Surah Al-Tin (main activity)

IluvQuran (Surah Al-Tin) WEEK 1

IluvQuran (Surah Al-Tin) INTRODUCTION In the first week, the focus will be on the background on which the messages of this surah are based. Activities Day 1-3 will be focusing on the objects mentioned in verse 1-3, namely: figs, olives, mount Sinai, and the Kaabah. The introduction of these objects serves as a set induction, the context upon which all subsequent lessons will be built. All of the objects mentioned in these verses represent the noblest Prophets - Nuh, Ibrahim, Musa, Isa and Muhammad alayhimussalam. In each activity, the facilitator should start by executing the set inductions recommended. However, its variants depend on the facilitator’s creativity. ACTIVITY 1: THE FRUIT PROPHETS LESSON OUTCOME At the end of the lesson, student will be able to: 1. Recognize figs and olives correctly. 2. Identify correctly the prophets that are represented by olives and figs (Isa and Nuh) in verse 1. SET INDUCTION In the Quran, Allah mentions many types of plants and fruits. Some are food in heaven. While others serve as metaphors. In Surah al-Tin, Allah mentions two fruits. What is the purpose of mentioning two of the most unique fruits? MATERIAL INSTRUCTION 1. Figs. 1. Divide students into two groups. 2. Olive. (fruits or oil) 2. One group brings figs and the other one brings olive. 3. The teacher guides the students by dissecting the figs and olives and identifying its respective parts. 4. Then, share your food with each other. 5. To conclude the activity, the teacher briefs the students on the geographical sites that are involved in the allegory of the verse.

IluvQuran (Surah Al-Tin) LESSONS In verse 1, Allah mentioned figs and olives. So, through this activity they can recognize the Prophets that are mentioned in this verse. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT Ask the student about the fruits. 1. Draw the diagram of a fig and an olive. 2. What is the part of the fruits? Can you label it? 3. Can you search about the fun fact about fruits and plant? SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT Ask the students about the representative purpose of the fruits. 1. What does fig represent? 2. What does olive represent?

IluvQuran (Surah Al-Tin) ACTIVITY 2: THE MOUNTAIN PROPHET LESSON OUTCOME At the end of this lesson, student will be able to: 1. Identify the prophet hinted at by verse 2. 2. Explain the geography and the sites involved in surah al-Tin approximately. 3. Relate (with approximate correctness) the geography of verse 1 with verse 2 SET INDUCTION We have known that the first verse hints at two of the noblest prophets - Isa and Nuh. So, who does mount Sinai represent? Let us do an activity to figure it out. MATERIAL INSTRUCTION 1. Blue construction paper. 1. Paint brown triangles at the top half of the paper and top them with a little white for a 2. Acrylic paint. snowy effect. 3. Paint brush. 2. Then, add a grassy field on the bottom half of the paper, below the mountains. 4. Mahjong paper. 3. While the mountains and grass are drying up, the teacher can incorporate the history of Mount Sinai. 4. Finally, put the crafted mountain on a mahjong paper. Guide the students to draw the geography that are referred to in Surah al- Tin. LESSONS In verse 2, Allah mentioned Mount Sinai. Mount Sinai is one of the places that has a historical value in the history of Islam. It was where Prophet Musa conversed with Allah directly without an intermediary. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: Recall the previous lesson about olive and fig. a) What is the country referred to in Surah al-Tin? Label the provided map. b) Where is the country referred to in verse 2 positioned compared to the country referred to in verse 1? c) Who is the Prophet that represented fig and olive?

IluvQuran (Surah Al-Tin) SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT: Conclude the activity with question regarding Mount Sinai a) Who is the Prophet represented by Mount Sinai? b) What is the story behind the prophet and mount Sinai?

IluvQuran (Surah Al-Tin) ACTIVITY 3: THE MECCAN PROPHET LESSON OUTCOME At the end of the lesson, student will be able to: 1. Recognize the prophets hinted at by verse 3. 2. Identify the Kaabah (approximately). 3. Know the position of the countries mentioned in verse 1, 2 and 3. SET INDUCTION In the previous lesson, we have learned about Mount Sinai, figs, and olive. In this lesson, we are going to learn about the Prophet that hinted by Allah in this surah that represent Kaabah. Who you do think represent Kaabah? To know more about this, lets us proceed our class with this activity! MATERIAL INSTRUCTION 1. A milk or juice carton. 1. Clean an empty milk/juice carton. 2. Black paint. 2. Paint it black. 3. Glue. 3. With a craft knife, cut out a cube from the 4. Golden-coloured Ribbon. bottom part of the carton. 4. Decorate with a gold ribbon. 5. Finally, combine the activity for Day 3 with Day 2. Place the Kaabah correctly in relation to other geographical sites. 6. To insert some contents, guide the students to identify the different parts of the Kaabah. LESSONS 1. In verse 3, Allah mentioned about “and this city of security”. “This city” refers to the Kaaba. It was built by Prophet Ibrahim and Ismail alayhimassalam. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: Ask the student about the basic information of Kaabah. 1. Have you ever heard about Kaabah? 2. What do we do when when go to Kaabah? 3. Based in this Surah, who is the Prophet that is represented by the Kaabah?

