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Read and explain the following. ryT L E S S O N 4 Quraysh fhNabi Muhammad [s] began to ry fvhn preach Islam in Makkah. He told people to worship Allah T H E C R U E L - fhalone and not to worship idols. TY OF THE Q U R AY S H Very few people listened to him. fhThe chiefs of Makkah, the Quraysh, Vocabulary fhwere angry with Nabi Muhammad[s] preach They insulted him and threatened to chief insult fhkill him. threaten bribe Abu Talib, Prophet Muhammad [s] persecute stoned fhuncle, protected him from the fhQuraysh. fhThe Quraysh then tried to bribe him to stop preaching Islam. fhProphet Muhammad [s] refused to accept their bribes. fhThe Quraysh began to persecute fh the Muslims. Prophet Muhammad [s] went to fhpreach Islam to the people of Ta’if, a fh city not far from Makkah. The people refused to listen and fhstoned the Prophet [s]. Nabi Muhammad [s] forgave them. vn348 my faith ...ISLAM

ryACTIVITIES Colour-in the correct word/s in green. CP fhQur’an Allah I has Nabi Muhammad [s] began to declared: preach Islam in Makkah Madinah fh“Now there has come He told people to worship Allah to you a Messenger alone respect the worship of idols from among your- Very few many people listened selves. Grievous to to him. The chiefs of Makkah, the Quraysh fhhim is your suffering, Banu Hashim were angry with Nabi anxious is he over Muhammad[s]. Abu Talib ‘Abd al-Muttalib , the your good, and to the Prophet’s [s] uncle, protected him believers is he very from the Quraysh. The Quraysh then tried to bribe fhgentle and kind.” torture him to stop preaching Islam. Hadith Prophet Muhammad [s] refused Our beloved Prophet accepted their bribes. fhMuhammad e said: “O Allah! Forgive them (ie. the disbe- fhlievers) for they do not know.” “O Allah! Even if fhthese people (ie. the people of Ta’if) do not accept Islam, I do pray that you will make their progeny fhbelievers, who would worship You Alone, and serve Your reli- fhgion.” fh fh fh Ta’if Madinah is a city not far from fh Makkah. The people agreed refused to listen and stoned supported the fh☺ ☺TComments Prophet [s]. fh Nabi Muhammad [s] forgave vn cursed them. my faith ...ISLAM 349

Read the following story. ryT P C fhSoon Nabi Muhammad [s] began Vocabulary fhpreaching Islam. He called the peo- preach ple to worship Allah, the One, and to .................... fhobey Him alone. But very few of the Lord .................... people of Makkah listened to him, continue .................... fhand even fewer accepted him as sever fh.................... the Messenger of Allah. chief .................... false fh“O people!” He said. “I am a .................... insult .................... mock .................... threaten Messenger sent to you from Allah, fhthe Lord of the worlds. Now worship fhAllah alone and do not follow shay- tan. Do not worship these Idols. If .................... patient fhyou continue in your evil ways then fhI warn you of a severe punishment.”.................... grand .................... plot fhMost .................... of them, especially the awful .................... wealthy chiefs, the Quraysh, were offer fhvery angry with the holy Prophet .................... fhMuhammad [s]. They did not like prepared .................... that he called the idols they wor- fhshipped, false gods. So they insult- TComments fh☺ ☺ed him. They mocked and laughed vn350 my faith ...ISLAM

ryP C at him and even threatened to kill fhVocabulary him. But Prophet [s] was patient and he continued with his preach- desire ing. fh.................... Now, Abu Talib, the dear uncle of torture the Prophet was the grand chief of .................... the Quraysh. But he was a good man who loved his nephew, fhslave Muhammad [s]. For some time, Prophet Muhammad [s] had the .................... protection of his powerful uncle Abu whipped Talib. He needed this because there were many enemies living in fh.................... Makkah. beaten fh.................... starved .................... fhinvite .................... hooligan fh.................... pelted fh.................... bruised .................... fhorchard .................... The Quraysh, were plotting against bitterness the Prophet but they could not harm him because his uncle Abu Talib, fh.................... even though not a Muslim, was helplessness fh.................... fh fh there to protect him from their mis- fh chief. The Quraysh could see that TComments Prophet Muhammad [s] would not fh☺ ☺ stop preaching Islam. They all knew that he was truthful and that his vn my faith ...ISLAM 351

rymessage was a good meassage. fhBut they also knew that if they accepted Islam they would have to fhshare their wealth with the poor and that only the pious would be made fhchiefs and rulers. Their greed for fhwealth and power would not allow them to accept this. Their selfish- fhness was awful indeed. What were fhthey to do? They thought of a plan. fhOne day they sent a man to the Prophet [s]. “I have been sent by fhthe Quraysh to make you an offer”, fhthe man told Prophet Muhammad [s]. “We are prepared to make you fhthe wealthiest man in Arabia if you fh stop preaching Islam”. fh“I do not desire wealth and riches,” fh the Prophet [s] replied. fh“Even if we offer to make you our king?” the man said. fh vn352 my faith ...ISLAM

