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Student Name:

Date: ______ /______ /______

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Contents Page

1. Who is Allah 3 Began________completed________ 2. What is Islam 5 Began________completed________ 3. Prophet Muhammad (s) 7 Began________completed________ 4. Five Pillars of Islam 9 Began________completed________ 5. Qur'an 12 Began________completed________ 6. Angels & Shaitan 13 Began________completed________ 7. Kalima Tayyibah to Wudhu Dua 15 Began________completed________ 8. Tawjeeh to Dua Qunoot 22 Began________completed________ 9. Method of Wudhu 29 Began________completed________ 10. Salah Rakats 32 Began________completed________ 11. Recitations in Salah 34 Began________completed________ 12. Intentions (Niyyah) 35 Began________completed________ 13. Method of praying - Men 39 Began________completed________ 14. Method of praying - Women 41 Began________completed________ 15. Daily Dua's 44 Began________completed________ 16. Surahs from Fatiha to Fil 47 Began________completed________ 17. Books of Allah 58 Began________completed________ 18. Day of Judgement and the Hereafter 60 Began________completed________ 19. Halal & Haram Foods 61 Began________completed________ 20. Prophet Muhammad (s) 63 Began________completed________ 21. Adam, Nuh, Ibrahim (a) 68 Began________completed________ 22. Musa, Isa (a) 72 Began________completed________ 23. Ahkaam, Arkaan and Waajibaths 75 Began________completed________ 24. Adhan, Iqama and Dua 78 Began________completed________ 25. Eid 82 Began________completed________ 26. Daily Dua's 85 Began________completed________ 27. Major & Minor errors 90 Began________completed________ 28. Prophet Muhammad (s) 92 Began________completed________ 29. Islamic Months 97 Began________completed________ 30. Janaza Prayer 98 Began________completed________ 31. Hadith and Sunnah 101 Began________completed________ 32. Al-Khulafa'ur Rashidun 103 Began________completed________ 33. Ibrahim and Yunus (a) 104 Began________completed________ 34. Yaqub and Yusuf (a) 105 Began________completed________ 35. Daily Dua's 107 Began________completed________ 36. Tayammum 109 Began________completed________ 37. Visiting the Graves 111 Began________completed________ 38. Virtues of Durood 112 Began________completed________ 39. Daily Dua's 114 Began________completed________

1st edition. March 2013 2nd edition. July 2014

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Allah is the name of the one we worship, the one we pray to, the one we ask for help from. Allah is the creator of everything.

Allah is One.

Allah is not male or female.

Allah has no parents.

Allah has no partners.

Allah has no children.

Allah does not eat, drink or sleep.

There is nothing like Allah.

Allah is merciful and kind.

Allah knows everything.

Allah needs nothing and we need Allah.

Allah sees us, but we cannot see Allah.

Allah gives us life and takes it away again.

We will return to Allah after death.

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Exercise 1. Write two things Allah has made? a.__________________________________________________ b.__________________________________________________ 2. Fill in the blanks. a. We pray to ___________________ b. We cannot see ________________ c. _______________ is not male or female d. There is only One ___________________ 3. Answer the following questions: a. Can you see Allah? _____________ b. Does Allah look like a human? _____________ c. Does Allah have any children? _____________ d. Does Allah sleep, eat or drink? _____________ e. Does Allah need you? _____________ f. Do you need Allah? _____________ g. Will you return to Allah after death? _____________

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Islam means peace.

Islam is our religion and we are called Muslims.

Islam is a complete way of life.

We must:

• Surrender to Allah • Accept all Allah’s commands • Practice Allah’s commands • Sincerely worship Allah

If we do all this Allah will give us peace in this world and in the next world.

Islam is the only religion of Allah. We should not follow any other religion.

It is a guidance provided by Allah through the Prophets(peace be upon them) and Holy Books.

The first Prophet is Adam (a). The last Prophet is Muhammad (s).

Muhammad (s) is our Prophet. We must follow his Sunnah.

Allah sent us the Qur'an through the Prophet Muhammad (s). This Qur'an is our Holy book. We must obey Allah and his Prophet Muhammad (s).

Islam tells us the purpose of our creation.

Wa Maa Khalqa Tul Jinna Wal Innsa illa Liy'a budooon

I created the jinn and humankind only that they might worship Me. 51(Dhariyat):56

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Exercise 1. Fill in the blanks. a. Islam means ___________________ b. Islam is a complete way of___________ c. We are called _____________ d. _______________ is the first Prophet e. _______________is the last Prophet. f. Our Prophet's name is __________________ g. Our Holy Book is called the _______________ 2. Circle the following words in Word Search puzzle:

Allah Adam Islam Quran

Muhammad Peace Prophet Muslim

M U H A M M A D

P X C D Q U L Z

Q E D T L S L J

U O A I S L A M

R K F C H I H U

A D A M E M R P

N P R O P H E T

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Prophet Muhammad

(Peace be upon him)

Muhammad(s) was born on Monday 12th of Rabi'ul Awwal 570.

Muhammad (s) was born into a tribe called Quraish in the city of Makkah.

His father's name was Abdullah. Abdullah died before Muhammad (s) was born.

His mother's name was Aminah. Aminah died when Muhammad (s) was 6 years old.

After Aminah's death. His grandfather Abdul Muttalib looked after him. Abdul Muttalib died when Muhammad (s) was only eight. So, Muhammad (s), was now looked after by his uncle, Abu Talib, a leader of the Quraish.

At the age of 40 Muhammad (s) went to a cave to think. The Angel Jibril (a) came to him and told him some Arabic words to read. He then became the Prophet of Allah.

Prophet Muhammad (s) told everyone to be a good person. He told everyone to worship Allah and not the idols.

Some people of Makkah did not like him. They became very mean to the Prophet (s). Some of them wanted to kill him.

Our beloved Prophet Muhammad (s) could not live in Makkah anymore. He and other Muslims went to live in Madinah. Many people in Madinah became Muslims.

Prophet Muhammad (s) passed away in Madinah and his grave is there.

Prophet Muhammad (s) is the best person. He is the last Prophet. We want to live the way Prophet Muhammad (s) had lived.

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Exercise 1. Answer the following questions: a. Prophet Muhammad (s) was born on which day?______________ b. What was Prophet Muhammad (s) father's name?_____________ c. What was Prophet Muhammad (s) mother's name?____________ d. What was Prophet Muhammad (s) grandfather's name? _______________ e. What was Prophet Muhammad (s) uncle's name?______________ f. Which Angel came to the Prophet Muhammad (s)? ____________ g. Where was the Prophet Muhammad (s) born? _______________ h. Where is the Prophet Muhammad's (s) grave? _______________ 2. Circle the following words in Word Search puzzle:

Aminah Makkah Madinah Jibril Abdullah Quraish

A J M Q T J D A

M B A E G I L J

I W D C E B P M

N A I U N R H A

A X N O L I R K

H Z A T F L P K

R U H Z C V A A

F Q U R A I S H

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Shahadah – Declaration of faith

This is our belief as Muslims! It's what MAKES us Muslims! All Muslims believe that Allah is One, He is the ONLY God, and Muhammad (s) is His Messenger!

Salah –compulsory daily prayers

We must pray to be good Muslims. Before we pray we do Wudu, or Ghusul if necessary. We wear clean clothes, and pray facing the Kabah.

We pray Five times a day:

Fajr - Dhuhr - Asr - Maghrib - Isha

Praying to Allah helps us to remember Him every minute of the day. And if we keep Allah in our minds all the time, it helps us to be better people and keeps us from doing wrong things Insha'Allah.

“Establish Salah to remember me (Allah)” (20:14)

We should start praying when we are 7 years old, and once we reach 10 years old we should not miss any prayers.

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Sawm - Fasting during Ramadan

All adult Muslims must fast from dawn to sunset every day of the month of Ramadan.

We don't eat or drink anything while fasting.

In Ramadan we pray special salah called Tarawih, we read lots of Qur'an, give lots of money to charity and do good deeds.

Fasting helps us remember Allah, as well as those who don't have as much as we do in life.

We learn not to be greedy and selfish. People in some parts of the world go without much food every single day, not just during Ramadan.

We celebrate Eid-al-fitr when Ramadan is over. It is a day of joy and happiness

Zakah – Sharing or welfare contribution

Allah has given some of us a lot of money and other things, and others not very much. Allah wants us to share our money and things with those who don't have it (the poor).

Zakah means to purify or to cleanse. Zakah is to be paid once a year on savings at the rate of 2.5% to poor people.

Paying Zakah keeps your wealth clear of greed and selfishness.

Hajj – Pilgrimage to Makkah

If we can afford it and are healthy, then we are required to go once in our lives to Makkah and perform the Hajj. The Hajj takes place during the month of Dhul-Hijjah. We perform many rituals while we're there, and we pray to Allah for forgiveness and guidance.

We also visit our Beloved Prophet Muhammad (s) in Madinah. When the Hajj ends we celebrate Eid-al Adha.

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Exercise 1. Answer the following questions: a. How many pillars are there in Islam?______________ b. How many daily prayers are there?_____________ c. Which Arabic month do we fast in?____________ d. What is the fourth pillar in Islam?_______________ e. Which Arabic month does the Hajj take place in?______________ f. What is the name of the Eid we celebrate after Hajj?___________ g. Can we give Zakah to poor people? _______________ h. What is the special Salah we pray during Ramadan?____________ 2. Circle the following words in Word Search puzzle: Shahadah Sawm Zakah Eid al Adha Ramadan Tarawih Salah Hajj Fajr Z T C T A B N S E

R A M A D A N H A

N M K R U S K A F

E I D A L A D H A

S R E W H W U A J

U B O I O M E D R

T H F H A J J A N

A L P S A L A H B

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The Qur'an

The Qur'an is the final book of Allah. He sent the book down to Muhammad (s). The Qur'an is for everyone in the world. Allah sent the Qur'an in the Arabic language.

The Qur'an was brought to Muhammad(s) by the angel Jibril (a).

Jibril (a) brought the Qur'an to Rasulullah (s) part by part. It took a total of 23 years for the Qur'an to be revealed.

The Qur'an has 114 chapters. A chapter is called a surah.

The Qur'an that we read today is the same as the one that came to Muhammad (s).

No word in the Qur'an has been changed.

Exercise

1. Answer the following questions:

a. How many surah's does the Qur'an have?__________

b. What language is the Qur'an in?_______________

c. How long did it take for the whole Qur'an to be revealed?_______

d. Which angel brought the Quran down?___________

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Allah created Angels from light.

They are all around us. They watch us and protect us. Angels always praise Allah. They never say no to Allah. There are many Angels, they do many different jobs.

Kiraaman Kaatiboon are the Angels that write down the good and bad things we say or do.

Some of the great Angels are:

Jibra'il or Jibril (Gabriel) - or

Mika'il or Mikal (Michael)- or

Izra'il (Malakul Mawt, also called Azrail) -

Israfil -

Shaitan our Enemy

Allah created us (human beings) from clay. Shaitan was made from smokeless fire.

Allah told everyone to respect human beings, everyone showed respect except Shaitan.

Shaitan is full of pride and hates human beings. He wants to take all human beings to hell with him.

Shaitan whispers in our mind. He tells us that he is our best friend. But he is not our friend, if we listen to him then we will join him in hell fire.

A’udhu Billaahi minash-shaytaanir-rajeem I seek refuge in Allah from the rejected satan

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Exercise


a. What are the Angels made from?__________

b. What are human beings made from?_______________

c. What is Shaitan made from?__________

d. Should we listen to Shaitan?___________

e. Do the Angels help us?______________

f. If you listen to Shaitan will you go to hell?___________

2. Circle the following words in Word Search puzzle: Jibrail Mikail Izrail Israfil Shaitan

Fire Clay Light Hell

S G T Q L A I T

A H Y Y I J Z I

O E A F G K R S

H L L I H W A R

C L K R T A I A

D R M E U A L F

M I K A I L N I

N J I B R A I L

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Kalima Tayyibah

Kalima Tayyiba Laaa ilaaha illaallahu

Muhammadur rasoolullah

Kalima Shahadat

I bear witness that there is none worthy or worship except Allah. He is One and has no partner And I also bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger.

Kalima shahadat Ash hadu allaaa ilaaha illallaahu

Wah dahu Lasharee kalahu Wa ash hadu anna Muhammadan

Abduhu warasooluhu

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Kalima Tawhid

There is no god but You.

Alone you are the Lord and You are second to none.

