Islamic Studies Curriculum: First Grade - Second Term

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ERS
Egyptian Returning Scholars
Islamic
Studies
Curriculum
First Grade – Second Term
Student’s Book
By Dr. Amal A. El-Hadary
Assistant Professor of English
Faculty of Modern Languages (Al-Alsun)
Ain Shams University, Cairo
Managing Director
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Important Note
We would appreciate it if parents and

students would kindly keep the book both
clean and tidy. As the student’s book
contains Qur’anic verses and religious
teachings, it should be handled with due care
and respect. It is recommended that the
book be kept at the family study or at the
mosque at the end of the school year.
Name: ----------------------------------------
School: ----------------------------------------
Class: ----------------------------------------
School Year: -----------------------------------
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Introduction
All the praises and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of

Alameen (mankind, and all creation in the universe - on
earth and in Heaven), and salah (prayers, and Allah’s
blessings) as well as salam (peace) be upon the last of
Allah’s Prophets and Messengers, Muhammad, the
trustworthy - to whom was revealed the Divine Inspiration
(the Qur’an) in the Arabic language – and all his
companions and followers until the Day of Judgment. ERS
(Egyptian Returning Scholars) introduces a modern
curriculum in Islamic studies based on the Egyptian
Ministry of Education Junior curriculum in Islamic studies.
We ask Allah to accept our work which we hope would be
of the best use to our students.
The organization of this book is based on the division into

different units which include integrated subjects such as:
aqa’ed (faith), ebadat (worship), seerah (significant
stories from Prophet Muhammad’s life), Qur’anic verses,
and Tah’theeb (good manners and refinement) which
achieve integrated objectives for the student’s educational
process.
The style of presentation focuses on dialogue and

narrative which attract the student’s attention, and
encourage him to study both eagerly and quickly. The
book also depends on helping the student to be in touch
with real life while introducing ideas to his mind in a
simple, useful, examinable, and interesting way which
enriches the content of the book, and develops the
student’s educational abilities and learning styles.
The book is designed in such a way which takes into

account the student’s age group, and introduces
concepts, examples and presentations suitable to their
age group. This is clear in the book’s language which is
both simple and expressive. The vocabulary has also
been chosen to be suitable to the student’s experience
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and age. There is also a careful choice of expressive

paintings and drawings which clearly reflect the key ideas
and basic meanings of each subject.
The evaluation is also comprehensive and integrated. It

assesses different educational aspects which cover the
student’s knowledge, skills and emotions. There has
been a great emphasis on the student’s emotions and
conscience, as they are the most important aspects in
Islamic studies which formulate the student’s values,
attitudes and solid faith. The evaluation has been graded
to cover all aspects of the student’s learning process.
The book focuses on the concepts essential for the

student to be a good member of his community, such as:
avoiding violence, sustaining Islamic values, dealing with
the community problems, and linking what the student
studies with his practical daily life. It is hoped that this
book would be of the best use to the student. The book
aims at presenting a clear subject matter with effective
learning and teaching styles. The purpose is to educate a
young generation capable of confronting the challenges of
a new age, with a positive orientation towards problem-
solving and team-work, and a proactive attitude geared
by tolerance, and acceptance.
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Table of Contents
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Second Term
Introduction ……………………………….………………….. 3
Unit Six: Holy Qur’an ………………………………… 6
Students should memorize the following surahs

(Qur’anic chapters) with clear pronunciation:
1. (94) As-Sharh (Solace)

2. (97) Al-Qadr (Judgment)
3. (103) Al-‘Asr (The Declining Day)
4. (95) At-Tin (The Fig)
5. (106) Quraish (The Tribe of Quraish)
6. (108) Al-Kauthar (Abundance)
7. (17) Al-Isra’ (The Night Journey)
Unit Seven: Prayers …………………………………….. 13

Lesson One: Wudu’ (Ablution) ………………………………….. 14
Wudu’ Song …………………………………………… 14
Lesson Two: How Does a Muslim do wudu’? ……………. 15
Lesson Three: Salah (Prayers) – Salah Song ...………….. 16
Lesson Four: How Does a Muslim Pray? ……………………. 18
What Have you Learnt from This Unit ? 23
Exercises ………………………………………………. 24
Unit Eight: From our Islamic History ……………. 25

Lesson One: Teaching by Example …………….……………. 26
What Have you Learnt from This Story? 27
Exercises ………………………………………………. 28
Lesson Two: The Story of Abu Lahab and his Wife ….. 29
What Have you Learnt from This Unit? . 31
Exercises ………………………………………………. 32
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Unit Nine: Islamic Good Manners ………………… 33