ry “No, not even that will stop me from fh preaching,”replied the Prophet [s]. fh “Well, how about if we offered you the most beautiful women in all of ffhh Arabia?” the man asked again. fh “The answer is no!” replied Prophet Muhammad [s]. fh “Well if you will not stop, then your fh followers will be stopped,” and the man walked away. fh The people of Makkah then began fh to torture those who had accepted fh Islam and become Muslim. Among them was the Abyssinian slave, fh Bilal, who was tortured by his cruel fh master. He was whipped, beaten and starved. He was also made to lie naked on the hot, burning desert fh sands all day long. Sometimes his fh master would place a huge rock on fh his chest, so huge that it almost seemed that Bilal would be crushed vn my faith ...ISLAM 353

under its heavy weight. ry fh Other poor Muslims even lost their fhlives, but not a single one of them, gave up their religion, the religion of ffhhIslam. The number of Muslims increased fhso very slowly in those first few fhyears. Only a handful of people accepted Nabi Muhammad [s] as fhthe Messenger of Allah. So one day, Prophet Muhammad [s] decided to fhgo to the town of Ta'if, which was fhsome distance from Makkah, to preach his message. fh fhHe stood at the market place of the town and invited people to Islam. “O fhpeople, worship Allah alone and do not commit any evil !” the Prophet fh[s] called. But all they did was laugh fhand laugh. Some called him a mad- man and some shouted at him. But fhthe Prophet [s] was patient and he vn354 my faith ...ISLAM

ry continued preaching his message. fh fh But the wicked people of Ta'if were not to leave him at peace. As Nabi Muhammad [s] walk by, some hooli- fh gans pelted him with stones, while fh others set their dogs at him. And so fh the wicked people of Ta'if forced Prophet Muhammad [s] to leave fh their town, hurting and bruised. fh Nabi Muhammad [s] sat under the shade of a tree in an orchard, some fh distance from the town. There were fh no feelings of bitterness or anger in fh his heart; only a feeling of helpless- ness. “O Allah!” he prayed. “You are fh the most Merciful, so forgive me for fh my weakness. Grant me the strength to do my duty, for there is no strength nor power but from ffhh You.” fh vn my faith ...ISLAM 355

The following lessons learnt from the T ry fh story must be explained & discussed thoroughly fh- True religion must always be preached. fh- Very few accept the message of fhProphets innitially. Only the pure of heart do. fh- Prophets bring both the good fhnews of Salvation as well as a warning of Damnation. fh fh- The wealthy and powerful are always the first to reject the mes- sage of Prophets. fh - Because Prophets teach equal- fh ity and generosity, the powerful fh and the wealthy are the first to fh reject it. This is so because they refuse to share their power and fhwealth with others more deserv- ing. fh - Greed and selfishness are very fhevil traits indeed. vn356 my faith ...ISLAM

ry fh - The disbelievers cannot find fh fault with the Message of fh Prophets and so they always resort to insulting and abusing fh them. fh - However, there are kind people even among the disbelievers. fh fh - Bribery is always used to silence the truth. fh - Disbelievers always resort to fh cruelty in an attempt to silence the message of truth. fh - Disbelievers are cowards who fh only attack the weak and help- less. fh fh - The Companions of the Prophet [s] were all true believers who fh were loyal to Islam and were fh even prepared to sacrifice their lives for their faith. vn my faith ...ISLAM 357

ry fh - A Muslim must always perse- fh vere and should never lose fh courage when preaching Islam fh - If one group of people refuse to fhACTIVITIES listen to your preaching then try another group who may respond. fh- Prophets only wish good for all people while disbelievers only fhwish harm for others. fh- Prophets are very patient and forgiving when dealing with oth- fhers while disbelievers are very fh impatient and merciless. - The hearts of Prophets are fhnever filled with vindictiveness, revenge and bitterness. fh - Prophets are always most con- fhcerned about the wellbeing of fhothers and least concerned TComments about their own wellbeing. f☺ h☺ - Prophets are always humble. vn358 my faith ...ISLAM

ry Imagine if you were made to choose C P fh fh between kingship, wealth, beautiful women or Allah, fh which would you choose. Make the correct choice by taking the right path. Use a pencil to plot your route and keep an eraser handy in case you have made the wrong choice. Thereafter colour the picture in. fh fh Start Here! fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fhTComments f☺ h☺ vn my faith ...ISLAM 359