Muhammad is the prophet of Allah, and the Leader of the faithful, and the

prophet of the Lord of the Universe.

Kalima Tawhid

Laa ilaaha illaaa anta Wahidallaathani yalaka

Muhammadur rasoolullahi imaamul mutaqeena

Rasoolu rabbil aalameen

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Kalima Tamjid

There is no god but You.

You are the Light.

You guide whoever You please to your light.

Muhammad is the Prophet of Allah. And is the Leader of the Prophets.

And is the last of the Prophets.

Kalima Tamjid Laa ilaaha illaa anta

Nooray yahdi yallaahu Li noorihi

Mayya shaaaa u Muhammadur rasoolullahi

imaamul mursaleena Khatamunna biyyeen

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Imaan-e-Mujmal

Imaani mujmal Aamantubillaahi

Kamaa huwa Bi asmaaa ihi Wa sifaa tihi

Waqabiltu Jamee’a Ah kaamihee wa arkanihi

I believe in Allah,

with all His names

and attributes

and I accept all His commands.

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Imaani Mufassal Aamantubillaahi Wa malaaa ikatihi

Wakutubihee Warusulihee Walyawmil aakhiri

Wal qadari Khairihee, wa sharrihee Minallaahi ta ala Wal b’athi b’adal mawwt

I believe in Allah,

in His Angels, in His Books,

in His Messengers,

in the last day (Day of Judgement)

and in the fact that everything good or bad is decided by Allah, the Almighty

and in the life after death

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Niyyah (Intention for Wudhu)

Nawaytu an Atawadda Liraf 'il hadathi Wastibaa hatan

Lissalati wa tawar Ruban ilallaahi tahala

Dua for Wudhu

Bismillahil aliyil adheem

Wal Hamdu Lillahi 'ala dee-nil islaam Al islaamu haqqun wal kufru baatilun

Wal islaamu noorun wal kufru dhulman

Dua After Wudhu

Ash hadu allaaa ilaha illallahu Wah dahu Lasharee kalahu Wa ash hadu anna Muhammadan Abduhu warasooluhu.

Allahummaj alnee minattawwabeena waj alnee minal muta tahhireen.

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Tawjeeh

Inni wajjahtu waj-hiya lilla-dhee

fataras-samaawaati wal ardha

haneefanw-wamaaa ana minal mushrikeen. I have turned my full attention towards the Supreme Being, Who has created the heavens and the earth, And I am not one of those who associate partners with Him.

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Subhaanaka Allaahumma Wa behamdeka

Wa tabaarakasmuka Wa ta'aalaa jadduka

Wa laa ilaaha ghayruk.

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Tashahhud

Attahiyyaatu lillaahi

wassalawaatu wattayyibaatu Assalaamu alaika Ayyuhan-nabiyyu

wa rahma tullaahi wa barakaatuhu. Assalaamu alaina wa'alaa 'ibaadillaahis-

saliheen. Ash hadu allaaa ilaaha illallahu

wa ash hadu anna Muhammadan abduhu wa Rasooluh

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Allaahumma salli alaa

Muhammadew-wa alaaa aali Muhammad

kamaasallayta

alaa ibrahima wa alaaa aali ibraheem

innaka hameedum-Majeed.

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Allaahumma baarik alaa Muhammadew-wa alaaa aali Muhammad

kamaa baarakta alaa ibrahima wa alaaa aali ibraheem

innaka hameedum-Majeed.

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Allaahumma inni dhalamtu Nafseedhulman katheeraa walaa yaghfirudh-dhunuba illaaa anta faghfirlee maghfiratam-min indika waarhamnee innaka antal ghafoo rur-raheem

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Allaahumma innaa Nasta 'eeinuka, wa nastaghfiruka, wa nu’minubika wa natawakkalo 'alayka, wa nuthnee'alaykalkhayr, wa nashkuruka, walaa nakfuruka, wa nakh-la-'u, wa natruku, man-yafjuruk. Allaahumma iyyaka na'budu wa laka nusallie, wa nasjudu, wa ilayka nas'aa, wa nahfidu, wa narjoo rahmataka, wa nakhshaa 'adhaabaka, inna 'adhaabaka bil kuffaari mulhiq.

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Method of Wudhu

1. Starting with right hand, wash each hand three times up to and including the wrists making sure you wash underneath the fingernails. 2. Rinse out your mouth three times making a gargling sound once. 3. Rinse inside your nose three times. Use your right hand to put water inside your nostrils, and then use your thumb and small finger of your left hand to clean your nostrils

4. Wash your whole face from your hairline to the bottom of the chin and from ear to ear three times making sure nothing is left dry.

5. Wash your right arm up to and including the elbow and back down again three times and do the same with your left arm.

6. Wet your hands and shake off the extra water. Rub your hair from the top of the forehead to back of the head.

7. With the back of your wet hands rub the back of the neck 8. Rub your wet index finger inside your ears and use your wet thumb to rub the outside. 9. Starting with the right foot. Wash both feet up to and including the ankles three times making sure water reaches the gaps between the toes and toenails.

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Wudhu Dua

Ash hadu allaaa ilaha illallahu Wah dahu Lasharee kalahu Wa ash hadu anna Muhammadan Abduhu warasooluhu.

Allahummaj alnee minattawwabee na waj alnee minal muta tahhireen.

I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone, Who has no partner; and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and His Messenger. O Allah, make me among those who turn to You in repentance, and make me among those who are purified.

Fard acts in Wudhu

1. Washing the whole face 2. Washing of both arms

3. Wetting a quarter of your head 4. Washing the feet

What breaks Wudhu?

1. Discharge of urine, stool or the coming out of anything from the private parts

2. Discharge of gas 3. Vomiting a mouthful 4. To fall asleep by lying down or by resting the body against something 5. If you have fainted 6. If you have become insane or mad 7. Flowing of blood or matter from any part of the body 8. Laughing or giggling aloud whilst in salah

Fard acts in Ghusul 1. Rinse out your mouth three times making a gargling each time 2. Thoroughly Rinse inside your nose three times 3. Thoroughly wash the whole body

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Exercise


a. How many fard acts are there in Wudhu?__________

b. How many fard acts are there in ghusul?___________

c. How many acts break Wudhu?__________

d. Does eating cereal break Wudhu?___________

e. Does going to sleep break Wudhu?________

f. Is drinking water a fard act in ghusul?___________

2. Circle the following words in Word Search puzzle:

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Salah Rakats Fard = Obligatory (compulsory), must be performed

Wajib = Near obligatory e.g Witr, must be performed

Sunnat = Sunnah Muakkadah (confirmed sunnah), must be performed

Sunnat (opt) = Sunnah Ghair-Muakkadah (non-confirmed sunnah), optional prayer

Nafl = Optional prayer

Fajr 4 Rakats

Dhuhr 12 Rakats

‘Asr 8 Rakats

Maghrib 7 Rakats

Isha 17 Rakats

Jummu’ah 14 Rakats

2 Sunnat 4 Sunnat 4 Sunnat (opt) 4 Sunnat (opt) 4 Sunnat Khutba (Listen

silently) 2 Fard 4 Fard 4 Fard 3 Fard 4 Fard 2 Fard 2 Sunnat 2 Sunnat 2 Sunnat 4 Sunnat 2 Sunnat (opt) 2 Nafl 2 Nafl 2 Nafl 2 Nafl 3 Witr

2 Nafl

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Exercise


a. How many rakats are there in Dhuhr salah?__________

b. How many fard rakats are there in Jummu'ah salah?___________

c. Which Salah has Witr in it?__________

d. How many sunnah rakats is there in Fajr salah?___________

e. How many sunnah optional rakats are the in Asr salah?________

f. How many rakats are there in Jummu'ah salah?___________

2. Circle the following words in Word Search puzzle: Jummuah Fajr Asr Maghrib Dhuhr

Isha Salah Fard Sunnah Nafl

R T R A O S K A I

N S U N N A H U S

A Y D J T L H O H

F V E H F A J R A

L F A R U H J G A

I Z F M D H H B A

U C M A G H R I B

R U O J R W F T R

J M U R E D U I O

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Recitations in Salah

Allaahu akbar

Allah is the Greatest

A’udhu Billaahi minash-shaytaanir-rajeem I seek refuge in Allah from the rejected satan

Bismillaahir-rahmaanir-raheem

In the name of Allah, the most merciful, the most kind

Subhana Rabbiyal Adheem Sami ‘Allaahu liman Hamidah

Glory to my Lord, the Great Allah hears those who praise him

Rabbana lakal Hamd Subhana Rabbiyal A’alaa

Our Lord, Praise be to you Glory to my Lord, the Highest

Allahummaghfirli war hamni wa afini wahdini war zuqni

O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, grant me safety, guide me and provide me with sustenance.

Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah

Peace and the Mercy of Allah be on you

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Fajr 2 rakats sunnat

Naway tu an usalliya lillahi ta ‘ala Rak ‘ataySalatil-Fajri Sunnatu Rasoolillahi ta ‘ala mutawajjihan ilajihatil k’a batish-sharifati Allahu akbar

2 rakats Fard Naway tu an usalliya lillahi ta ‘ala Rak ‘atay Salatil-Fajri Fardullahi ta ‘ala mutawajjihan ilajihatil k’a batish-sharifati

Allahu akbar

Dhuhur

4 rakats sunnat Naway tu an usalliya lillahi ta ‘ala ArbaRak ‘atiSalatidh-dhuhri SunnatuRasoolillahi ta ‘ala mutawajjihan ilajihatil k’a batish-sharifati

Allahu akbar

4 rakats Fard Naway tu an usalliya lillahi ta ‘ala

Arba Rak ‘ati Salatidh-dhuhri Fardullahi ta ‘ala

mutawajjihan ilajihatil k’a batish-sharifati Allahu akbar

2 rakats sunnat

Naway tu an usalliya lillahi ta ‘ala Rak ‘ataySalatidh-dhuhri SunnatuRasoolillahi ta ‘ala mutawajjihan ilajihatil k’a batish-sharifati Allahu akbar

2 rakats Nafl Naway tu an usalliya lillahi ta ‘ala Rak ‘atay Salatil-Nafli mutawajjihan ilajihatil k’a batish-sharifati Allahu akbar

Making Niyyah in the mind is Fard. You can say it in English or Arabic.

For Example: I intend to pray 2 rakat Fajr sunnah prayer. Then say your Takbir (Allahu Akbar)

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Asr

4 rakats sunnat (optional) Naway tu an usalliya lillahi ta ‘ala ArbaRak ‘atiSalatil-‘asri Sunnatu Rasoolillahi ta ‘ala



Arba Rak ‘ati Salatil-‘asri Fardullahita ‘ala


Maghrib


thalatha Rak ‘ati Salatil-magribi Fardullahi ta ‘ala


2 rakats sunnat Naway tu an usalliya lillahi ta ‘ala Rak ‘ataySalatil-magribi Sunnatu Rasoolillahi ta ‘ala

motawajjihan ilajihatil k’a batish-sharifati Allahu akbar

2 rakats Nafl

Naway tu an usalliya lillahi ta ‘ala Rak ‘atay Salatil-Nafli mutawajjihan ilajihatil k’a batish-sharifati Allahu akbar


For Example: I intend to pray 3 rakats Maghrib fard prayer. Then say your Takbir (Allahu Akbar)

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Isha

4 rakats sunnat (optional) Naway tu an usalliya lillahi ta ‘ala

ArbaRak ‘atiSalatil-‘ishaaa e Sunnatu Rasoolillahi ta ‘ala mutawajjihan ilajihatil k’a batish-sharifati Allahu akbar


Arba Rak ‘ati Salatil-‘ishaaa e Fardullahi ta ‘ala


2 rakats sunnat Naway tu an usalliya lillahi ta ‘ala Rak ‘ataySalatil-‘ishaaa e Sunnatu Rasoolillahi ta ‘ala



3 rakats Witr Wajib Naway tu an usalliya lillahi ta ‘ala

Thalaa tharak ‘atiSalatil-witri waji bullahi ta ‘ala




For Example: I intend to pray 4 rakat Isha fard prayer. Then say your Takbir (Allahu Akbar)

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Jummu‘ah

4 rakats sunnat – Qablal Jummu‘ah

Naway tu an usalliya lillahi ta ‘ala ArbaRak ‘atiSalatil-Qablil jumu ‘ati

Sunnatu Rasoolillahi ta ‘ala mutawajjihan ilajihatil k’a batish-sharifati Allahu akbar

2 rakats Fard Naway tu an usqita ‘an dhimmatiy

fardadh-dhuhry bi adaa e Rak ‘atay Salatil-jumu’ati Fardullahi ta ‘ala


4 rakats sunnat – B’adal Jummu‘ah

Naway tu an usalliya lillahi ta ‘ala ArbaRak ‘atiSalatil-B’a dil jumu ‘ati

Sunnatu Rasoolillahi ta ‘ala mutawajjihan ilajihatil k’a batish-sharifati Allahu akbar

2 rakats sunnat (optional) Naway tu an usalliya lillahi ta ‘ala Rak ‘ataySalatil-Jumu’ati Sunnatu Rasoolillahi ta ‘ala mutawajjihan ilajihatil k’a batish-sharifati Allahu akbar

2 rakats Nafl

Naway tu an usalliya lillahi ta ‘ala Rak ‘atay Salatil-Nafli mutawajjihan ilajihatil k’a batish-sharifati Allahu akbar


For Example: I intend to pray 4 rakat Isha fard prayer. Then say your Takbir (Allahu Akbar)

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Method of Salah - For Men

From points 1 to 10 is one rakat of prayer:

1

Must have Wudhu and be wearing clean clothes covering the awra

2

Stand with face and feet towards the Qiblah. With four finger gap between the feet. Recite “Inni Wajjahtu…” (only read once per session)

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Takbir Tahrima

Make intention in your mind - niyyah Raise your hands to the ears so that the thumbs touch your ear lobes and the top of the fingers slightly bent forward. Both hands should be facing the Qibla. Recite Takbir Tahrima “Allahu Akbar” (Allah is the Greatest) Put right hand over the left hand and place below the navel. Eyes focused on sujud position.

