets and one, so is His message. messengers Who is Adam (A)? Adam(A) is the first man created by Allah. STORIES OF Adam(A)was also the first prophet of Allah. PROPHET Who is Hawwa? Hawwa () is the first woman created ADAM (AS) by Allah. She was wife if Adam(A). Where did Adam(A) and Hawwa live at first? They used to live in paradise.

After creating Adam(A) whom Allah commanded to prostrate before Adam(A)? Allah created Adam(A) from clay and give him the best of form. He then commanded the angels and Jinn to prostrate before Adam(A). Who prostrate and who refused to prostrate before Adam(A)? STORIES OF The angels obeyed and prostrate before Adam(A). Iblis, who was one of the Jinn, refused to PROPHET prostrate ADAM (AS) What mistakes did Adam(A) and Hawwa when they were in heaven? Allah asked Adam and Hawwa to live in paradise and told them not to approach a certain tree. This way Allah wanted to test them and teach them self-control. But Iblis tempted to go to that tree. They made the mistake tempted by Iblis.

What was the prayer of Adam(A) and Hawwa after they were trapped by the devil? Adam and Hawwa asked forgiveness and prayed: Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive us and grant us mercy, surely we shall be losers. (Surah Al-Araf: 23)( Learn the Arabic text if possible) Who was Prophet Nuh Nuh (A) was a man of good character, and a (A)? Prophet sent by Allah to the people of the Earth STORY OF after Adam (A).

Why did Allah PROPHET send him as a Allah send Nuh (A) as a Prophet because people Prophet? had fallen into the ways of the non-believers, idol NUH (AS) worshipping, valuing status and wealth etc.

How were the people in Nuh’s Badly! They did not know how to worship Allah (A) community SWT correctly. living?

What did Allah SWT command Allah SWT commanded Nuh (A) to build an ark, as Nuh (A) to do? all the non-believers would perish in the flood Why? Allah planned to send.

How did the people who did The people in Nuh’s (A) community laughed at not listen to Nuh (A)! Called him a crazy man for building a Allah SWT boat in the middle of dry land!) react? Why did Nuh(A) tried to guide his people to worship Allah but most Prophet STORY OF Nuh(A) have to of them did not listen. They mocked him, laughed at him build an ark? and called him crazy. A few people responded. Nuh (a) was shocked and tired. He asked Allah’s help to rescue him and PROPHET his followers. Allah asked him to build an ark.

Who went into NUH (AS) the ark? Animals in pairs, male and female, and the believers of Nuh’s (A) community listened to him and boarded in the ark.

What happened to the people Nuh(A) told his people that a flood would soon overcome who did not them they have no place to take shelter. And it happened listen to Prophet a devastating flood happened. Everything was drowned Nuh(A)? accept the Nuh’ ark. Those who listen to Nuh’s were saved and those who did not listen were destroyed.

Did ALL Nuh’s (A) family enter No, Nuh’s (A) son and wife perished in the flood as they the ark? Why did not board in the ark. not? LIFE OF MUHAMMED (SAW)

As Muslim which Prophet do, we follow and why?

A Muslim believes in all the Prophets of Allah, but as the teaching of earlier Prophets are lost or have been changed as Muslim, we follow Muhammad (S) only. He is the last of all prophets of Allah.

What does the name Muhammad mean?

The name Muhammad means ‘praiseworthy’ WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD OF MUHAMMAD (S)? • MUHAMMAD (S) WAS BORN INTO THE NOBLE TRIBE OF THE QURAISH IN MECCA, ARABIA IN 570 CE (CHRISTIAN ERA). • HIS FATHER, ABDULLAH, DIED BEFORE HIS BIRTH. • HIS MOTHER, AMINAH, DIED WHEN HE WAS ONLY SIX. • A FEW DAYS AFTER HIS BIRTH HE WAS GIVEN TO THE CARE OF HALIMAH; HIS FOSTER-MOTHER. IT WAS THE CUSTOM OF THE TRIBE OF QURAISH TO GIVE THEIR NEWBORN BABIES TO FOSTER MOTHERS FOR BREAST FEEDING; MUHAMMAD (S) WAS WITH HALIMAH FOR TWO YEARS. • AFTER THE DEATH OF HIS MOTHER, HIS GRANDFATHER, ABDUL MUTTALIB LOOKED AFTER HIM. HIS GRANDFATHER DIED WHEN MUHAMMAD (S) WAS ONLY 8 YEARS OLD. • MUHAMMAD (S) WAS THEN LOOKED AFTER BY HIS UNCLE ABU TALIB.

At what age did Muhammad (S) become Prophet of Allah? What are the teachings of the Prophet At the age of 40 Muhammad (S) was Muhammad (S)? given the first revelation from Allah Prophet Muhammad (S) asked people to through Jibril. For the next 23 worship Allah alone. He taught love and years of his life he preached the brotherhood. He asked his followers to be kind teachings of Allah. and polite towards both children and elder and to help one another. He stopped people from doing harm to one another. He asked us to always be truthful, and to practice what we preach. He established Truth, Justice and the Islamic Society. What are the main source of knowledge for What is the Quran. What are ’s? a Muslim?

Hadith’s are the sayings The Quran and the Hadith The revelation given to and actions of the are the two main source prophet Muhammad (S) is Prophet Muhammad (S) of knowledge. called the Quran. recorded by his followers after his death. WHAT DID MUHAMMAD(S) TELL US TO BELIEVE?

MUHAMMAD(S) TOLD US TO BELIEVING THE FOLLOWINGS: • ALLAH • ANGELS OF ALLAH (MALAIKAH) • BOOK OF ALLAH (KITABULLAH) • PROPHETS OF ALLAH (RASULULLAH) • THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT (YAWMUDDIN) • PREDESTINATION OR SUPREMACY OF DIVINE WILL (AL-QADR) • LIFE AFTER DEATH (AKHIRAH) • THE ARABIC WORD OF BELIEF OR FAITH IS IMAN. THE ABOVE ARE THE BASIC BELIEFS OF ISLAM.

WHAT ARE THE BASIC DUTIES OF A MUSLIM?

• MUSLIMS HAVE 5 BASIC DUTIES: • ASH-SHAHADAH (THE DECLARATION OF FAITH) • AS SALAH (FIVE COMPULSORY DAILY PRAYERS) • AZ ZAKAH (WELFARE CONTRIBUTION) • AS-SAWM (FASTING DURING ) • AL- (PILGRIMAGE TO MECCA)

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• TAHARAH (CLEANLINESS) PROPHET (S) SAID: “CLEANLINESS IS PART OF ONE’S FAITH.” PROPHET (S) SAID: “BRUSHING YOUR TEETH MAKES YOUR MOUTH CLEAN AND PLEASE ALLAH.” SOME HADITHS

• INTENTION (NIYAH) PROPHET (S) SAID: “ACTION SHALL BE JUDGED ONLY BY INTENTION; A MAN SHALL GET WHAT HE INTENDS.” SOME HADITHS

• STUDY OF THE QURAN PROPHET (S) SAID: “THE BEST PERSON AMONG YOU IS THE ONE WHO LEARNS THE QURAN AND TEACHES IT TO OTHERS.”