Why are the wealthy and powerful always thCe P ry fh the first to reject the message of the Prophets ? fh....................................................... ....................................................... fh....................................................... fh....................................................... ....................................................... fh....................................................... fh....................................................... ....................................................... fh....................................................... fh....................................................... SUMMARY P fh BY THE END OF THIS LESSON THE CHILD HAS : fh (tick in box if completed) - listened to an extract fh - completed a word selection excercise - learnt a new Ayah and a new Hadith fh - listened to a story fh - found suitable one word meanings - identified specific teachings - solved a maze puzzle - answered an important question fhTComments How does my teacher f☺ h☺ rate my performance in this lesson ? ☺☺ vn360 my faith ...ISLAM

ry lesson 5 fh fh TP fh fh OUTCOME OBJECTIVES fh fh - learn that Allah is always with his favoured servants fh even if others may forsake from them. fh - understand that the Mi’raj was a sign of Allah’s great fh love for Nabi Muhammad [s]. fh - realise that our universe is just one single ‘world’ fh amongst an infinite number of ‘worlds’. - discover that the heavens and their creatures are fh beyond our understanding. fh - understand that Allah is greater than all other beings. fh - learn that only those in close proximity to Allah, through obedience and servitude, enjoy true happiness fh and peace. - realise that Allah transcends time and space. - observe that disbelievers are superficial & narrow minded. LESSON OVERVIEW TP BY THE END OF THIS LESSON THE CHILD WILL HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO : - listen to an extract being read out by the teacher about the Mi’raj, the miraculous heavenly journey - complete a true & false exercise for comprehension - learn a new Ayah and a new Hadith - listen to a story about the Mi’raj and the Prophet’s [s] experience in the presence of Allah - find suitable meanings for the difficult words - identify the specific teachings of the story - colour-in a picture of Nabi Muhammad’s [s] journey - answer a question related to the lesson - paste in pictures related to the lesson vn my faith ...ISLAM 361

Read and explain the following. ryT L E S S O N 5 Mi’raj fhNabi Muhammad [s] was once ry fhtaken on a journey to meet Allah. vn THE NIGHT fhAngel Jibra’il brought a heavenly J O U R N E Y steed with wings, a Buraq, to carry fhProphet Muhammad [s] into the Vocabulary fhsteed heavens. blinking fhFirst the Prophet [s] was taken to fh Masjid al-Aqsa in Jerusalem. Then He was taken into the Seven fhHeavens, far beyond the skies. fhIn the highest Heavens Nabi fh Muhammad [s] met Allah. He was shown Allah’s Greatness fhand Power. fhHere he felt great happiness and peace. fh He was then brought back to earth. fhAll this happened in the blinking of fh an eye. The Kuffar did not believe Prophet vn362 my faith ...ISLAM

ry ACTIVITIES Muhammad [s] when he told them fhQur’an of his wonderful journey. Allah I has declared: fh“Glory be to (Allah) who did take His ser- The journey of Nabi Muhammad [s] vant for a journey by into the Heavens is called the Mi’raj. night from the Sacred fhMasjid (in Makkah) to the Farthest Masjid (in Jerusalem) whose State whether True or False. CP precincts we have fhblessed, in order that We might show him some of Our signs, For He is the One Nabi Muhammad [s] was taken F who Hears and Sees on a journey to meet his father. A steed with wings carried the fhall things.” Prophet into the heavens. Hadith First the Prophet [s] was taken to Masjid al-Aqsa in Makkah. fhOur beloved Prophet He was taken only as far as the Muhammad e said: other planets and galaxies. In the highest Heavens Nabi “(On the Night of Muhammad [s] met Allah. He was shown Allah’s face and fhMi’raj) I saw a celes- tial river, and beyond that I saw celestial veils, and beyond those I saw the fh(Divine) Light (of My Lord), such as I have fhnever before seen.” fh fh body. fh Here he felt great fear and sad- fh ness. All this happened in the blinking fh☺ ☺TComments of an eye. fh Some Kuffar did not believed vn Prophet Muhammad [s]. my faith ...ISLAM 363

Read the following story. ryT P C fhNo one seemed to want to listen to Vocabulary Nabi Muhammad [s] anymore. All fhhe wanted was for them to worship fhAllah, the One, their Creator. All he riches .................... appreciation .................... reputation wanted was for them to please .................... fhAllah, to do what was good and tomiraculous fhstay away from the evil of shaytan..................... steed .................... mount .................... fhHe asked for no riches, not even streak fhappreciation. He wanted no king- .................... countless dom, not even reputation. And after .................... veils fhso many years of preaching and .................... fhcalling, there were so few who crystal .................... came to Allah's religion. mist fh.................... fascinating .................... universe .................... amazed .................... Prophet Muhammad [s] was sad fhand he felt all alone. But even if all fhthe people of the world turned away fhfrom him, there was still One who would always be close by, One who fhsees all things and who would TComments never leave him. f☺ h☺ vn364 my faith ...ISLAM

ry At this dark and lonely moment, fh something miraculous was to hap- fh pen. fh One night, as the Prophet [s] was fh sleeping, the angel Jibra'il came to him and woke him. “Come O, fh Muhammad! For the Lord of all the fh worlds is calling.” As Nabi Muhammad [s] stepped fh outside he saw a most wondrous fh creature, a shining steed, with sil- fh very wings, a heavenly horse like none he had ever seen. fh fh “Now mount the Buraq and let us be on our heavenly way!” Jibra'il said. fh No sooner did Prophet Muhammad fh [s] mount the heavenly steed, the Buraq, but it streaked away, fast as fh lightning, into the starry night sky. fh He could see the houses below, vn my faith ...ISLAM 365