IluvQuran (Surah Al-Tin) SUMMATIVE ASSESTMENT Ask the student about position of Kaabah. 1. Where is the Kaabah in relation to Jerusalem and Mount Sinai? 2. Can you tell and show your replica of Kaabah to your friend?

IluvQuran (Surah Al-Tin) WEEK 2

IluvQuran (Surah Al-Tin) INTRODUCTION In week 2, we are going to introduce the concepts that are related to the Prophets introduced in week 1. The main concept that is pivoting the lesson in week 2 is “human perfection”. The Prophets mentioned in verse 1-3 represent the most perfect humans in the history of mankind. This is touched by verse 4. However, where there is the possibility of perfection, there is also the possibility of its opposite. Therefore, humans are also able to make himself low as represented by the people that lived during the time of these Prophets. For example, Firʿawn in the time of Musa, King Namrud in the time of Ibrahim, Abu Jahal and Abu Lahab in the time of Prophet Muhammad, etc. And verse 5 reflects this very well. ACTIVITY 1: ART AND CRAFT (THE MAN OF STEEL) LESSON OUTCOME At the end of the lesson, students will be able to: 1. Understand and explain the physical representation of the concept of “human perfection”. 2. Understand and identify the purposes of all body parts. 3. Give examples of how all body parts can help to fulfil the purpose of existence. SET INDUCTION In verse 1-3, Allah mentions the Ulul Azmi Prophets. What is the point that Allah is trying to make? These five prophets represent the most perfect humans. How can they be perfect? The fact that they can be perfect means that Allah has created mankind with the ability to perfect himself. And this perfection manifests itself even in the physical arrangements of the human body. MATERIAL INSTRUCTION 1. Metal wires. 1. Take a piece of A4 paper for the armature. 2. A wire cutter. 3. A wire clipper. Position it vertically and then fold downwards 4. An A4 paper. three times. 5. A pencil. 6. Small key chain rings 2. Unfold the folds. Then fold it sideways two times. You will get a 3x8 scaled paper. 3. Now, draw a stickman based on the scales – with the shoulders positioned at the vertical lines and other limbs at the horizontal lines.

IluvQuran (Surah Al-Tin) 4. You can make the scale as you wish. You can make the person normally scaled, or a midget, or even a man with an elongated body and shortened legs. The creativity is yours. 5. Take the metal wire, with a length suitable to the size of your intended figure and bend it in the middle to form the head. The rest of the body is up to the teachers’ creativity – and also with a cutter and a clipper. Along the way, the teacher invites the students to reflect on the purposes of each body part. 6. For the limbs, wrap the wires around the key chain rings using the wire clipper. Then, connect them with the main body. 7. Now, you have a man with fully functioning limbs. You can move the man to pray properly and to do many other sorts of things. LESSONS Allah has created man with the most perfect composition. He is made to be both a physical being as well as a spiritual being. His destiny, however, is to actualize his spiritual potential. And this is achievable only when he worships Allah properly. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: Ask the students about body part. 1. What are the purposes of all body parts? 2. What is the wisdom behind the high position of man’s head? SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT Ask the student about the purpose of man 1. What is the significance of the upright stature of man? 2. What is the ultimate purpose of healthy body? 3. What is the importance of obeying the purpose of our existence?

IluvQuran (Surah Al-Tin) ACTIVITY 2: WILLOW IN THE WIND LESSON OUTCOME At the end of the lesson, students will be able to: 1. Understand the function of tests in life and how they help us to perfect ourselves. SET INDUCTION In verse 4, Allah mentions that He has created humans as the most perfect creation. However, in verse 5 He says that humans can also be the most undignified. How is this so? Well, perfection is a journey, not a steady state. Therefore, Allah creates tests to help us excel the journey. Even the Prophets were tested. And they succeeded. MATERIAL INSTRUCTION 1. A group of 8-10 people. 1. Have a volunteer to be the “willow” and have 2. A facilitator. the rest of the group form a circle around them. 2. The willow closes their eyes and lets the group know they are ready to fall. 3. The group lets the willow know they are ready to catch them. 4. With extended arms, they keep the willow upright. LESSONS In the first three verses of Surah al-Tin, Allah mentions about some plants and places, all of which hint to a group of five Prophets – Nuh, Isa, Musa, Ibrahim and Muhammad alayhimussalam. All of these Prophets are what is called as the Ulū al-ʿAẓmi – The Chief Prophets. These are amongst the most highly exalted by Allah.