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Qiyaam

Recite Thana “Subhanaka Allaahumma…” (only for first rakah) Recite “A’udhu billah…” (only for first rakah) Recite “Bismillah hirrahman nir raheem” If you are a Muqtadi (follower in congregational salah) then keep silent and listen attentively for the rest of the qiyaam. Recite Fatiha Recite minimum 3 small ayats (e.g. surah kawthar) or 1 long ayat (only for first 2 rakats of fard salaat and every rakat of wajib, sunnat, and nafl salaat)

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Ruku

Recite takbir “allahu akbar” while bowing down to ruku position. Head and waist should be level, place hands firmly on the knees with small gaps between your fingers and eyes focused on your feet. Recite ruku supplication “Subhana Rabbiyal Adheem” thrice

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Stand from ruku whilst reciting the supplication “Sami ‘Allahu liman Hamidah” Recite “Rabbana wa lakal Hamd”

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Sujud

Recite takbir whilst going to the prostration position called Sujud. When going to sujud place hands on thighs, then knees should touch the ground first, then hands followed by nose and forehead. Hands should be placed either side of the head, fingers close together with the thumbs level with the nose. Arms should not touch the ground. The feet should be upright and closed together with toes facing the Qiblah. Eyes focused on the nose. Recite “Subhana Rabbiyal A’alaa” thrice

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Jalsa

Recite takbir and go to sitting position called Jalsa. You should sit on the heel and feet of the left foot and have the right foot upright with toes facing the Qiblah. Place both hands on knees and fingers close together and eyes focused on your knees. In the Jalsa position Recite “Allahummaghfirli war hamni wa afini wahdini war zuqni”

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2nd Sujud

Recite takbir and perform the second sujud in the same manner mentioned above.

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Qiyaam

Recite takbir whilst rising from sujud to qiyaam position. When rising up you should begin with your forehead, then nose, and then place your hands on your thighs and stand using your legs. i.e. the opposite of going down from qiyaam to sujud.

Salaats that have 3 or 4 rakats

Qaadah oolaa

Qaadah-oolaa – In salaats that have 3 or 4 rakats you have to sit after the second sujud of the second rakat and read tashahud then rise up reciting takbir to qiyaam position.

Witr Salah

In the third rakat, recite Fatiha and a surah, then raise your hands to your ears and say takbir then re-place them back below your naval and recite Dua Qunoot. Then continue to the ruku and finish the salaat in the usual manner.

Last rakah and exiting Salah

On the last rakah of prayer i.e. after the last sujud you go to the sitting position. Recite tashahud, durood and then dua. Finally turn your head to the right with your eyes focused on the shoulder and say “Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah”. Then turn to the left shoulder and recite the same.

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Method of Salah - For Women

From points 1 to 10 is one rakat of prayer:

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Must have Wudhu and be wearing clean clothes covering the awra

2

Stand with face and feet towards the Qiblah. With no gap between the feet.

Recite “Inni Wajjahtu…” (only read once per session)

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Takbir Tahrima

Make intention in your mind - niyyah Raise your hands up to the shoulders. Both hands should be facing the Qiblah, with the tips of the fingers pointing slightly towards the Qiblah. Recite Takbir Tahrima “Allahu Akbar” (Allah is the Greatest) Put right hand over the left hand and place on the chest. Eyes focused on sujud position.

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Qiyaam

Recite Thana “Subhanaka Allaahumma…” (only for first rakah) Recite “A’udhu billah…” (only for first rakah) Recite “Bismillah hirrahman nir raheem” If you are a Muqtadi (follower in congregational salah) then keep silent and listen attentively for the rest of the qiyaam. Recite Fatiha Recite minimum 3 small ayats (e.g. surah kawthar) or 1 long ayat (only for first 2 rakats of fard salaat and every rakat of wajib, sunnat, and nafl salaat)

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Ruku

Recite takbir “allahu akbar” while bowing down to ruku position. Head should bow down a little, place hands on the knees with no gaps between your fingers and arms pressed against the body. Your eyes focused on your feet. Recite ruku supplication “Subhana Rabbiyal Adheem” thrice

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Stand from ruku whilst reciting the supplication “Sami ‘Allahu liman Hamidah” Recite “Rabbana wa lakal Hamd”

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Sujud

Recite takbir whilst going to the prostration position called Sujud. When going to sujud place hands above the knees, then knees should touch the ground first, then hand, arm and elbow followed by nose and forehead. The forehead, nose hands arms elbows should be touching the ground.Place your weight on your left thigh and point your toes towards the Qiblah. Eyes focused on the nose. Recite “Subhana Rabbiyal A’alaa” thrice

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Jalsa

Recite takbir and go to resting sitting position called Jalsa. You should sit on the left thigh with the toes facing the Qiblah. Place both hands on knees, with fingers touching the top of the knee, keep fingers close together, arms pressed against the body and eyes focused on your knees. In the Jalsa position Recite “Allahummaghfirli war hamni wa afini wahdini war zuqni”

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2nd Sujud

Recite takbir and perform the second sujud in the same manner mentioned above.

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Qiyaam

Recite takbir whilst rising from sujud to qiyaam position. When rising up you should begin with your forehead, then nose, and then place your hands on your thighs and stand using your legs. i.e. the opposite of going down from qiyaam to sujud.

Salaats that have 3 or 4 rakats

Qaadah oolaa

Qaadah-oolaa – In salaats that have 3 or 4 rakats you have to sit after the second sujud of the second rakat and read tashahud then rise up reciting takbir to qiyaam position.

Witr Salah

In the third rakat, recite Fatiha and a surah, then raise your hands to your chest facing the Qiblah and say takbir then re-place them back on your chest and recite Dua Qunoot. Then continue to the ruku and finish the salaat in the usual manner.

Last rakah and exiting Salah

On the last rakah of prayer i.e. after the last sujud you go to the sitting position. Recite tashahud, durood and then dua. Finally turn your head to the right with your eyes focused on the shoulder and say “Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah”. Then turn to the left shoulder and recite the same.

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Exercise


a. Which direction do you face for salah?__________

b. Subhana Rabbiyal Adheem is recited in Ruku or Sujud?_________

c. Subhana Rabbiyal A’alaa is recited in Ruku or Sujud?__________

d. How many times do you recite thana in one salah?___________

e. Are you allowed to pray wearing dirty clothes?________

f. When do you recite Allahummaghfirli war hamni wa afini wahdini war zuqni?___________

g. What is a follower in a congregational salah called?____________

2. Circle the following words in Word Search puzzle: Takbir Ruku Sujud Qiyaam

Qiblah Niyyah Jalsa Muqtadi

T S U J U D Z Y

A Q N R J M Q I

K H I K A R I D

B Y Y A L U B A

I L Y U S K L T

R I A E A U A Q

Q P H M O E H U

E R A G H C N M

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Daily Dua

1 Before doing something:

Bismillah

In the name of Allah

2 When greeting a Muslim:

Assalaamu alaikum wa rahmatul-laahi wa barakaatuhu

Peace be upon you and the Mercy of Allah and His Blessings

3 Replying to the greeting:

Wa alaikumus-salaamu wa rahmatul-laahi wa barakaatuhu

And peace be upon you and the Mercy of Allah and His Blessings

4 When amazed by anything:

Subhaanallah

Glory to Allah

5 Dua to thank people:

Jazakallahu khairan

May Allah give you a better reward

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6 To praise someone:

Maa shaa Allah

Allah has willed it

7 When hoping to do something:

In shaa Allah

If Allah wishes

8 Dua when sneezing or to thank Allah:

Alhamdullilah

Praise be to Allah

9 When hearing someone sneeze:

Yarhamu kallah

May Allah bless you

10 Dua before eating:

Bismillahi wa ‘ala barakatillaah

In the name of Allah and upon the Blessings of Allah

11 If you forget to say dua before eating

Bismillâhi fî awwalihi wa âakhirihi.

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12 Dua after eating:

Alhamdulillah-hilladhi at ‘amana wa saqaanaa wa ja alana minal muslimeen All praises is for Allah who has fed us and given us drink and who had made us Muslims.

13 Dua before sleeping:

Allahumma Bismika amootu wa ahyaa

O Allah! With your name I die and live

14 Dua after waking up:

Alhamdulillah hil ladhi ahyaana ba’da maa amaatana wa ilayhin-nushoor All thanks to Allah who gave us life after having given us death and our final return (on the day of qiyaamah) is to him

15 Dua for entering the Masjid:

Bismillahi wassalaatu wassalaamu 'alaa rasoolillah. Allahummaftahlii abwaaba rahmatik In the name of Allaah and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah. In the name of Allah, O Allah open the door of mercy.

16 Dua when leaving the Masjid:

Bismillahi wassalaatu wassalaamu 'alaa rasoolillah. Allahumma inni asaluka min fad-lik" In the name of Allaah and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, I ask You of Your Favour (goodness)

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Suratul Fatiha

Bismillaāhir-Raĥmaānir-Raĥeem

Al-Ĥamdu Lillāhi Rabbil-`Āalameen

Ar-Raĥmāanir-Raĥeem

Maāliki Yawmid-Deen

'Īyāaka Na`budu Wa 'Īyaāka Nasta een

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Şirāţal-Ladheena 'Anàmta Àlayhim Ghayril-Maghdoobi Àlayhim Wa Lād-dāaalleen

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Suratun Naas


Qul 'Aòodhu Birabbin-Nāas

Maliki An-Nāas

ilaahin-Naās

Min Sharril-Waswaāsil-Khannāas

Al-Ladhee Yuwaswisu FeeŞudūrin-Nāas

Minal-Jinnati Wan-Naās























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Suratul Falaq


Qul 'Aòodhu Birabbil-Falaq

Min Sharri Maa Khalaq

Wa Min Sharri Ghāasiqin 'Idhā Waqab

Wa Min Sharrin-Naffāathāati Fīl-Ùqad

Wa Min Sharri Ĥāsidin 'Idhāa Ĥasad

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Suratul Ikhlas


Qul Huwallaāhu 'Aĥad

Allāhuş-Şamad

Lam Yalid Wa Lam Yoolad

Walam Yakul-Lahu Kufūwan 'Aĥad





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Suratul Lahab


Tabbat Yadaaā 'Abī Lahabew Wa Tab

Maā 'Aghná Ànhu Maāluhu Wa Maā Kasab

Sayaşláa Nāaran Dhaāta Lahab

Wamra'atuhu Ĥammāalatal-Ĥaţab

Fee Jeedihaā Ĥablum Mim Masad





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Suratun Nasr


'Idhāa Jaaā a Naşrullāahi Wal-Fat'ĥ

Wa Ra'aytan-Nāasa Yadkhuloona

Fee Deenillaāhi 'Afwājāa

Fasabbiĥ Biĥamdi Rabbika Was taghfirhu

'Innahu Kāana Tawwāabāa





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Suratul Kafiroon


Qul Yāaa 'Ayyuhāl-Kāfiroon

Lāaa 'aA`budu Maā Ta`budoon

Wa Lāaa 'Antum `Āaabidoona Maāa 'aA`bud

Wa Lāaa 'Anā àabidum-Māa Àbattum

Wa Lāaa 'Antum `Āaabidoona Maāa 'aA`bud

Lakum Deenukum Wa Liya Deen





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Suratul Kawthar


'Innā 'aA`ţaynāakal-Kawthar

Faşalli Lirabbika Wanĥar

'Inna Shāani'aka Huwal-'Abtar





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Suratul Na'un


Ara'aytal-Ladhee Yukadhdhibu Bid-Deen

Fadhāalikal-Ladhee Yadu`ùl-Yateem

Wa Laā Yaĥuđđu Àlá Ţa`āmil-Miskeen

Fawaylul Lil muşalleen

Al-Ladheena Hum Àn Şalāatihim Sāahoon

Al-Ladheena Hum Yurāa'oon

Wa Yamnaòona Al-Māòon





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Surah Quraish


Li'eelaāfi Quraysh

eelāafihim Riĥlatash-Shitā'i Waş-Şayf

Falya`budū Rabba Hāadhāl-Bayt

Al-Ladhee 'Aţàmahum-Min Jūìew

Wa Āamanahum-Min Khawf





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Suratul Feel


Alam Tará Kayfa Faàla Rabbuka Bi'aşĥāabil-Feel Alam Yajàl Kaydahum Fee Tađleel Wa 'Arsala Àlayhim Ţayrāan 'Abaābeel Tarmeehim Biĥijāaratim Min Sij-jeel Fajaàlahum Kaàş fim-ma'kool





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Books of Allah

Allah sent Prophets and Messengers to show us the right path.