rygrowing smaller and smaller, and fhthe palmy oasis and the wavy sand dunes, one after the other. The fhdesert looked like a huge ocean in fhthe moonlight. What a wonderful fhsight. fhThe strange winged horse took Nabi Muhammad [s] from Makkah fhto the al-Aqsa masjid, the masjid of Nabi Ishaq [a], in faraway fhJerusalem. And from there it shot fhstraight up, like a shooting star, up into the dark blue skies, beyond fheven where the farthest stars twin- kle. fh fhThe Prophet [s] was taken through fhHeaven's gates, where he saw countless angels. He was then fhtaken through the Seven Heavens, fhone by one, seeing its wonders, wonders that you and I cannot fhimagine. vn366 my faith ...ISLAM

ry fh Then, the Prophet [s] passed fh through many curtain like veils, veils of heavenly fire and light, veils of fh heavenly ice and crystal waters fh and veils of darkness. Veils of heav- enly pearls and jewels, veils of sil- fh very golden mist, one veil even fh more fascinating than the next. Until at last Prophet Muhammad [s] fh came into the most beautiful light, fh the Light of Allah himself. The fh Prophet [s] felt peace and happi- ness, peace and happiness like he fh had never felt before. Here there fh was no darkness or sorrow, no loneliness or pain. Here there was fh nothing, no space nor time. Here fh there was only One, One alone, Allah, the Mighty, the Great. fh fh Here he witnessed the power of Allah and His Beauty. Here he vn my faith ...ISLAM 367

ryrealised that Allah is the only fhProtector, ever Near, and that Allah fhis the Kind and the Generous Giver. fhThereafter, Nabi Muhammad [s] was brought back to the earth, pass fhthe seven heavens and through our fhstarry universe. Down through the clouds, over the city of Jerusalem fhand over the wavy desert sands. Over the palmy oasis, their tiny vil- fhlages and their winding caravans. fhBack to the city of Makkah, with its blessed Ka'bah. fh fhProphet Muhammad [s] was amazed to find his bed still warm, fhand the cup he had tipped over still fhemptying. The heavenly journey, the Mi'raj, had all taken place in a fhmoment or less! Praise be to Allah fhwho is all-Powerful! Praise be to Allah who took his beloved Prophet fh[s] on the heavenly night journey! vn368 my faith ...ISLAM

ry fh The next morning, the Prophet [s] fh told the Quraysh of what had hap- pened the night before, but many fh simply laughed at him. However, fh when Prophet Muhammad [s] described the city of Jerusalem and fh the many caravans he had seen fh hundreds of miles away, caravans they were to see only weeks after, they were silent. How could he fh know all this when he had never fh been to Jerusalem before? How fh could he describe caravans that were hundreds of miles away? It fh must be magic they thought. fh fh ry fh vn fh fh vn my faith ...ISLAM 369

The following lessons learnt from the T ry fh story must be explained & discussed thoroughly fh- The mission of all Prophets is to fhunite mankind with their Creator. fh- Prophets seek no recompense fhfor their service to mankind, not even appreciation. fh - Everything Prophets do is done fh only for the pleasure of Allah. - Even the best of people are fh scorned by others. fh - Even if all the people of the fh world turn away from Allah’s ser- vants, Allah is still with them. fh - Allah is all that His servants truly fhneed. fh- The Mi’raj was a miracle exclu- fhsive to Nabi Muhammad [s]. - No other Prophet had the privi- fhlege of experiencing a Mi’raj. vn370 my faith ...ISLAM

ry fh - The Mi’raj is a sign of Allah’s great love for Nabi Muhammad [s]. In fact Nabi Muhammad [s] is fh the only creature honoured with fh the title of ‘Habib Allah’, The fh ‘Beloved of Allah’. - Nabi Muhammad was the most fh beloved of all to Allah, and as fh with lovers, the lover desires to fh see the beloved and to be close to the beloved. fh - The Buraq is a heavenly steed fh that is beyond our imagination fh and understanding. fh - Masjid al-Aqsa was the second fh Masjid to be built on earth, after the Ka’bah. fh - Our universe is just one ‘world’ fh amongst an infinite number of fh ‘worlds’ Allah has created. - The world of the angels lies vn my faith ...ISLAM 371

ry beyond our dimension. fh- Jannah and the Seven Heavens lie far beyond our universe. fh- Jannah is more beautiful than fhour minds can imagination. fh- Between Allah and his crea- fhtures there lie many veils. This is so because Allah is much too fh powerful for any creature to bear. fh If a single veil were to be fh removed, then all of creation fh would be reduced to ashes. fh - Allah is the creator of all beauty and light, therefore His beauty and light are far greater than any can imagine. fh - Nabi Muhammad [s] saw only fhthe light of Allah, and not Allah fh himself. fh- The closer a person comes to Allah the greater his happiness fhand peace, both in this world and vn372 my faith ...ISLAM