IluvQuran (Surah Al-Tin) They are dignified so handsomely because of their unwavering faith and trust towards Allah and as well as their unassailable patience towards the heavy tests inflicted upon them. They are the prime examples of the Perfect Man (insan kamil) mentioned in verse 4. Therefore, if we want to be a better human being, we must follow the footsteps of these Prophets and believe in Allah. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT (depends on teacher) SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT 1. How do we perfect ourselves? By overcoming life tests. 2. Why is having faith in Allah important? Because only with faith (tawakkal) can we succeed in overcoming the tests.

IluvQuran (Surah Al-Tin) ACTIVITY 3: WHERE’S THE LOWEST POINT ON THE EARTH LESSON OUTCOME At the end of the lesson, students will be able to: 1. Understand the role of tests as the factor of human perfection. 2. Describe the consequences of failing the tests given by Allah. 3. Understand the mechanism of water and air pressure. SET INDUCTION In the previous activity, we have looked at how tests are necessary as the means for us to come out of the other side stronger and more perfect. But what happens if we fail the tests? Let us make an experiment to understand the consequences. MATERIAL INSTRUCTION 1. A bendable straw. 1. Fill a water bottle up to the bottleneck. 2. A plasticine. 2. Now, take a bendable straw and cut the 3. A plastic water bottle. straight part. 4. Water. 3. Bend the bendable part and cover both of its openings with a plasticine. Do make sure they are airtight. Do not let the air come in and out. 4. Next, put in the straw inside the bottle. You will see that it floats. 5. Now, the interesting part is yet to come. Squeeze the middle part of the bottle and see what happens. The straw sinks! How miraculous. 6. As a finale, show the students various videos on Mariana Trench and the Challenger Deep, and what creatures lie at the deepest, darkest and lowest point on Earth. LESSONS In verse 5, Allah says that He returns man, because of his own disobedience, to become the lowest of the low – like a submarine that sinks into the lowest point on Earth, Challenger Deep.

IluvQuran (Surah Al-Tin) Although submarines sinking into the depth of oceans are a good thing, man sinking into the dark abyss of misguidance is a bad thing. That is why we must always be mindful to be safe from becoming the worst that we can be. Teachers can use the images of ugly creatures in the dark depths of Challenger Deep to portray the ugliness of man when becoming low himself. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: 1. Give the students a series of hypothetical situations that involve tests from Allah. Ask them if they were to be in the situation, what they would do to overcome the situation and come out more perfect. 2. Ask the students about the consequences of failing the tests given by Allah.

IluvQuran (Surah Al-Tin) WEEK 3

IluvQuran (Surah Al-Tin) INTRODUCTION In week 3, the discussions and themes of week 1 and 2 are expanded with a more focus. Among the focuses are the presentation style of the surah and the relevance of the surah. The style of the surah addresses the psychological behavior of humans in that the surah mentions some objects that are already familiar to the Arab psychology, so as to capture their attention. Meanwhile, the surah has an immediate relevance in the matter of self-care. This is because taking care of ourselves physically is one of the ways of taking care of ourselves spiritually. By taking care of ourselves, only then we are able to complete the mission of becoming a more perfect human. Furthermore, taking care of ourselves also includes taking care of what we do. Day 3 activity addresses the theme. ACTIVITY 1: CRAFT: “THE BEST ATTRACTION IN MALAYSIA: KLCC” LESSON OUTCOME At the end of this lesson, student will be able to: 1. Understand one of the presentation styles of the Quran. 2. Find similar styles in the Quran whenever they find the similar examples in other surahs (exclusively in juz 30). SET INDUCTION If you were to go to Egypt, or Mekkah, or Jerusalem, or any other Arab countries, what would be the things that you would likely see? In Malaysia, for example, without doubt there is the Kuala Lumpur twin tower. And whenever we describe our country, surely this tower is one of the landmarks that we will mention to make the description interesting. Similarly, the Quran does exactly the same. Let us make an activity to understand the style of the Quran. MATERIAL INSTRUCTION 1. Hard paper (brown paper box). 1. Set with the students to build KLCC from 2. Scissor. a brown paper box. 3. Hot glue gun/Sellotape. 2. Prepare all the things and divide 4. Cover paper with various colours. students into a few groups. 3. Assign to each group to build different parts of KLCC together. 4. Students can also choose and build different monuments from other countries Lesson