Allah also sent books to help guide us. He sent them to his Messengers.

Allah sent the books to his Messengers through the Angel Jibra'il. These books are also called books of revelation. Revelation is called Wahi in Arabic.

Qur'an - The book sent down to the Last Prophet Muhammad (s)

Suhuf Ibrahim - The book given to Prophet Ibrahim (a)

Tawrah (Torah in English) was given to Prophet Musa (a)

Zabur (Psalms in English) was given to Prophet Dawud (a)

Injil (Gospel/Bible in English) was given to Prophet Isa (a)

The books are called Books of Allah (Kutubullah in Arabic).

Books given to Prophets before Muhammad (s) were either lost or changed by their followers.

The Qur'an is the complete book of guidance from Allah. It is with us today and has not been changed. Nothing has been added or taken away. There are people who memorise the whole Qur'an. These

people are called Hafidh . There are millions of Hafiz's in the world today.

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Exercise

Answer the following questions and complete the crossword:

1. Which Prophet was the Injil revealed to?

2. Prophet Musa (a) received which book?

3. Which book hasn't been changed?

4. What name is given to Someone who memorises the Qur'an

5. What does Kutubullah mean?

6. Has the Injil (Gospel/Bible) been changed?

7. What is the Arabic name for revelation?

5 2 7 3 Z A B U R 4 1I N J I L 6

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Day of Judgement and the hereafter

Today billions of people live on earth. One day Allah will destroy everything and everyone.

Allah will then bring everyone back to life for the Day of Judgment, where every major and minor action, whether it was good or bad will be judged by Allah. Allah will reward people for their good deeds and punish them for their bad deeds.

Questions in the Grave

The first stage of the judgement is in the grave. The first thing a person will be asked will be:

Who is your Lord?

What is your religion?

Who is your Prophet?

Question regarding Salah

On the day of Judgment the first thing you will be asked about is your salah (5 daily prayers). Did you pray all your salah?

Further Questions

You will also be asked about five things:

1. your life and how you spent it,

2. your youth and how you used it,

3. your money/wealth and how you earned it

4. how you spent your money/wealth,

5. how you acted upon what you acquired of knowledge.

So the wise person will prepare themselves to answer these questions.

If your good deeds outweigh your bad then you will enter paradise. But if your bad deeds outweigh your good then you will enter hell fire.

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Importance of eating Halal

Food and drink affect our health, growth and state of mind.

You are not allowed to eat the following:

1. Those animals that have died naturally 2. Animals slaughtered without the name of Allah 3. Animals strangled to death 4. Pigs 5. Carnivorous animals. E.g. Lion, tiger etc 6. Birds of prey like eagles, hawks and vultures 7. Reptiles such as snakes and tortoises 8. Land animals such as worms, insects etc. 9. Intoxicating drinks. E.g. Alcohol, beer, wine etc 10. Blood and blood by-products 11. Drugs 12. Cigarettes Dress Men

Men must cover their body at least from naval to knees

Men are not allowed to :

1. Wear gold Jewellary

2. Wear pure silk

3. Wear clothes decorated with gold jewellery

4. Wear see-through or tight revealing clothes

5. Wear women's clothes

6. Clothes or symbols of other religions

Women

Women must cover their whole body except their face, hands and feet.

Women are not allowed to :

1. wear see-through or tight revealing clothes

2. wear men's clothes

3. Clothes or symbols of other religions

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Exercise


a. What are the three questions you will be asked in the grave? 1.___________________________________________

2.___________________________________________

3.___________________________________________

b. Will you be asked how you spent your money?___________

c. Will you be asked how you spent your youth?__________

d. Are you allowed to drink blood?________

e. Are you allowed to wear tight revealing clothes?________

f. Are you allowed to eat pig?___________


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Prophet Muhammad

(Peace be upon him)

Our beloved Prophet Muhammad (s) grew up to be a very good boy, with a fine nature that made him popular among his relatives and friends. He was very considerate and thoughtful.

When he was only a boy, Muhammad (s) worked as a Shepherd. While he tended the sheep, he thought about the world around him, and about the people of Makkah where he lived.

Muhammad (s) grew up to be a fine man who was respected by the people of Makkah. They called him the Trustworthy (Al-Amin) and the Truthful (As-Sadiq).

When he was 25 years old he married a good lady called Khadijah (r). They lived a very happy life together.

At the time the people of Makkah had really bad habits. They used to argue a lot, they used to fight and even kill each other and worst of all they used to worship Idols. Muhammad (s) saw all this and wondered why they do this and would get saddened. In his heart Muhammad (s) felt sorry for them.

When Muhammad (s) was older he used to go to Mount Nur and sit in a cave called Hira. He would be alone and think deeply in quietness about things around him and the condition of his people.

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One day when he was in the cave, the Angel Jibra'il appeared to him.

The Angel told Muhammad (s) to read. Muhammad (s) replied "I am not a reader". The Angel squeezed him and told him again to read. Muhammad (s) said again "but I am not a reader". The Angel squeezed him harder then released him and told him to read. Muhammad (s) replied the same and the Angel squeezed him for a third time then released him.

This time the Angel said to Muhammad (s):

"Read in the name of your Lord Who created,

Created man from something that clings. Read, and your Lord is most generous,

Who taught by the pen, Taught man what he did not know." (96:1-5)

Muhammad (s) repeated the words after the Angel, he felt as if they were printed on his heart. The first word that was revealed was Iqra. This was the beginning of revelation (wahi) and the beginning of Prophethood for Muhammad (s). Muhammad (s) was 40 years old.

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Al-Isra and Al-Mi'raj The Prophet Muhammad (s) called people to Islam, and told them to be good and worship only Allah. Most of the People did not accept Islam. They tried their best to stop Muhammad (s), they played all kinds of tricks on him and even his followers were harassed and tortured. But because Muhammad (s) was so patient he carried on delivering the message of Allah. On one remarkable and eventful night Allah honoured our Prophet Muhammad (s) on a journey to Jerusalem called al-Isra and an ascent to heaven called al-Mi'raj. In this journey our beloved Muhammad (s) saw the Glory and Majesty of Allah with his own eyes. Angel Jibra'il woke Muhammad (s) from sleep and took him to al-Masjidul Aqsa in Jerusalem on a white animal called Buraq, which looked like a horse with large wings. In Jerusalem, Muhammad (s) met all the prophets including Adam, Ibrahim, Musa, Harun, and Isa (peace be upon them all). He led them in prayer. Muhammad (s) was then taken up to the Heavens where he saw paradise and hell. Then most important of all was when Muhammad (s) went to see Allah, even Jibra'il had to stay behind as this blessing was reserved for Muhammad (s). Hijrah (emigration) to Madinah After thirteen years of preaching to Makkans the Prophet (s) decided to emigrate to Madinah. After most of the companions had left for Madinah, Muhammad (s) had the order from Allah to leave for Madinah with Abu Bakr (r). The unbelievers plotted to kill Muhammad (s) while he was asleep in bed. The unbelievers surrounded the house of the Prophet (s)

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ready to go in to kill him. But Muhammad (s) left the house without them seeing him, even though the house was surrounded by unbelievers. This is the power of Allah, if Allah wants something to happen he only says "be" and "it is there" (36:82). The unbelievers then stormed in the house to kill Muhammad (s) only to find Ali (r) lying in the bed. The unbelievers were embarrassed because they surrounded the house and still they couldn't catch Muhammad (s). Muhammad (s) and Abu Bakr (r) set off for Madinah. This is known as the Hijrah. Conquest of Makkah The Prophet (s) was just and kind to everyone. He treated people with honour and respect. Many people joined Islam and the Muslims formed a state. The Muslims grew strong and powerful and even the Quraish (Makkan army) feared them. The Quraish had really hurt the Prophet and the Muslims in every way possible and they tried so hard to kill the Prophet (s) and the Muslims. The arch enemy of the Prophet (s), Abu Sufyan (r) and the leader of the Quraish, came to the prophet and converted to Islam. The Prophet (s) forgave him even though his army fought hard to kill him. The Muslim army was now in a position to enter Makkah, so they set of to conquer it. The Makkans were frightened and ran inside the homes and locked the doors. If the Prophet (s) wanted he could have punished everyone that had hurt the Muslims but he declared that no one will be harmed and forgave them all. The Quraish and the Makkans were amazed that the Prophet (s) forgave them. This was the beauty of Muhammad (s) and Islam. From then on everyone in Makkah was in peace.

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Exercise


a. Who did the Prophet (s) marry when he was 25 years old?_______

b. What age was the Prophet (s) when the first revelation came down?________

c. Which mountain did the first revelation come down?__________

d. Which cave was the Prophet (s) in when the first revelation came down?___________

e. What was the first word to be revealed (in arabic)?__________

f. Which Angel took the Prophet (s) for the Journey of Al-Isra and Al- Mi'raj?________

g. What was the name of the white animal the Prophet (s) rode on the journey to Jerusalem?___________

h. The Emigration to Madinah is known in Arabic as? __________

2. Circle the following words in Word Search puzzle: Isra Miraj Khadijah Buraq

Nur Hira Iqra Hijrah

K H A A L D N H

H A R Q K N A I

D Q B E M J U J

I A U Y I L O R

W R R D R S E A

E I A P A F R H

T H Q B J D H A

K O C M U A Q Z

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Adam (peace be upon him)

Many years ago Allah said to the Angels and Jinn that he was going to create human beings to worship him. Allah then created Adam (a) out of clay. He was the first person and Prophet on earth.

Allah Taught Adam (a) many things including the names of everything. Adam (a) was a very intelligent man.

Allah asked everyone to prostrate before Adam (a). The Angels obeyed Allah's command and prostrated before Adam (a). But Iblis (shaitan), who was one of the jinn, refused. Allah asked him why he refused. Iblis replied "I am not one to prostrate myself to man, whom you created from sounding clay... " (15:32-33).

Allah threw Iblis out and cursed him till the day of judgement. Iblis vowed to misguide as many humans as possible.

Allah then sent Adam (a) to paradise and created a partner for him called Hawwa (Eve in English).

Allah told Adam and Hawwa (a) to live freely in paradise and eat whatever you want except from a particular tree. Allah did this to test their self control.

Iblis was trying so hard to make them eat from the tree, he told Adam and Hawwa (a) so many lies and one day he finally succeeded and Adam and Hawwa (a) ate from the tree. As soon as they had eaten from the tree Allah sent them down to earth.

Adam And Hawwa (a) immediately asked for forgiveness from Allah by saying "Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if you do not forgive us and grant us mercy, surely we shall be losers". Allah forgave them both.

Adam and Hawwa (a) had many children and their families went all over the world. We are the children of Adam (a), all the people in the world are one big family.

From this story we learn that we should never listen to shaitan and when we do wrong we should immediately ask for forgiveness and not do it again.