ry fh the hereafter. - Those who are far from Allah, due to sin and disobedience, can fh never experience true happiness fh and peace. They are always sad, fh lonely and afraid. fh - Allah is the only Protector. fh - Allah is ever near. fh - Allah is beyond time and space fh (ie. distance) because He is the fh Creator of everything, including fh time and space. - With Allah their is no time or space, no today or tomorrow, no now and then, no near and far, fh no here and there. fh - Allah is beyond our understand- ing. fh NB: We should avoid thinking fh about Allah’s being as our minds fh are incapable of bearing it, and will become overwhelmed. vn my faith ...ISLAM 373

ry fhRather contemplate Allah’s attrib- utes, His Compassion, His fhKindness, His Generosity, His fhCreativity (ie. His creation), etc. fh- The Mi’raj took place in the blinking of an eye. fh- Allah is All-Powerful, and does fh as he wishes. - Because disbelievers are igno- fh rant and narrow minded, who fh know only this world, only what fh they can see and touch, they find fh it difficult to believe in a world fh beyond our own. - All disbelievers accuse the Prophets of Allah of magic and fhsorcery. This is so because if a fhperson does not believe in Allah and His power, he can have no fhTComments explanation, other than magic, f☺ h☺ for the miracles of the Prophets. vn374 my faith ...ISLAM

ryACTIVITIES Colour-in the picture of Nabi Muhammad’s [s] C fh night journey. Can you see an Arabic word in the picture? What does it mean? fh fh fh fh fh fh Jerusalem is in .. ........................... fh In which city is fh the Ka’bah fh situated ? ........................... fh With the help of your parents, find a small picture C fh of the Masjid al-Aqsa as well as one of the Qubbat-us- fh Sakhr (Dome of the Rock and paste them in the space provided. What is the difference between the two? fh The Masjid al-Aqsa is .................... TComments ....................................................... fh☺ ☺ The Qubbat-us-Sakhr is ................ vn ....................................................... my faith ...ISLAM 375

ry fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh SUMMARY P fh fh BY THE END OF THIS LESSON THE CHILD HAS : (tick in box if completed) - listened to an extract fh - completed a true & false excercise - learnt a new Ayah and a new Hadith - listened to a story fh - found suitable one word meanings - identified specific teachings fh - coloured-in a picture for enjoyment - answered a question - pasted in pictures fhTComments How does my teacher f☺ h☺ rate my performance in this lesson ? ☺☺ vn376 my faith ...ISLAM

ry lesson 6 fh fh fh OUTCOME OBJECTIVES TP fh - learn that the disbelievers are constantly plotting to fh destroy Islam and the Muslims fh - realise that Muslims must forever be on their guard fh against the intrigues of the disbelievers fh - discover that Allah plans too and only what he decides comes to pass - understand that when Allah intends to protect a person then none can harm him - discover that kind treatment can change the most inveterate enemies into the most loyal friends - observe that there will always be those who will wel- come faith and true religion. fh LESSON OVERVIEW TP fh BY THE END OF THIS LESSON THE CHILD WILL HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO : fh - listen to an extract being read out by the teacher fh about the Hijrah, the Prophet’s migration to Madinah fh - complete a writing excercise for comprehension fh - learn a new Ayah and a new Hadith fh - listen to a story about the attempt of the Quraysh to kill Nabi Muhammad and the [s] Hijrah - find suitable meanings for the difficult words - identify the specific teachings of the story - colour-in a map showing the route which Nabi Muhammad [s] took during the Hijrah - answer an important question related to the lesson vn my faith ...ISLAM 377

Read and explain the following. ryT L E S S O N 6 Hijrah fhThe people of Yathrib accepted ry fhIslam and invited Nabi Muhammad vn [s] to live in their city. fhM I G R A T I O N TO MADINAH fhThe Quraysh became angry when Vocabulary steed blinking they discovered that the Muslims fhwere moving to Yathrib. fhThey planned to kill Prophet Muhammad [s]. fh fhAllah informed the Prophet [s] of their wicked plan and ordered him fhto leave Makkah. fhNabi Muhammad [s] secretly left Makkah, accompanied by his clos- fhest companion, Abu Bakr [r]. fhWhen the Quraysh discovered that fhhe had escaped they set out in search of him. fh fhProphet Muhammad [s] and Abu Bakr [r] hid in the cave of Thawr. vn378 my faith ...ISLAM