Lesson One: Be Good to your Parents …….……………….. 34
Lesson Two: A Happy Muslim Family ………………………… 36
Lesson Three: Classmates and Friends ………………………..38
Glossary ………………………………………….…………… 42
Guidelines to a Muslim Child ……………….………….. 47
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Unit Six: Holy Qur’an
Objectives
This unit will enable the student to:
• listen to Qur’anic ayat (verses) and surahs (chapters)

and read them correctly;
• recite and memorize the ayat and suras;
• understand the meaning of new vocabulary;
• recite the following chapters:
o (97) Al-Qadr (Judgment) ‫اﻟﻘﺪر‬
o (103) Al-‘Asr (The Declining Day) ‫اﻟﻌﺼﺮ‬
o (95) At-Tin (The Fig) ‫اﻟﺘﻴﻦ‬
o (106) Quraish (The Tribe of Quraish) ‫ﻗﺮﻳﺶ‬
o (108) Al-Kauthar (Abundance) ‫اﻟﻜﻮﺛﺮ‬
o (17) Al-Isra’ ‫اﻹﺳﺮاء‬
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I. Tilawa (Reciting the Qur’an)

Listening to tilawa and memorizing ayat and
surahs, using a cassette or CD player.
II. Reciting the following chapters:
(94) Ash-Sharh (Solace) ‫اﻟﺸﺮح‬
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious,

Most Merciful
1. Have we not filled your heart with faith,

2. And removed your sins and burdens,
3. Which weighed heavily on your back?
4. Have we not made your name immortal?
5. Truly with distress comes relief;
6. Truly with distress comes relief;
7. So if you are relieved, still toil,
8. And strive to please your Lord.
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(97) Al-Qadr (Judgment) ‫اﻟﻘﺪر‬

Most Merciful
1- We have indeed revealed this (Message) in the Night of

Power.
2- And what will explain to you what the Night of Power
is?
3- The Night of Power is better than a thousand months.
4- Therein come down the angels and the spirit by Allah’s
permission, on every errand.
5- Peace! ... It is until the rise of morning!
(103) Al-‘Asr (The Declining Day)‫اﻟﻌﺼﺮ‬
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Most Merciful
1- By time,
2- Truly Man is lost,
3- Except those who have faith, and do righteous deeds,
and (join together) in the mutual teaching of Truth,
and of Patience and Constancy.
(95) At-Tin (The Fig) ‫اﻟﺘﻴﻦ‬

Most Merciful
1- By the Fig, and the Olive,
2- And the Mount of Sinai,
3- And this City of Security,
4- We have indeed created man in the best of molds,
5- Then do We abase him (to be) the lowest of the low,
6- Except such as believe and do righteous deeds, for they
shall have a reward unfailing,
7- What, then, can after this make you deny the Last
Judgment?
8- Is not Allah the wisest of Judges?
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(106) Quraish (The Tribe of Quraish)

‫ﻗﺮﻳﺶ‬

Most Merciful
1- For the covenants (of security and safeguard enjoyed)
by the Quraish,
2- Their covenants (covering) journeys by winter and
summer,
3- Let them worship the Lord of this House,
4- Who provides them with food- against hunger, and with
security against fear (of danger).
(108) Al-Kauthar (Abundance)‫اﻟﻜﻮﺛﺮ‬

Most Merciful
1- To you have We have given an abundance,
2- Therefore, turn to your Lord in Prayer and Sacrifice,
3- For he who hates you, he will be cut off.
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(17) Al-Isra’ (The Night Journey)‫اﻹﺳﺮاء‬

Most Merciful
23. For your Sustainer has ordained that you shall
worship none but Him. And do good unto your parents.
Should one of them, or both, attain to old age in your
care, never say “Ugh” to them or scold them, but
(always) speak unto them with reverent speech.
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Unit Seven
Prayers
Lessons
1. Wudu’
2. How Does a Muslim Do Wudu’?
3. Salah (Prayer)?
4. How Does a Muslim Pray?
Objectives
At the end of this unit the student will be able to:
• recognize the importance of wudu’;

• read hadith and song;
• know how a Muslim do wudu’;
• recognize the number of salah (prayers);
• know how to do salah (pray);
• understand the importance of how to keep
everything clean and tidy;
• realize the importance of salah, and
• read Al-Tashahud (recitation of the invocation)
outloud
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Lesson One
Wudu’
What you will learn from This Unit:
• Understand the importance of wudu’;