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Nuh (peace be upon him)

Many hundreds of years passed after Adam (a). Slowly people started to forget Allah. They would lie, steal, and hurt other people. Worst of all they worshipped idols and false gods. To guide these people Allah sent a Prophet. His name was Nuh (a).

Nuh (a) told the people to listen to Allah, he told them to be good. He told them there is none worthy of worship except Allah. Nuh (a) tried his best. Many people made fun of him. They would not listen to him. So, Allah decided to punish the bad people by sending a big flood.

Allah told Nuh (a) to build a big boat. Nuh (a) collected a lot of wooden planks in an open dry field. He started to tie them up with ropes. The bad people would walk by him and laugh at him. "What a silly person, he is building this big boat in the dry field. We never get any water here" they said.

One day Nuh (a) finished building the boat. Allah told Nuh (a) to get all the good people and a pair of each kind of animal on the boat. A pair of chickens, a pair of ducks, a pair of lambs and goats and so on.

Then one day it started to rain. It continued raining on and on. It rained for many days. The ponds, the lakes and rivers all filled up. Then there was a flood. The boat that Nuh (a) built started to float. The waves became bigger and higher. The good people were safe on the boat, all the bad people drowned.

A few days later the sun came out. The boat landed on a dry place when the flood ended. Nuh (a) and the good people got off the boat and started a new village.

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Ibrahim (peace be upon him)

Ibrahim (a) is known as Khalilullah (friend of Allah). His father, Azar, used to make idols and sell them. Many people in the town worshipped idols. Allah sent Ibrahim (a) to guide these people.

Ibrahim (a) loved his family very much. He told his families and relatives to worship one Allah. They would not listen to Ibrahim (a).

Once Ibrahim (a) asked "O Father, why do you worship idols that neither speak nor hear?" Azar became angry and warned him not to ask such questions.

One day Ibrahim (a) wanted to show people the stupidity of worshipping idols. So when everyone was out to a festival Ibrahim (a) went to the temple where the idols were kept and asked the idols "How are you? Here is food and drink. Why don't you help yourselves to some?" the stone idols were silent, of course.

Ibrahim (a) now took an axe and began to break all the idols except the biggest, which he spared for a purpose. When he had finished, he left the axe hanging round the neck of the biggest idol.

The people returned from the festival to find their gods smashed. They were furious, "who has done this" they wondered.

They thought of Ibrahim (a), because he was the only one who showed disrespect to them. They asked him "who broke the idols". Ibrahim (a) replied "ask the biggest one". They said "don't you know the idols don't talk". Ibrahim (a) said "then why do you worship them. They can't talk, move or understand anything. Why do you ask them for favours". The people had no answer.

The stubborn people decided to make a huge fire and they threw Ibrahim (a) into the fire. But a miracle happened, Allah did not let the fire harm Ibrahim (a), the people couldn't believe their eyes. They felt sad and helpless.

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Exercise


a. Did Allah make Adam (a) out of Clay or light?_______

b. Who did not prostrate in front of Adam (a), the Angels or Iblis?________

c. What is the name of Adam's (a) wife in Arabic?__________

d. How did Allah punish the people of Nuh (a)?___________

e. Ibrahim (a) is also known as what name in Arabic?__________

f. What is the name of Ibrahim's (a) father?________

g. Where did the people throw Ibrahim (a), in the fire or river?___________

h. Which Prophet built a big boat?____________


Clay Prostrate Iblis Adam Hawwa Nuh

Idols Boat Flood Khalilullah Azar

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Musa (peace be upon him)

Musa (a), the son of Imran, was born in Egypt within the Banu Israil (children of Israil), during the time of an evil ruler called Fir'awn. The Fir'awn used to treat the Banu Israil as foreigners and very harshly. He also forced people to work day and night to make beautiful palaces and giant pyramids. The people were very sad and very poor.

The Fir'awn understood that one day a boy from the Banu Israil will cause him trouble. So he decided to kill all the little boys from the Banu Israil.

Musa's (a) mother feared for her son. But, knew Allah could save anyone. So, she put baby Musa (a) in a basket and placed the basket in the river. The basket floated away and eventually reached the Palace of Fir'awn. Fir'awn's wife Asiya, saw the lovely baby and wanted to keep him and raise him up. She also wanted to hire a women that would help her look after the baby. The women she hired was Musa's (a) mother. Subhanallah. Such was the beauty of Allah's plan.

Musa (a) grew up in the palace of Fir'awn and eventually became a Prophet. Allah gave him a holy book called Tawrah. Musa (a) told the Fir'awn to worship Allah alone. Fir'awn did not want to listen and tried many things to prove Musa (a) was wrong. But Musa (a) kept on proving that there is none worthy of worship except Allah.

Fir'awn got angry and went to kill Musa (a) and the Banu Israil. Allah commanded Musa (a) to leave Egypt. Musa (a) and the Banu Israil left for the sea shore. The Fir'awn and his army were chasing them.

In front of Musa (a) was a big sea. Allah ordered Musa (a) to throw his stick into the sea. So Musa (a) did this and suddenly the sea parted to form a road in the middle. Musa (a) and his followers ran across and safely reached the other side. Fir'awn and his army were still in the middle of the sea when suddenly the

water on both sides began to pour over them. Fir'awn and his army drowned.

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Isa (peace be upon him)

Hundreds of years after Musa (a) Allah sent Isa (a) (Jesus in English) to the Banu Israil (children of Israil). The Banu Israil had started worshipping idols. Isa (a) was sent to put these people on to the correct path.

Isa's (a) mother was Maryam (a). She was an honest woman. She followed the teachings of Allah. She was a good Muslimah.

Isa (a) was born without a father. Allah willed it to be so it was. Isa (a) could talk as a baby and was made a prophet at the age of 30.

The Christians wrongly think that Isa (a) is the son of God. But, we know Allah has no children. Allah is one.

Allah gave a book to Isa (a). This book is called the Injil (Bible).

Like other Prophets, Isa (a) told his people to worship Allah, be good, pray salah and give charity. Some of his people did not like him and gave him a hard time. They wanted to kill Isa (a). Before they could kill Isa (a) Allah raised him up to the heavens where his is right now.

Isa (a) was a very kind person. He used to help so many people even when the people were bad to him.

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Exercise


a. Which Prophet was put in a basket and placed in the river?_________

b. Was Fir'awn killed in an earthquake or a flood?________

c. What was Musa's (a) fathers name?__________

d. What was the name of Fir'awn's wife?_______

e. What holy book did Allah give Musa (a)?_____________

f. In which country was Musa (a) born?______________

g. What was the name of Isa's (a) mother?_______________

h. Did Isa (a) have a father?___________

i. What book was given to Isa (a)? __________


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Ahkaam (Conditions) of Salah

1. Clean Body - To make wudhu or ghusl if necessary

2. Taharah (cleanliness) of clothes

3. Taharah of place of salah

4. Pray facing the Ka'ba

5. Covering of satar (private parts)

6. Niyyah (intention)

7. Performing the salaat on the

prescribed time

Men must cover their body at least from naval to knees Women must cover their whole body except their face, hands and feet.

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Arkaan (Fara’idh - obligatory) acts in salaat

1. Reciting Takbir tahrima (Allahu Akbar)

2. Qiyyam (standing)

3. Recitation Qiraat from The Quran

4. Ruku (bowing of the head and body) 5. Sujud (prostrating) twice per rakah

6. Sitting in the last Qa’dah amounting to the complete recitation time for tashahud

7. Exiting from the Prayer i.e reading Salaams

If you miss out any of these Ahkaam's or Arkaan's, even by mistake, then you have to pray the salah again

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The waajibath’s are as follows: 1. Recite Suratul Fatiha in every rakat

2. Reciting a surah, lengthy ayaat or 3 small ayaats after Surah Fatiha in the

first two rakats of fard prayer and all rakats of wajib, sunnat and nafil

prayers.

3. To maintain order between Qiraat, Ruku, sujud and rakat

4. Qiyyam (standing up for at least 2 seconds after ruku)

5. Jalsa (sitting between the two sujud's)

6. Qaadah-oolah – sitting to the extent of saying Tashahhud after two

rakats in salaats of three or four rakats

7. Reciting Tashahud in every sitting

8. Standing for the third rakat without delay after reciting Tashahud

9. During the sujud's you should have at least three toes facing the Qibla

and your nose and forehead should be touching the floor

10. To end the prayer by saying the salaams

11. To say six additional takbirs in both Eid prayers

12. The Imam, whilst leading the congregation, should recite the qiraat

aloud in Fajr, Maghrib, Isha, Jummua, Edain and Taraweeh prayers.

13. To say takbir for Qunoot in Witr salaat and also recite Dua Qunoot

Sujood-us-sahw

If you mistakenly leave the above waajibats out of your prayer then you can compensate them by performing Sujood-us-sahw. To do this, after you have recited the final tashahud perform one salaam to the right followed by two Sujud's. Then read tashahud, durood etc and complete your prayer.

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Adhan - Call to Prayer

4 x Allaahu Akbar (Allah is the greatest)

2 x Ash hadu allaa ilaaha illallah (I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah)

2 x Ash hadu an-na Muhammadar-rasoolullah (I bear witness that Muhammad (SAW) is the messenger of Allah)

2 x Hayya ‘alas salaah (Come to prayer) [look towards the right]

2 x Hayya ‘alal falaah’ (Come to your Success) [look towards the left]

2 x Allaahu Akbar (Allah is the greatest)

1 x Laaa ilaaha illal-laah (There is none worthy of worship except Allah)

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Iqamah

The Iqamah is the second call to Salah and is said just before the start of the actual Salah.

The following is added after “Hayya ‘alal falah”:

2 x Qad Qaamatis-salaah

(The prayer has begun)

Fajr Adhan

For Fajr the following is added during the first adhan after “Hayya ‘alal falah”:

2 x Assaltu Khairum-minan nawm

(Salah is better than sleep}

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Dua after Adhan

Allaahumma rabbahaadhidda’a watittaamah

Wassalaatil qaa imah

Aati sayyidana muhammadanil

Wa seelata wal fadeelata

Waddarajatarra fee ata

Wab ath hu maqaamammahmooda nilladhee

Wa ‘attahoo war zuqnaa shafaa ‘a tahu

Yawmal qiyaamah

Innaka laa tukhlifulmee ‘aad

O’ Allah! The Sovereign Lord of the ever-established prayer and of this perfect call, Grant our leader Hadhrat Muhammad (peace be upon him) “al waseelata” the loftiest of position of intercession and the highest rank and “al-fadeelata” (the singular fee excellence) and elevate him to “maqaam e mahmood” an exclusive praise-worthy primacy reserved only for the holy prophet, and bless us with his intercession on the doomsday. Undoubtedly, you do not do anything against your promise.

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Adhan Replies

When you hear this: Reply with: 4 x Allahu Akbar 4 x Allahu Akbar

2 x Ash hadu alla ilaha 2 x Ash hadu alla ilaha illallah illallah 2 x Ash hadu an-na 1st time: Sallallahu Alaika yaa Muhammadar-rasoolullah Rasoolallah. 2nd time: Allahumma Matti'nee bissame-e wal basar

2 x Hayya ‘alas salah

2 x Laa Hawla walaa Quwata illaa billaah

2 x Laa Hawla walaa Quwata illaa billaah 2 x Hayya ‘alal falah’

2 x Allahu Akbar 2 x Allahu Akbar

1 x Laaa ilaaha illal-laah 1 x Laaa ilaaha illal-laah

For Fajr only

2 x Sadaqta wa bararta 2 x Assaltu Khairum-minan nawm

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Eid Allah has blessed us with two Eid celebrations. Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha. Eid means happiness and joy.

Eid-ul-Fitr Eid-ul-Fitr is observed on the 1st of Shawwal (the tenth month of the islamic calendar) the day after the month of Ramadan. After a month of fasting, we express our joy and happiness by offering a congregational prayer. We thank Allah for enabling us to observe a month of fasting. Muslim countries normally have a national holiday. Special dishes are prepared and it is customary to visit friends and reletives and to give presents to children. We normally wear our best clothes on Eid days. Sunnah's at the day of Eid-ul-Fitr 1.To rise early in the morning 2. Miswaak (brush) teeth 3. To take bath after the Fajr salah 4. Wearing new clothes and wearing (attar) perfume 5. Beautifying oneself 6. To go to the Eid salah as early as possible 7. To give sadaqatul Fitr (money to charity) 8. To eat sweet before the Eid salah 9. To perform the Eid Salah 10.To use different routes to and from the Eid salah 11. To recite the following takbir in a low voice:

Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar, Laaa ilaaha illalla Wallahu akbar, allahu akbar, walillahil hamd

Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, There is none worthy of worship

except Allah. And Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest and all praise is due to Allah.