ry fhACTIVITIES When some Qurayshi soldiers Qur’an came their way, Allah caused a spi- Allah Ihas der to spin a web over the mouth of fhdeclared: the cave and a pair of doves to nest “... Allah did indeed at its entrance. On seeing this the Qurayshi sol- help (his Prophet [s] diers left thinking that no one could when the unbelievers have entered the cave. drove him out. He Thereafter Prophet Muhammad [s] fhhad no more than and Abu Bakr [r] set out for Yathrib. one companion and the two were in the The people of Yathrib celebrated Cave. (The Prophet) the arrival of Nabi Muhammad [s] and changed the name of the city to fhsaid to his compan- ‘Madinat an-Nabiy’, ‘The City of the ion, ‘Have no fear, for Prophet’, or simply Madinah. Allah is with us’. Then This event is known as the Hijrah, Allah sent down His peace upon him, and fhstrengthened him with forces which you could not see, and humbled to the fhdepths the word of the unbelievers. But the word of Allah Is exalted to the fhheights, for Allah is Exalted in might, fhWise.” Hadith Our beloved Prophet fhMuhammad e said: (When Abu Bakr [r] whispered to the Prophet [s] ‘What if they were to look fhthrough the crevice and detect us?’ the Prophet [s] replied...) “Silence, O Abu Bakr! fhWhat do you think of those two with whom fhAllah is the third.?” fh or migration. fh Muslims all over the world mark this fh time as the beginning of our calen- der. vn my faith ...ISLAM 379

ryComplete the sentences using the list below C P fh web Allah spider cave Quraysh calender Yathrib Hijrah fhAbu Bakr The people of ..................... fhaccepted Islam and invited Nabi Muhammad [s] to live in their city. fhThe ..................... planned to kill fhProphet Muhammad [s]. ..................... informed the Prophet fh[s] of their wicked plan and ordered fh him to leave Makkah. Nabi Muhammad [s] secretly left fhMakkah, accompanied by his clos- est companion, ..................... [r]. fhProphet Muhammad [s] and Abu fhBakr [r] hid in the ..................... of Thawr. fhWhen some Qurayshi soldiers fhcame their way, Allah caused a ..................... to spin a ................... fhover the mouth of the cave. fhThis event is known as the TComments ..................... , or migration. fhMuslims all over mark this time as ☺☺ the beginning of our ..................... . vn380 my faith ...ISLAM

ryP C Read the following story. T fhVocabulary fhplotting Things were becoming all the worse for Muslims in Makkah. The .................... Quraysh were plotting against Nabi Muhammad [s] and when Abu Talib, fled the grand chief of the Quraysh, died, the Prophet [s] was in great fh.................... danger. gather At that time, the people of Yathrib .................... invited Prophet Muhammad [s] to the safety of their city. There were fhswung already a number of Muslims living in Yathrib, many of whom had fled .................... from Makkah. fhsprang But the Prophet himself could not leave, for he had not been given .................... permission by Allah yet . And so he remained in the city, with his close tearing friend Abu Bakr [r] and his young fh.................... sheets .................... fhswift .................... fhopposite .................... direction fh.................... confuse .................... fhploy .................... fhprobably .................... nesting fh.................... ledge fh.................... fh cousin Ali [r], the son of Abu Talib. TComments fh☺ ☺ The wicked Quraysh met secretly vn my faith ...ISLAM 381

ryand planed their evil plots. Abu Jahl, PC the most wicked of them, spoke, fh“Let each family among us send a Vocabulary fhyoung, strong man to wait outside puzzled .................... Muhammad's house tonight. They spied fhmust stay there all night, and in the.................... fhmorning, when he comes out, they earning .................... reward must strike him with their swords, all .................... fhat once.” eager .................... fhcrept .................... They plotted and planed, but Allah terror fhalso plans, and Allah is the best of .................... paralized planners. fh.................... mistaken .................... fhThat very night, the angel Jibra'il conquered .................... warned Nabi Muhammad [s] not to blessed .................... fhsleep in his own home and to to overjoyed fhleave for the city of Yathrib. The .................... migration Prophet understood that there was .................... event fha plot to kill him and that the .................... calender .................... fhQuraysh would be watching. So he asked Ali [r] to creep into his bed fhthat night and pretend to be him. In TComments that way the Quraysh would be ☺ ☺ fhfooled into thinking that the Prophet vn382 my faith ...ISLAM

ry [s] was still there while he would fh then be making his escape. Nabi fh Muhammad [s] also knew that Ali [r] would not be harmed, for after all, he was the son of Abu Talib, the old fh chief of the Quraysh, and none fh would dare touch him. fh As darkness fell, the young men fh gathered in the shadows near the fh house. While they were keeping a close eye on the man in the bed, without them realising, Prophet ffhh Muhammad [s] escaped. fh The young Qurayshi men waited in silence throughout the night until, at fh dawn, the door swung open. The fh attackers sprang forward, tearing off the sheets of the bed. But what was this! They were all frozen still! fh Instead of the Prophet [s], they saw fh Ali [r], the son of their old chief, Abu fh Talib. vn my faith ...ISLAM 383