IluvQuran (Surah Al-Tin) First, Mount Sinai is the mountain where Musa received his divine calling and is located in Egypt. Second, the secure city of Makkah, al-Balad al-Amīn refers to Ibrahim who built the Kaabah as well as to Prophet Muhammad. Makkah is known as a peaceful city and the Kaabah is the main attraction. Here we can see how Allah uses some of the famous objects from different places to grab the readers’ attention. LESSON ASSESMENT FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT Ask the student about their opinion of interesting place 1. What is your favourite place in Malaysia? 2. Why do you think KLCC in the attraction of Malaysia? SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT Ask the student about the surah in Al-Quran 1. Is the any surah in Al-Quran that has similar style as Surah al-tin? 2. Why do you think it is similar?

IluvQuran (Surah Al-Tin) ACTIVITY 2: GAMES: MY SELF LESSON OUTCOME At the end of the lesson students will be able to: 1. Understand the correspondence between physical health and spiritual health and how it relates to human perfection. 2. Acquire self-care skills based on question by their teacher. SET INDUCTION Do you take your shower every morning? And do you eat healthy food every day? Why? Because you want to take care of yourself. But why is it important to take care of yourself? Because you want to be in the best shape. So that you can perform your daily tasks comfortably and with more productivity. And the tasks that you complete can be done more perfectly. Similarly, we need to take care of our soul. We need to purify it, nurture it with good character, and fill it with remembrance of Allah. So that it will become more perfect. MATERIAL INSTRUCTION 1. Toothbrush Teacher appoints 5 person in charge and setup 5 2. Toothpaste checkpoint: 3. Healthy fruits Checkpoint A: Self Care. 4. Mirror Activity: Brush your teeth. 5. Skipping rope Checkpoint B: Healthy eating habits. 6. Prayer mat Activity: Eat healthy fruits. Checkpoint C: Self talk Activity: Students talk to themselves in the mirror about their positive attributes, capabilities, potentials, hobbies and good behaviours. Checkpoint D: Physical Health Activity: Ask them to play the skipping rope.

IluvQuran (Surah Al-Tin) Checkpoint E: Ṣalāt Activity: Ask the students to perform solat dhuha and make du’a to Allah. LESSONS This activity is to encourage students to maintain self-care activities and help them to cultivate good habits. They should know how to value themselves by always doing good, physically and mentally. This is because Allah has mentioned in verse 4 that He has created man in the finest form. LESSON ASSESSMENT FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT (Teacher evaluate on student’s activity) SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT Ask the students the “5w” questions to develop their reasoning. I. Why do we need to take care of our body? So that we have a healthy body. II. Why do we need a healthy body? So that we can take care of our soul. III. How can a healthy body help us to take care of our soul? Healthy body allows us to perform more ʿibādah. IV. What is the measure of human perfection? The health of his soul.

IluvQuran (Surah Al-Tin) ACTIVITY 3: GOOD DEEDS At the end of the lesson students will be able to: 1. Understand the importance of being self-aware with one’s own actions. 2. Demonstrate self-awareness. SET INDUCTION Previously, we learnt about how to take care of ourselves in term of cleanliness of our body. However, we need to balance the care our cleanliness of our body and our behaviour. These two things complete each other so that we can be a good human being. We need to sort out the good behaviour and bad behaviour so that we know what behaviour we need to avoid to be a good person. MATERIAL INSTRUCTION 1. Things that the student chooses to give to their 1. Ask the students to make a big circle. friends. 2. Give a situation. For example: ‘You are in 2. A loudspeaker. town’. 3. A Smartphone (to play music) 3. Pass the pen while playing music for a second and pause it (like musical chair activity). 4. A pen. 4. Students who get the pen need to do good deeds to his/her friend besides him/her. 5. The good deeds must relate with the situation above. 6. Play the music for the second round and continue doing good deeds (step 2-5). LESSONS This activity is to generate awareness among the students when they are in public. There are various things we can do from small acts of kindness to the big ones towards other people. Doing good to people is important because it warms our hearts and makes us feel good. Examples of good deeds are sharing your umbrella with someone, giving a compliment, listening to a friend’s problem, cleaning up and volunteering. This reflects verse 7,” except for those who believe and do good deeds for their shall be an unfailing recompense”, where our good deeds will not be ignored unrewarded. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: (depends on teacher) SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT Ask the students to do introspection (muḥāsabah) on their own actions. (teacher can give some situation to the students and let them decide what to do in that situation)

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