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How to perform the Eid-ul-Fitr salah Niyyah for Eid-ul-Fitr:

Naway tu an usalliya lillahi ta ‘ala Rak ‘atay Salatil-Eidil Fitri ma'a sittati takbirati Wajibullahi ta ‘ala, ikta daita behadhal imam mutawajjihan ilajihatil k’a batish-sharifati Allahu akbar

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Stand with face and feet towards the Qiblah. With four finger gap between the feet. Make the Niyyah (intention).

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Takbir Tahrima

The Imam will say the takbir tahrima. Raise your hands to the ears so that the thumbs touch your ear lobes and the top of the fingers slightly bent forward. Both hands should be facing the Qibla. Recite Takbir Tahrima “Allahu Akbar” (Allah is the Greatest) Put right hand over the left hand and place below the navel. Eyes focused on sujud position. Recite Thana “Subhanaka Allaahumma…” (only for first rakah)

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3 Takbir

The Imam will recite Thana and then recite takbir three times loudly. The muqtadi will follow him silently by raising your hands to the takbir position and then bring your hands down to your side. After the third takbir fold your hands. The Imam will continue with Fatiha, another surah, ruku, sujuds and then stand for the second rakah.

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3 Takbir

In the second rakat, the Imam will recite Fatiha and a surah. Then he will recite three takbirs loudly raising his hands up each time, the muqtadi will do the same but silently, raising the hands to the takbir position and placing down to the side.

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Ruku

The imam will recite Takbir to go the the ruku position. You will follow suit and continue as normal ending the salah with the salaams.

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After the salah is finished the Imam will stand up and deliver the khutba. It is sunnah for the Muqtadi to listen to the khutba.

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Eid-ul-Adha We Celebrate Eid-ul-Adha on the 10th of Dhul Hijjah in the Islamic calendar. This Eid commorates the sacrifice of Prophet Ismail (a) by his father Prophet Ibrahim (a). For this sacrifice Prophet Ibrahim (a) made the Udhiya (blood sacrifice) or Qurbani wajib on those who have reached puberty and that are wealthy enough to afford it. There is nothing dearer to Allah then sacrificing an animal for Qurbani. The sacrifice is accepted by Allah before the blood has reached the ground. Sunnah's at the day of Eid-ul-Adha 1.To rise early in the morning 2. Miswaak (brush) teeth 3. To take bath after the Fajr salah 4. Wearing new clothes and wearing (attar) perfume 5. Beautifying oneself 6. To go to the Eid salah as early as possible 7. Not to eat any food before Eid Salah 8. To perform the Eid Salah 9.To use different routes to and from the Eid salah 10. To recite the following takbir tashreeq loudly on the way to the Eid salah

Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar, Laaa ilaaha illalla Wallahu akbar, allahu akbar, walillahil hamd

Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, There is none worthy of worship

except Allah. And Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest and all praise is due to Allah.

It is also wajib to recite Takbeer Tashreeq after every fard salaah commencing from the Fajr of the 9th of Dhul Hijah until after Asr of the 13th of Dhul Hijjah

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How to perform the Eid-ul-Adha salah Niyyah for Eid-ul-Adha:

Naway tu an usalliya lillahi ta ‘ala Rak ‘atay Salatil-Eidil Adha ma'a sittati takbirati Wajibullahi ta ‘ala, ikta daita behadhal imam mutawajjihan ilajihatil k’a batish-sharifati Allahu akbar

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Stand with face and feet towards the Qiblah. With four finger gap between the feet. Make the Niyyah (intention).

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Takbir Tahrima

The Imam will say the takbir tahrima. Raise your hands to the ears so that the thumbs touch your ear lobes and the top of the fingers slightly bent forward. Both hands should be facing the Qibla. Recite Takbir Tahrima “Allahu Akbar” (Allah is the Greatest) Put right hand over the left hand and place below the navel. Eyes focused on sujud position. Recite Thana “Subhanaka Allaahumma…” (only for first rakah)

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3 Takbir

The Imam will recite Thana and then recite takbir three times loudly. The muqtadi will follow him silently by raising your hands to the takbir position and then bring your hands down to your side. After the third takbir fold your hands. The Imam will continue with Fatiha, another surah, ruku, sujuds and then stand for the second rakah.

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3 Takbir

In the second rakat, the Imam will recite Fatiha and a surah. Then he will recite three takbirs loudly raising his hands up each time, the muqtadi will do the same but silently, raising the hands to the takbir position and placing down to the side.

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Ruku

The imam will recite Takbir to go the the ruku position. You will follow suit and continue as normal ending the salah with the salaams.

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After the salah is finished the Imam will stand up and deliver the khutba. It is sunnah for the Muqtadi to listen to the khutba.

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Daily Dua's

1 On hearing the name of our Prophet Muhammad (s)

Sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam

May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him

2 On hearing the name of a companion of the Prophet Muhammad (s)

Male companian: radi allahu anhu May Allah be pleased with him Female companion: radi allahu anha May Allah be pleased with her

3 Dua for forgiveness:

Astaghfirullah

I ask Allah to forgive me

4 When hearing someone sneeze:

Yarhamu kallah

May Allah bless you

5 Reply to someone who says Yarhamu kallah to you:

Yahdeekumullaahu wa yuslihu baalakum

May Allaah guide you and cure your state

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6 To show dislike:

Na’uudhubillah

We seek refuge in Allah

7 Dua to increase knowledge:

Rabbee zidnee ‘ilman

O my Lord, increase me knowledge

8 On the news of the death of a Muslim:

Innaa lillaahi wa innaa ilaihi raaji’oon To Allah we belong, and to Him is our return

9 Dua for entering the toilet:

Allahumma innee a’uudhu bika minal khubuthi wal khibaa ith

O Allah! I seek refuge with you from the bad male and female jinns

10 Dua on leaving the toilet:

Ghufraa naka, Alhamdulillah hil ladhi adh haba ‘annil adhaa wa ‘aafaanee I ask You (Allah) for forgiveness, All praise is for Allah who saved me from the harm and gave me relief

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11 Dua for your parents:

Allahumma rabbir hamhumaa kamaa rabba yaanee sagheera

O Allah, my Lord, have mercy on them just as they brought me up when is was young

12 Dua for after namaz

Allaahumma antassalaam, wa minkassalaam, tabaarak yaa dhal jalaali wal ikraam O Allaah, you are peace, and from you is peace. Blessed are you, O possessor of Majesty and Honour.

Allahumma rabbir hamhumaa kamaa rabba yaanee sagheera

O Allah, my Lord, have mercy on them just as they brought me up when is was young

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Major and Minor errors when reciting the Qur'an

Major Errors

1. Reciting one letter in place of another. E.g.

Instead of reciting alHamdu , a person recites alhamdu (soft ha)

Instead of , reciting . or instead of , reciting

2. Adding a letter to a word. E.g.

Adding a after the in , or a after , therefore reciting alhamdoo lillahee

3. Deleting a letter from a word. E.g.

Not reciting the in , so reciting as

4. Reciting one harakah in place of another. E.g.

Instead of eyyaka a zabar (fathah) on the kaf, the

person recites with a zer (kasrah) on the kaf, so eyyaki

5. Reciting a harakah instead of a sukoon (juzm). E.g.

Reading a zabar on the or the in or

Please remember the above errors are a Major Sin and Haraam. It is compulsory to avoid these errors.

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Minor Errors

These are the errors where the rules that show the beauty of the Qur’an are not recited. E.g.

o Not reciting the in with a full mouth (when there is a zabar)

o Not reciting the two in with a full mouth when there is a zabar (Fatha) or a Pesh (dhammah) before them.

o Or not making ghunna, or ikhfa etc.

Making any of these errors is a minor sin and is Makrooh. It is necessary to avoid these errors as well.

Questions

1. How many Major errors are there in reciting the Qur'an? ______

2. Describe all the major errors?

1_____________________________________________________________

2_____________________________________________________________

3_____________________________________________________________

4_____________________________________________________________

5_____________________________________________________________

3. Describe a Minor error? ___________________________________________

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Prophet Muhammad

(Peace be upon him)

In the previous level you read briefly about of the prophets (s) life, how the first reveleation came down, the Isra and Mi'raj, the hijrah to Madinah and the conquest of Makkah. Here you will read a few more important events that took place during his life. So we'll start with when the prophet (s) was in Makkah before the Hijrah. As you'll remember more and more people were becoming Muslims and the Quraish were not happy about this.

Boycott and Banishment

The Quraish became very angry at the increased strength of the Muslims. They decided to boycott the families of Hashim and Muttalib, so no food was sold to them and nobody bought anything from them. This left these families with little food and money. This lasted for three years where these two families suffered a lot but remained strong and showed unity.

The document which described the terms of the boycott was kept in the Ka’bah, and was all eaten up by white ants, except for the name of Allah!

Year of Sorrow

At the age of fifty, the Prophet (s) faced more grief and sorrow, in addition to the hostility and opposition from the Quraish.

That year, his uncle Abu Talib, who always protected the Prophet (s), died having still not accepted Islam. Muhammad (s) was heartbroken. Yet even more sadness was to come. The Prophet (s) lost his most loving and caring wife Khadijah (ra), who had stood by him like a solid rock, to comfort, support and encourage him at all times. She was also the first to accept him as the Messenger of Allah (s).

Ta’if – the most difficult day

The stubbornness of the Makkan people saddened the Prophet (s), so he decided to try and call the people of the city of Ta’if to Islam.

The Prophet (s) arrived in city of Ta’if with Zaid bin Harithah (ra). They went to three important people of the city, inviting them to Islam. They all rejected and insulted the Prophet (s) and caused the children of the streets to drive the Prophet (s) out. The children shouted and threw stones at the Prophet (s) causing he blessed body to bleed. The Prophet (s) was very tired, distressed and sad; he took shelter in a garden where he prayed.

The owners of the garden had seen what happened and felt sorry for the Prophet (s), they offered hospitality and sent their servant Addas, who later became a Muslim, to give grapes to the Prophet (s).

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The Prophet (s) used to say that this day was the most difficult day in his life. Yet, despite being bruised, hurt and bloodstained, the Prophet (s) never said one word against the people who abused him. Instead, the Prophet (s) prayed for their guidance. This was the greatness and noble character of Muhammad (s), the mercy of Allah to the universe.

Adhan (Call to Prayer)

In Madinah, the Muslims were now united and the Prophet (s) felt their needed to be a call to the believers for Salah. Many suggestions were put forward about how to do this until Abdullah bin Zaid bin Tha’labah (ra) told the Prophet (s) of a dream he had, the Prophet (s) confirmed this was a vision willed by Allah. The Prophet (s) then asked Bilal (ra) to use the words from the dream to make the call. The words were:

Allah is the Greatest! (four times) I bear witness that there is no god except Allah (twice)

I bear witness that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah (twice) Rush to prayer! (twice) Rush to success! (twice)

Alllah is the Greatest! (twice) There is no god except Allah

When Umar bin al-Khattab (ra) heard these words he rushed to the Prophet (s) saying he also had seen this dream.

This is called the Adhan (call to prayer) and Bilal bin Rabah (ra) became the first Mu’adhdhin (Caller of Adhan).

Questions

4. How many years did the boycott last? ______

5. What ate the document that described the terms of the boycott? _____________

6. How old was the Prophet (s) when his wife Khadijah (ra) died? _________

7. Did his uncle, Abu Talib ever accept islam? __________

8. Who was the Prophet (s) accompanied by when he visited Ta’if? ____________

9. What did the children of Ta’if throw at the Prophet (s)? ____________

10. What did the Prophet (s) pray for the people of Ta’if? ___________

11. Who was the first Muadhdhin? __________

12. After hearing the Adhan, who also said to the Prophet (s) they saw this dream? _________

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Two Famous battles

The Battle of Badr (624 CE)

Muhammad (s) was a brilliantly wise and exceptionally practical man. He took steps to counter the dangers from both inside and outside the city of Madinah.

The unbelievers of Makkah were raging with anger as the Muslims were safely living in Madinah and all their previous attempts to defeat Muhammad (s) had failed. They were looking for any excuse to attack the Muslims in Madinah.