ryThey had been tricked! Shouting in fhanger, they began at once to make new plans to capture Nabi fhMuhammad [s]. Abu Jahl called out, “I will give a reward of one hundred fhcamels to anyone who captures fhMuhammad and brings him back, dead or alive.” fh fhPeople stretched out in search of the Prophet [s], going in every fhdirection, searching in every house and in every village, behind every ffhhtree and even under every stone. All the while Prophet Muhammad fh[s] and his close friend, Abu Bakr [r], fhwere racing off on two swift camels. But, instead of setting out straight fhfor Madinah, they went in the oppo- site direction. This was another fhclever trick to confuse their ene- fhmies, the evil Quraysh. fhNabi Muhammad [s] and Abu Bakr vn384 my faith ...ISLAM

ry [r] came to a mountain named fh Thawr, where they stopped and hid fh in a cool, quiet cave. Now some of the Quraysh, expect- fh ing another ploy, set out across the fh desert in the direction Prophet fh Muhammad [s] took, and now, they were drawing ever nearer to the fh cave. fh They were so close now that Nabi Muhammad [s] and Abu Bakr [r] fh could hear them. They stayed very fh still and quiet. Prophet Muhammad fh [s] was not afraid at all, for he knew that Allah was with them. fh fh “Look! A cave. They're probably in there,” said a voice, just outside the cave entrance. “This looks like the fh sort of place where they might fh hide,” said another. fh “Don't be silly. No one's been in vn my faith ...ISLAM 385

rythere for a long time,” the voice out- fhside said again. “There's a spider's web right over the entrance. And fhlook, here's a dove, nesting on this ledge. She wouldn't still be sitting ffhhthere if there were people about.\" Abu Bakr [r] heard the Quraysh sol- fhdiers move away. When at last he fhwas sure they had gone, he turned to Nabi Muhammad [s] puzzled. fh“What has happened?” he asked. “There was no spider and no dove fhwhen we came in!” But the Prophet fhjust smiled and said, “Did I not tell you that Allah is with us?” fhOn another day, while on their jour- fhney to Yathrib, a Makkan soldier spied Prophet Muhammad [s] and fhAbu Bakr [r]. It was Suraqah, son of Malik. He charged on his swift fhhorse towards Nabi Muhammad [s]. fhBut no sooner did he approach the Prophet [s] but the hooves of his fhhorse sank into the groud, throwing vn386 my faith ...ISLAM

ry him over. Again Suraqah mounted fh his horse and charged at full speed, fh and again the hooves of his horse were swallowed into the ground fh throwing him over even harder. fh But Suraqah was not to give up. fh The thought of earning the grand reward made him even more eager, fh and he mounted his steed once fh more. With all its strength he charged yet again. Abu Bakr [r] was terribly worried for the safety of fh Prophet Muhammad [s] and kept fh looking over his shoulder. Suraqah fh seemed to be catching up this time. fh Nabi Muhammad [s] turned calmly fh to his companion and said, “Did I not tell you, O Abu Bakr, that Allah is with us? Now stop worrying!” The fh Prophet [s] then continued reciting fh some verses of the Holy Qur’an. fh Suraqah was now ever so close to vn my faith ...ISLAM 387

ryProphet Muhammad [s]. If he fhstretched out his arm he could have grabbed at the Prophet’s [s] shoul- fhder. But, that was not to be. As sud- denly as before, the hooves of fhSuraqah’s horse were swallowed fhinto the ground and he was thrown over even more violently than fhbefore. He crashed to the ground fhand it felt as if every bone in his body was broken into a million fhpieces. fhSuraqah realised that something fhmuch greater than he could imagine was protecting Nabi Muhammad [s]. fh“Could it be?” He asked himself. fh ”Yes it must be!” fhBattered and bruised, he crawled up onto his feet and came to fhProphet Muhammad [s]. Suraqah fhfell to his knees, begging for mercy. “O Muhammad, please forgive me,” fhhe cried. vn388 my faith ...ISLAM

ry fh Nabi Muhammad [s] smiled at fh Suraqah, and how beautiful was the Prophet’s [s] smile. “You are forgiv- en, O Suraqah!” It was with his kind- fh ness and mercy that Prophet fh Muhammad [s] conquered the fh hearts of his enemies. fh “Please allow me to serve you, O fh Muhammad, in any way you may wish.” Nabi Muhammad [s] then asked Suraqah only not to tell the fh Quraysh where he was. He did not fh want anyone, not even his enemies, fh to be punished by Allah for trying to harm him. Nabi Muhammad [s] was fh the kindest and most forgiving man. fh No sooner did the Prophet [s] utter these words but Suraqah hurried fh back to Makkah. “Muhammad is fh nowhere to be found. It would be fh better if you tried serching elswhere,” he said to them. The bit- vn my faith ...ISLAM 389

