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Story Books (Slides) by F. T. Jaffer
Here is a link to many stories on the Prophets, Imam Ali, etc. Can be used to accompany learning in classrooms or in the home!
Fiqh Powerpoint Slides for Lessons
Here are some PPT lessons on the following Fiqh topics:
Attributes of Allah (Sifate Salbiyyah)
Attributes of Allah (Sifate Subutiya)
6th Imam - Resources on Imam Jaffer Sadiq (as)
Here are some resources to help teach children about the 7th Imam:
- Here is a clear timeline with pictures by Reflect12.
- Here are some video clips:
Bibi Sakina - Resources
Here are some resources to help teach children about Bibi Sakina:
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CFo2lsCjrdC/?utm_source=ig_embed
Bibi Zainab - Resources
Here are some resources to help mark the life of Bibi Zainab:
- A puppet show on her birth:
- A poem about Bibi Zainab:
- Children’s Hour special on Bibi Zainab@
- A visual look on her life:
- An animation on her role in Kerbala:
- A short clip on Bibi Zainab by a Catholic priest:
- A book on Bibi Zainab (suitable for older children) can be downloaded here.
- Here is a craft idea – this was done after discussing her qualities:
- Here is another craft idea based on her timeline as sent in by a mum:
“My 6 year old daughter created this art on canvas showing Bibi Zainab (as) on Siratul Mustaqeem guiding us, through the lessons we learn from her life, all the way to Jannah!
She is holding an alam, and on her superheroine cape are written her titles, ‘Sharikatul Husayn – …Imam Husayn’s partner in his mission to save Islam’ and ‘Aalima Ghayr Mu’allima – One who knows without being taught’ (title given by Imam Zainul Abideen, as Bibi used to conduct Islamic classes for the women of Madina and Kufa and was revered for her knowledge and wisdom).
She also included Bibi’s famous, powerful and most profound words, summing up her life’s philosophy of placing Allah’s (swt) pleasure at the centre of all she did and thought: ‘I see nothing but beauty’ – ‘Ma ra’aitu illa jameela’ when asked by Ibne Ziyad at his court how she found the events of Karbala.
She drew and captioned pictures to create a simple timeline of her life, from her blessed birth to her death at 57 years.
Timeline:
Born on 5/5/5 – 5th Jamadil Awwal 5AH
At 7 years – Bibi Fatema (as), her mother, and Rasulullah (saw), her grandfather, pass away
At 12 years – she got married to Abdullah bin Jaffar e Tayyar and they had 6 kids including Awn and Muhammad
At 32 years, Imam Ali (as) became the khalifa and they moved to Kufa with him
At 35 years, the martyrdom of Imam Ali (as) takes place
Bibi then moved back to Madina to support Imam Hassan (as) in his imamat
At 45 years, Imam Hassan (as) is poisoned and passes away
At 55 years, she witnesses the tragedy of Karbala, Kufa, Shaam, back to Karbala on Arbaeen – Bibi established the institution of Majlis Al Husayn, Allah’s University! – and then return to Madina
At 57 years, she passed away – most say in Sham but there are also reports that she’s buried in Cairo, Egypt or Madina”
Muslim TV programmes/movies/channels - Idea 18: MiniMuslims
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIDYe6rgdROl77DDevNIcPA
This channel on YouTube looks great – it’s filled with rhymes, stories, clips on Quran, ahadith and more!
Check out Sura Qadr in pictures for example:
How far should we go in celebrating Christmas?
Syed Rizvi on the difference between respecting Christmas and adopting Christmas.