One day, there was an unusual caravan of about a thousand camels carrying goods and arms travelling to Makkah from ash-Sham, passing close by to Madinah. Abu Sufyan, one of the leaders of the Quraish, feared the Muslims might attack this caravan and quickly gathered an army of a thousand to go and attack the Muslims in Madinah.

The Prophet (s) heard the news of this army and decided to face them outside Madinah with the help of Allah. A small army of three hundred and thirteen, including young teenagers, with little weapons were gathered and camped at a place called Badr, 128 km south-west of Madinah. The Muslim army had few horses and little armour but had full faith in Allah.

By this time the unusual caravan was on a different route and was not in any danger, but Abu Sufyan wanted to attack the Muslims and defeat them. The battle took place on the 17th Ramadan 2 AH (AH stands for After Hijrah).

The small Muslim army responded to the Makkan attack with enormous bravery and full trust in Allah. Seventy of the unbelievers died and another seventy were taken as prisoners of war by the Muslims who won the battle.

The battle of Badr proves beyond doubt that real strength lies within faith of Allah.

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The Battle of Uhud (625 CE)

The Quraish want revenge for Badr, and spent the following year preparing for another attack. Al-Abbas (ra), one of Prophet’s (s) uncles, still lived in Makkah though he was a Muslim. He saw all these preparations and sent this news to the Prophet (s).

An army of three thousand, including two hundred horses were marching to Madinah. The Prophet (s) went towards Mount Uhud with an army of a thousand, when they reached halfway Abdullah bin Ubayy (ra) withdrew and with him a third of the army as he did not want combat outside the city. He became the leader of the Munafiqun (hypocrites).

The Prophet (s) reached Uhud as did the unbelievers; after dawn prayer the Prophet (s) arranged his army and placed fifty archers with Abdullah bin Jubair (ra) in charge to protect a strategic mountain pass and ordered them not to leave this position whatever happens.

As the battle started the Muslim army began to push the unbelievers back and were able to capture their supplies. Before the battle was over most of the archers left their position and joined in the collection of supplies, despite the repeated pleas of Abdullah bin Jubair (ra). Khalid bin Walid, one of the Makkan commanders saw this and made a counter attack from the rear. Abdullah bin Jubair (ra) and six other archers put up a defence but there were too few of them and they were all martyred.

This surprised the Muslim army who were in celebration, and the makkans surrounded them and Hamzah (ra), the Prophet’s (s) uncle and a great warrior, was martyred. Many others were martyred and even Prophet (s) was injured. A rumour then spread that the Prophet (s) was dead causing confusion, this caused some of the Muslims to run away. The Prophet (s) was actually taken by some of his followers to a position on the hill, and the Prophet (s) called loudly and ordered the Muslims to regroup. The Muslim army then regrouped realising the Prophet (s) was alive.

During the battle, the unbelievers behaved in a disgusting way, chopping up the dead bodies, and Hind, the wife of Abu Sufyan, was so terrible that she took out the liver of Hamzah (ra) and chewed it raw. The Makkans then left happy that they gained revenge for Badr. The Prophet (s) on his return to Madinah sent a small group to chase the Makkans. Abu Sufyan heard this and quickly returned to Makkah.

This battle had some very costly lessons, the disobedience of the archers, fuelled by the love of the spoils of war (booty), caused the Muslims to suffer badly in a battle where they almost won. How costly the love of worldly things was! Love for this world should not distract us from our true goal of salvation and reward in the Akhirah.

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Questions

Answer the questions and complete the crossword below using the positions in the brackets.

1. How many people were in the Muslim army for the battle of Badr? (8 down)

2. What was the date when the Battle of Badr took place? (9 across)

3. How many unbelievers died in Badr? (4 down)

4. How many horses were in the Makkan army for the battle of Uhud? (2 across)

5. How big was the muslim army that started to go to Mount Uhud? (1 down)

6. How many archers were positioned to guard the mountain pass? (3 down)

7. What did the archers chase after instead of staying in position? (7 across)

8. What happened to the Prophet (s) in this battle? (5 across)

9. Which uncle of the Prophet (s) died in Uhud? (6 down)

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Salatul Janaza - Funeral Prayer

The Janaza is performed after completing the bath and kaffon of the deceased person. The Janaza is performed without Adhan, Iqamah, Surahs, Qiraat, Ruku and sujud's. The Janaza consists of four takbirs, niyah, thana, durood and dua for the deceased persons. The body of the deceased person is laid in front of the imam. The Janaza is fardul kifaya, with means it is compulsory for the community to perform. Niyyah for Janaza

Naway tu an u adi ya lillahi ta ‘ala Arba takbirati Fardul kifayati ath-thanu lillahi ta ‘ala, wassalaatu alan-nabi, Waddu a u lihadhal mayyiti ikta daita behadhal imam mutawajjihan ilajihatil k’a batish-sharifati Allahu akbar

How to perform Janaza salah Make the Niyyah (intention).

After First Takbir, recite:

Subhanaka alla humma wabe hamdeka watabara kasmuka wa ta ‘ala jadduka wa jalla thanaa uka wa laa ilaaha ghayruk

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After the second takbir recite darood:

Allaahumma salli alaa Muhammadin, wa alaa aali Muhammadin kamaa sallayta alaa ibrahima wa alaa aali ibrahima innaka hameedum-Majeed.

Allaahumma baarik alaa Muhammadin wa alaa aali Muhammadin kamaa baarakta alaa ibrahima wa alaa aali ibrahima innaka hameedum-Majeed.

After the third takbir, recite:

Allahummaghfirli hayyina wa mayyitina, Wa shahidina wa ghaa ibina Wa sagheerina wa kabeerina, Wa dhakarina wa un thaana O Allah pardon our living and our dead, the present and the absent, our young and our old and the males and the females.

If the deceased is an adult male, then recite:

Allahumma man ah yay tahu minna fa ah yihi alal islaam Wa man tawaffaytahu minna fa tawaffahu alal eemaan. O Allah, be to whom You accord life amongst us cause him to live in the observance of Islam. And be to whom You give death, cause him to die in the state of Iman.

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If the deceased is an adult female, then recite: Allahumma man ah yay taha minna fa ah yihi alal islaam Wa man tawaffaytaha minna fa tawaffaha alal eemaan. O Allah, she to whom You accord life amongst us cause her to live in the observance of Islam. And she to whom You give death, cause her to die in the state of Iman. If the deceased is a male child, then recite:

Allahummaj alhulanaa farataw Waj alhu lana ajrawwa dhukhran Waj alhu lana shaa fi awwa mushaffa ann O Allah, make him our fore-runner and make him for us a reward and a treasure and make him for us a pleader, and accept his pleading

If the deceased is a female child, then recite:

Allahummaj alhalanaa farataw Waj alha lana ajrawwa dhukhran Waj alha lana shaa fi a tawwa mushaffa atann

O Allah, make her our fore-runner and make her for us a reward and a treasure and make her for us a pleader, and accept her pleading

After the fourth takbir, the imam will say the salaams, so you would say the salaams to the left and the right

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Hadith and Sunnah

During the life of the Prophet (s), the companions were very careful to listen to everything that he said and would observe all of his actions. They would then tell others about what the Prophet (s) said and did, the reporting of these sayings and actions are known as Hadith. The way Prophet Muhammad (s) lived and worked is called his Sunnah.

Lots of people memorized the teachings of the Prophet (s) and would pass these on to their children and grandchildren. Over time, many people across the world became Muslim but they had never seen the Prophet (s), just like ourselves today. They wanted to know what the Prophet (s) said or did. They learned about the life of the Prophet (s) through people who had seen him. As more years passed, the people who had seen the Prophet (s) passed away, people now feared they would forget the teachings and sayings of the Prophet (s), so they began to write down all that they remembered.

A wise person called Imam al-Bukhari collected these ahadith (the plural of Hadith is called Ahadith) that people remembered. Imam al-Bukhari collected ahadith for all his life, he would travel to faraway places to meet people who knew Hadith. Though some people told him false Hadith, which the Prophet (s) did not say. Imam al-Bukhari was clever to find out which Hadith was correct and which was false; therefore he collected only the correct Hadith. His collection is known as correct or Sahih.

After Imam al-Bukhari, five other Imams collected Hadith. With their five books and Sahih Bukhari, there is six books of ahadith. These six books are known as Sahih Sitta, or the “True/Correct Six”.

The most important book in Islam is the Qu’ran, and second is the Hadith books. The Ahadith provides details about many Islamic laws, for example, the Qu’ran tells us to give Zakat (charity), but how much do we give, the answer is given in ahadith.

The Six books are:

1- Sahih Al-Bukhari

2- Sahih Muslim

3- Sunan Abu Dawud

4- Jame' At-Tirmidhi

5- Sunan An-Nasa'i

6- Sunan Ibn Majah

We can learn a lot from Hadith, how the Prophet (s) lived, how the people of his time lived, and also provides many good teachings on how to lead our lives.

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Questions

Answer the questions and complete the crossword below using the positions in the brackets.

1. The reporting of the Prophet’s (s) sayings and actions are called? (5 across)

2. The way the Prophet (s) lived and worked is called the (1 down)

3. What is plural for Hadith? (4 down)

4. Who is the first Imam to collect Hadith? (7 across)

5. What is the Arabic term for a "correct" Hadith? (3 down)

6. Is Imam al-Bukhari’s collection of ahadith correct? (2 across)

7. How many books of Hadith are there? (1 across)

8. Are the books of Hadith more important than the Qu’ran? (6 Down)

9. Did people want to forget the sayings and actions of the Prophet (s)? (6 across)

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Al-Khulafa'ur Rashidun - Rightly Guided Khalifas

While Prophet Muhammad (S) was alive, he set the rules of the country. Everyone would come to him with their problems. Prophet Muhammad (s) made sure that the country had a good system in place to deal with all types of problems.

After the death of Prophet Muhammad (s) the Muslims needed a new leader. The leader is called Khalifa. The first four were the best khalifas. They are called the Rightly Guided Khalifas. They were not kings. All four Khalifas made sure that the country was run by a good system.

First Khalifa - Abu Bakr (r), r = Radi Allahu 'anhu - May Allah be pleased with him

Abu Bakr (r) was a very close friend of Rasulullah (S). He was the first man to accept Islam. He accompanied the Prophet (s) when he migrated to Madinah. After Rasulullah (S) passed away, everybody agreed that Abu Bakr (r) should became the first khalifa. Abu Bakr (r) was a very kind leader. He ruled the Muslim land for only two years. In that short time, he handled

many problems in the country. When Abu Bakr (r) passed away. His Janaza was led by Umar (r) and he was buried next to Prophet Muhammad (s). He also appointed Umar (r) to be the next Khalifa.

Second Khalifa - Umar (r)

The Prophet (s) gave Umar (r) the title of Al Farooq, which means the one who distinguishes between right and wrong. He was a good friend

of the Prophet (S). Umar (r) was sincere, extremely intelligent and a strict leader. Umar (r) was one of the few that could read and write

while in Makkah. In his time he increased the Islamic country. He took care of the people under his rule. He ruled 10 years, 6 months and 4

days. Before his death he appointed 6 people to decide the next Khalifa.

Third Khalifa - Uthman (r)

The 6 people appointed by Umar (r) selected Uthman (r) as the third khalifa. He was born in to a rich family. He was a very polite, kind and a peace loving person. He became Muslim on the invitation of Abu Bakr (r). After is conversion many rich people started to become Muslim. He was a khalifa for twelve years. During his rule, the Islamic land became very large. He made many copies of the Qur’an and sent them all over the country.

Fourth Khalifa - Ali (r)

Ali (r) was elected as the fourth Khalifa. He was the son-in-law of Rasulullah (S). When Ali (r) was a little boy, he became a Muslim. He was

a strong fighter. He helped the Muslims win many battles. He was a khalifa for five years. He wrote many important books in Arabic.