ryter enemy of Islam was now a loyal fh friend. fhProphet Muhammad [s] and Abu Bakr [r] slowly made their way to fhYathrib, and after seven days they fhreached the blessed city. The peo- ple were overjoyed and the children fhsang in the streets. There were fhgreat celebrations and everyone was happy, for the Prophet of Allah fhhad arrived. fhFrom that day onward Yathrib fhbecame known as, Madinat an- Nabi, which means ‘The City of the fhProphet', or simply Madinah. fhAs for the journey to Madinah, it is known as the Hijrah, or migration. fhThis event is most important, for Muslims all over the world. Muslims fhmark that time as the very begin- fhning of their calendar, the first day of the first year of Islam. fh vn390 my faith ...ISLAM

ry The following lessons learnt from the T fh story must be explained & discussed thoroughly fh - The disbelievers will never rest fh until they have destroyed Islam fh totally. Therefore Muslims must forever be on their guard against fh their intrigues. fh - The kuffar will only desist from harming Muslims if some power- fh ful force prevents them. No soon- fh er is that obstacle removed but they charge at the opportunity to fh destroy those who believe in fh Allah. - This is so because they are the fh followers of shaytan, and shaytan fh because of his jealousy and pride, hates the the true servants fh and friends of Allah. fh - At the darkest hour, even when fh all hope seems to be lost, Allah comes to the rescue of His ser- vn my faith ...ISLAM 391

vants. ry fh - Nabi Muhammad [s] would not fh do anything without the permis- fh sion of Allah. fh fh - The disbelievers are cowards fh who attack only the weak and fh defenseless. fh - The Kuffar plot and plan, but fh Allah’s plans are always better. - Only what Allah plans comes to pass. - Deception is not permitted in fh Islam, but in times of war or mor- fh tal danger a Muslim is permitted fh to deceive his enemies. fh - It is permissable for a Muslim to fh hide from his enemies when he is outnumbered. fh- The Kuffar’s greed for wealth is vn392 my faith ...ISLAM

ry such that it impels them to the fh greatest evil, even taking the life fh of a Prophet. fh - Allah always protects his faithful fh servants. fh - Allah has the power to protect a fh person against the mightiest fh enemy with something even as fh weak as a spiders web or a dove. fh - If Allah intends to protect some- one then nobody can harm them, no matter how hard they may try. fh - All of creation comes to the fh assistance of Allah’s true ser- fh vants, the insects, birds, animals and entire earth. fh - Prayer and recitation of the fh Qur’an have tremendous power. fh - Nabi Muhammad [s] was vn my faith ...ISLAM 393

always concerned about the well- ryACTIVITIES being of others, even his ene- fh mies. fh - A Muslim is never vengeful. fh - A Muslim is always forgiving. fh fh - With kindness and mercy Nabi fh Muhammad [s] conquered the fh hearts of men. fh - Kind treatment can change the fh the greatest enemies into the fh most loyal friends. - Kindness and mercy are the most powerful weapons of a believer. fh- There are always those who will fhopenly welcome the message of Islam, we only have to look for fhthem. fhTComments - The Hijrah marks the beginning ☺ ☺ fhof the Islamic calendar. vn394 my faith ...ISLAM

ry - To a Muslim, only those dates fh and celebrations are important fh which have an Islamic signifi- fh cance. fh Colour-in the map showing the route which C Nabi Muhammad [s] took during the Hijrah. fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fhTComments f☺ h☺ vn my faith ...ISLAM 395

What is the most powerful weapon of a C P ry fh believer and why is that so. Refer to the lessons learnt from the abovementioned story. fh........................................................ fh........................................................ ........................................................ fh........................................................ fh........................................................ ........................................................ fh........................................................ ........................................................ fh........................................................ fh........................................................ SUMMARY P fh BY THE END OF THIS LESSON THE CHILD HAS : fh (tick in box if completed) - listened to an extract fh - completed a word selection exercise fh - learnt a new Ayah and a new Hadith - listened to a story - found suitable one word meanings fh - identified specific teachings - coloured-in a map - answer an important question fhTComments f☺ h☺ How does my teacher rate my performance in this lesson ? ☺☺ vn396 my faith ...ISLAM

ry lesson 7 fh fh fh fh OUTCOME OBJECTIVES TP fh fh - realise that Islam flourishes through preaching, prac- fh tice and self sacrifice fh - learn that, because of the apprehension of the succes of Islam, the leaders of Kufr do everything in their power to destroy Islam and Muslims - understand that when Muslims fight for the sake of Allah and His religion then success and victory are sure to come - observe that a Muslim is always humble and merciful in victory - discover that because of the courage and fortitude of the Prophet [s] we are Muslims today fh LESSON OVERVIEW TP fh BY THE END OF THIS LESSON THE CHILD WILL HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO : fh - listen to an extract being read out by the teacher fh about Nabi Muhammad’s [s] life in Madinah, the wars fh against the Quraysh and the final Victory fh - identify the odd word in a group fh - learn a new Ayah and a new Hadith - listen to a story about life in Madinah, the wars with the Quraysh and the final Victory of Islam - find suitable meanings for the difficult words - identify the specific teachings of the story - answer an important question - solve a picture-puzzle for enjoyment - discuss and important point vn my faith ...ISLAM 397