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Ibrahim (a) Several thousand years ago, there was a prophet whose name was Ibrahim (a). He was born in Iraq. As with other prophets, he too was a brave and honest prophet. He told his people to worship only Allah. Once the Prophet Ibrahim (a) had a dream, where Allah ordered to sacrifice his son Ismail (a). This is how Allah talks to his Prophets; he shows it to them in a dream. So the following day, the Prophet Ibrahim (a) called his son Ismail (a) and told him of the dream and that Allah has ordered that he must be sacrificed. Ismail (a) had no fear, his love for Allah was strong and knew that Allah was kind and would not do anything to harm good people. They both left Makkah and went to the valley of Mina, where Ibrahim (a) saw his dream. Ismail (a) lay on the ground while his father Ibrahim (a) took a knife ready to sacrifice his son. Just as he was about to do the sacrifice and obey Allah’s command, the angel Jibr’ail appeared. Allah sent Jibr’ail to replace Ismail (a) with a ram, so Ismail (a) was saved and his father Ibrahim (a) sacrificed a ram instead in full obedience to Allah. They both were very happy and thanked Allah. Allah loves people who listen to him, who trust him, and He cares for them. Allah saw Ibrahim (a) was ready to sacrifice his dear son, and Ismail (a) also was also ready to be sacrificed according to His command. Therefore Allah commanded the believers to observe this day as Id al-Adha, or the Feast of the sacrifice.

Yunus (a) A long time ago, there was a city called Nineveh where many bad people lived. They would lie, steal and hurt other people. They did not believe in Allah. To guide them, Allah sent a prophet. His name was Yunus (a). Yunus (a) told his people to believe in Allah. He tried very hard, but nobody would listen to him. He tried again. Still nobody would listen to him. It seemed that his people would never become good. Yunus (a) became very upset with them. Yunus (a) did not want to talk to his people any more. He left his land and got onto a ship. As the ship went to the sea, it became dark and a strong wind began to blow. A terrible storm threw the ship from side to side. The sailors became afraid. “Will the ship sink?” the sailors thought. The sailors thought that maybe someone on the ship had brought bad luck, and if the person was moved from the ship, then the sea would be quiet. The sailors picked a name by lottery, and it was Yunus (a)! The sailors then threw Yunus (a) into the big sea. Yunus (a) started to sink. But Allah helped him. Allah sent a big fish to help Yunus (a). The fish swallowed him up. Yunus (a) entered the body of the fish. It was dark and quiet. He prayed to Allah to forgive him, “There is no god but You! I have done wrong.” He realised he should not have run away from his people, as this is not what Allah wanted him to do. Allah heard his prayer, and commanded the fish to take Yunus (a) to the shore. Yunus (a) was very tired. He had been in the rough sea, inside the body of the fish. He was now on a lonely, very sunny and hot beach. He was looking for shade, but there was none. He was too weak to walk. So he slept on the burning hot sand. Then Allah helped him again. A gourd plant grew there and gave him shade with big leaves. When Yunus (a) became stronger, he went back to his town. He tried once again to tell the people about Allah. Amazingly, this time most of the people listened to Yunus (a) and started believing in Allah. Yunus (a) tried and Allah helped him to become successful.

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Yaqub (a) and Yusuf (a)

When Ishaq (a) grew up, he had a son named Yaqub (a). Yaqub (a) was also a prophet of Allah. Yaqub (a) is Ibrahim’s (a) grandson. As Yaqub (a) grew up, he started a family. He had twelve sons. One of his sons was Yusuf (a). He also became a prophet. Yusuf (a) was a great-grandson of Ibrahim (a), and a grandson of Ishaq (a). Yaqub (a) loved all his two youngest sons Yusuf (a) and Bin Yameen. The older brothers were jealous and did not like that their father loved Yusuf (a) more than them, and they planned to get rid of Yusuf (a). One day, they asked their father if they could take Yusuf (a) to play with them, Yaqub (a) let them go, but did not like this idea. When they were far from the village, the brothers pushed Yusuf (a) into a well. Little Yusuf (a) was at the bottom and could not climb out from the well and became very scared. The brothers went home and told their father that a wolf ate Yusuf (a) up, but Yaqub (a) did not believe his sons. Later, a caravan passed the well, and they went to get water from the well. As they pulled the bucket of water up, they found Yusuf (a) hanging from it. They were very surprised, shouting that they had found a boy! They were on their way to Egypt so they decided to take Yusuf (a) with them and sell him in the market. They sold him to a man called Aziz. Yusuf (a) grew up there. He became a wise man. Allah gave him the gift of understanding dreams! The king of Egypt saw a dream one night, a very strange dream, where seven thin cows ate seven fat cows, and then seven green ears of corn turned yellow. The king called his wise men to interpret the dream but they did not have the answer. But one of the king’s servants knew of Yusuf (a) and told the king, so the king sent his servant to bring Yusuf (a) to him. Yusuf (a) came to the palace and the king told of his dream and asked Yusuf (a) “Do you know what this dream means?” the Prophet Yusuf (a) explained “Seven fat cows means seven years of prosperity. After seven years of prosperity will come seven years of drought. Seven green ears of corn turning yellow means the same thing. After seven years of good harvests, there will be seven years of bad harvests.” The king was very pleased with Yusuf (a) and gave him a big job. Yusuf (a) was in charge of the king’s granaries. Seven years of good harvests passed, Yusuf (a) stored extra food in these seven years and when the drought started, he gave food to all the people so nobody went hungry. Yusuf’s (a) brothers also came to get some food, but they did not know that their brother Yusuf (a) was now giving out food. They thought Yusuf (a) had died in the well years ago. Yusuf (a) did not tell them who he was and he asked them to bring their youngest brother next time. When the youngest brother, Bin Yameen, came to Egypt, he was blamed for stealing. Yusuf (a) saved him because he did not steal. Then Yusuf (a) told his brothers who he was and his brothers were sorry for what they did to so long ago. Yusuf (a) asked his brothers to bring their father to Egypt. He was very happy to see his father after many years. Allah is very kind. He united a father and a good son.

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Questions

Answer the questions and complete the crossword below using the positions in the brackets. 1. How did Ibrahim (a) receive Allah’s command to sacrifice his son? (14 down) 2. Did his son, Ismail (a) accept Allah’s command? (11 across) 3. Where was Ibrahim (a) when he saw this dream? (1 down) 4. What was put in place of Ismail (a) as he was about to be sacrificed? (4 down) 5. What is this day now called, which Allah has commanded us to observe? (5 across) 6. How many sons did Yaqub (a) have? (13 across) 7. Did the older brothers throw Yusuf (a) into the sea, or a well? (2 down) 8. What was Allah’s gift to Prophet Yusuf (a)? _____________ 9. How many fat cows did the king of Egypt see in a dream? (9 down) 10. Yusuf (a) explained seven thin cows means seven years of (6 down) 11. When the drought started did Yusuf (a) let everyone go hungry? (15 down) 12. Which of Yusuf’s (a) brothers was accused of stealing? (3 down) 13. Did Allah reunite Yusuf (a) with his father Yaqub (a)? (10 across) 14. In which city did Yunus (a) live? (15 across) 15. Did the people listen to Yunus (a) when he fist called them to Allah? (16 across) 16. How did Allah save Yunus (a) when he was drowning? (8 across) 17. What tree did Allah give to shade Yunus (a) on the beach? (12 across) 18. Did the people listen to Yunus (a) when he came back? (7 down)

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Daily Dua's

13 Dua for wearing new clothes:

Alhamdulillah hil ladhee kasaanee maa uwaaree bihee awratee, wa atajammalu bihee fee hayaatee All praise is for Allah who has clothed me with what covers me, and with it i can make my life beautiful.

14 Dua when boarding a car or any vehicle:

Allaahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar. Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem. Subhaanal-ladhee sakhara lanaa haadhaa wamaa kunnaa lahoo muqrineen wa innaa ilaa rabbinaa la munqaliboon Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, In the name of Allah. Glory be to Allah, the One who has made these for our use, as we could never have done this by ourselves. And indeed, to our Lord we must turn back.

15 Entering Home

Bismillahi walajnaa wa bismillaahi kharajnaa wa alaa rabbinaa tawakkalnaa In the name of Allah we enter, and in the name of Allah we leave, and in our Lord we trust.

16 Dua when leaving the home:

Bismillahi ta wakkaltu a lallah, wa la hawla wa la Quwwata illa billah In the name of Allah, I place my trust in Allah, there is neither power to avert evil nor ability to do good except with the help of Allah.

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Tyammum is a way to purify yourself by using clean dry soil, dry brick, dusty rock or stone.

Tayammum performed instead of Wudhu or Ghusl in the following circumstances:

1. The shortage of water or if unable to find the water at the time of prayer and you have to travel more than a mile to find water to do Wudhu, which may delay the prayer time.

2. If the use of water risks of getting an illness or if the doctor had advised not to have any contact with water

3. If the water is available nearby but reaching the water may put your life at risk by humans or dangerous animals

4. If a person is becoming later for janaza or eid salah

5. When water is very scarce and only sufficient for drinking purposes.

Niyyah - Intention for Tayammum

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How to perform Tayammum

1. Make intention

2. Rub both hands on or against the clean dry soil. Then clap your hands to remove the excess dust. Then wipe your face.

3. Rub both hands on or against the clean dry soil. Then clap your hands to remove the excess dust. Then wipe the back of your right arm from fingertips up to and including the elbow with the palm of your left hand. Then wipe the opposite side of the right arm using the wrist of the left

hand. Do the same with the left arm

4. Now rub the gaps between the fingers. Put you left hand on top of the right hand. Use the fingers of your left hand to clean the gaps between the fingers of your right hand. Do the same for the left hand.

If your are moving a ring, then it is necessary to remove it or least spin it a few times.

Fard acts in Tayammum

1. making niyyah: intend to purify yourself from uncleanliness

2. wiping the face

3. wiping both arms up to the elbows

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Ziyaratul Qabr (Visiting the Graves)

Visiting the grave can be done on any day but Friday's are preferred.

As you enter the grace yard or the section where the Muslims are buried you should recite the following:

After this, you stand facing the grave and recite the following

1. Surah Fatiha

2. Surah Yaseen and/or Surah Takathur

3. Suratul Ikhlas (11 times)

4. Durood (10 times)

5. Recite as much of the Qur'an as possible

Then make dua for the forgiveness of the departed.

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Virtues of Durood Shareef

Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet: O you who believe! Send your blessings on him, and salute him with all respect.

(Surah al-Ahzab: 56)

1. For every Durood Shareef that you recite, ten sins are forgiven, ten good deeds are entered into your sheet of actions and ten positions are upgraded.

2. Most of us do not know that duaa is suspended between the heavens and earth until

we send salawat on the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam. Umar radi Allahu anhu said, “Duaa is suspended between heaven and earth and none of it is taken up until you send blessings upon your Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam.”

3. The first man who will meet the Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) on the Day of

Judgement will be that person who had recited the Durood maximum number of times in his life time.

4. Those who recite Durood in maximum number will be nearest and dearest to the

Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) in the next world.

5. If anyone is involved in any difficulty then he must recite countless number of Durood Shareefs.

6. Reciting Durood Shareef eradicates poverty and hunger.

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7. If the Sawaab of the Durood Shareef is dedicated to another person, then thatperson will receive the Sawaab, while the Sawaab of the reciter will not be lessened.

8. Reciting excessive Durood Shareef brings purity.

9. Reciting maximum number of Durood Shareef is full compensation of all sins.

10. Anyone who recites excessive Durood Shareef in this world will be safe and sound in

the next world.

11. Three persons will be under the cool shade and the favours of Allah Ta'ala on the Doom's Day. One who kept the Holy Prophet's (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) Sunnah alive, one who removed difficulty of a fellow being and one who recited maximum number of Durood Shareef in his life time.

12. When you forget anything and your memory fails to recollect it, then recite Durood,

you will remember the forgotten thing.

13. Anyone who wants to meet his Allah with a happy face must recite countless number of Durood Shareef.

14. If anyone meets in a tragedy, he should recite Durood Shareef in countless numbers.

15. If the name of the Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) is mentioned and one

who hears it but does not recite Durood Shareef, understand that he has forgotten the path to Paradise.

16. "I pray for all those who recite Durood on me", said the Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu

Alaihi Wasallim).

17. If anyone recites Durood Shareef from any place, any part of the world from any distance, it actually reaches the Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) immediately. Allah Ta'ala has appointed several Angels who are given exclusive duty to collect all Durood Shareef and present the same before the Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) immediately.

18. Angels of Allah shower 70 blessings on a man who recites Durood once.

The Virtues of Durood have been taken from the following Hadith collections: Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Muwatta, Nisaai', Ibn-Majah, Darmi, Baihaqi and Miskhaat Shareef.

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Daily Dua's 1. Sayyidul Istighfar

Allaahuma anta rabbee laa ilaaha illaa anta, khalaqtanee wa ana abduka wa ana alaa ahdika waw'a dika mastata't, a'oodhu bika min sharri maa sana't, aboo laka bini'matika 'alayya, wa aboo bidhambee faghfirlee, fa innahu laa yaghfirudh dhunooba illaa ant

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