• Wudu’ means being clean and pure;
• Hadith on wudu’, and
• Wudu’ song.
Key Issues:
• Cleanliness;
• Preparing myself for salah;
• Rewards of doing good wudu’.
When a Muslim wishes to do salah (pray), he should do

wudu’ (Ablution) first. Wudu’ is tahara (being clean and
pure). Allah loves a clean Muslim. A clean Muslim is also
loved by all people at home, at school and everywhere.
Prophet Muhammad said: “Allah would not accept your

salah unless you do wudu’.”
"‫ﺿﺄ‬
ْ ‫ﺣ ّﺘﻰ َﻳ َﺘ َﻮ‬
َ ‫ث‬
َ ‫ﺣ َﺪ‬
ْ ‫ﺣﺪ ُآﻢ إ َذا أ‬
َ ‫ﺻﻼ َة أ‬
َ ‫ﷲ‬
ُ ‫ﻞا‬
ُ ‫"ﻻ َﻳ ْﻘ َﺒ‬
Wudu’ Song
Wudu’ water is pouring here,
Wudu’ water is pure and clear,
Wudu’ water lights your face,
With love, beauty, kindness and faith.
Wudu’ prepares us for salah,

Salah is offered to Great Allah,
We hope to gain His Love and Care,
And this is wished with every prayer.
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Lesson Two
How Does a Muslim Do Wudu’?
What you will learn from This Lesson:
• How to do wudu’
Key Issues:
• Cleanliness, and
• Following directions.
Wash your hands to the wrist.
Sniff three times.
Rinse out the mouth three times.
Wash your face three times.
Wash your hands up to the elbows.
Wipe your head with wet fingers.
Wipe the ears with wet fingers.
Wash the feet up to the ankles.
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Lesson Three
Salah (Prayers)
• realizing the importance of salah;

• learning a Qur’anic verse on salah;
• understanding the importance of doing wudu’ before
salah;
• learning salah song, and
• learning Al-Tashahud.
Key Issue:
• Cleanliness
Allah ordains every Muslim to do salah. In (2:43) Al-

Baqara (The Cow) He says:
Before performing salah, a Muslim should do wudu’ first,

using taher (clean and pure) water. He should stand in
the direction of queblah.
A man approached Prophet Muhammad, and asked him:

“Oh, The Messenger of Allah, tell me what salah is
ordained by Allah?” Prophet Muhammad replied, “The five
salawat.”
‫ "ﻳﺎ رﺳﻮل اﷲ أﺧﺒﺮﻧﻲ ﻣﺎ ﻓﺮض اﷲ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻦ‬:‫ﺟﺎء رﺟﻞ اﻟﻰ رﺳﻮل اﷲ ﻓﻘﺎل‬
.‫" رواﻩ اﻟﺒﺨﺎري و ﻣﺴﻠﻢ‬.‫ "اﻟﺼﻠﻮات اﻟﺨﻤﺲ‬:‫اﻟﺼﻠﻮات؟" ﻓﻘﺎل رﺳﻮل اﷲ‬
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Salah Song
When we hear the call for prayers,
We know it’s time to do salah;
We pray to God with love and care,
Five times per day - on time we pray;
We thank Allah, we stand and kneel;

We pray to God with love and care;
Wudu’, salah, du ‘a’, Allah,

We ask for guidance and support;
We pray to God with love and care,
We seek the light from Allah.
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Lesson Four
How Does a Muslim Pray?
• How to do salah (pray);

• What to say when we intend to do salah;
• What to read during salah.
A Muslim prays five times per day, arranged as follows:
1. Salat El-Fajr (dawn prayer) / Salat El-Sobh

(morning prayer) is two rak’ah;
2. Salat El-Zohr (noon prayer) is four rak’ah;
3. Salat El-Asr (afternoon prayer) is four rak’ah;
4. Salat El-Maghreb (sunset prayer) is three rak’ah,
and
5. Salat El-Isha’a (evening prayer) is four rak’ah.
Stand up straight in the direction of queblah. Intend to

pray by saying “Allahu Akbar!”
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Read (1) Al-Fatiha (The Opening) and a short chapter

from the Qur’an.
Bend and say: “Sobhan Rabi Al-Azeem!” (Glorified is my

Great Good!) three times.
Stand up straight and say: “Same’a Allahu leman

hamadah!” (Allah responds to those who thank and praise
Him).
Kneel and say: “Sobhan Rabia Al-Aa’la!” (Glorified is my

Supreme God!) three times.
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Sit up straight and say: “Allahu Akbar!” “Allah is the

Greatest!”
Kneel once again and say: “Sobhan Rabia Al-Aa’la!”

(Glorified is my Supreme God!) three times.
Sit up straight and read Al-Tashahud (recitation of the

invocation).
Say: “Al-Salamu Alaikum wa rahmatu Allah wa barakatuh”

once turning your head to the right, and another time
turning your head to the left.
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Al-Tashahud
Al-taheyat lillah,
(Greetings be upon Allah),
Wa al-salawat al-tayebat
(and good prayers).
Al-salamu aleika ayuha al-nabi, wa rahmatu Allah wa

barakatuh
(Peace and Allah’s Mercy be upon the Prophet).
Al-salamu aleina wa ala ebad Allah Al-Saleheen

(Peace be upon us and Allah’s good worshipers).
Ash-hadu ana la elaha ila Allah

(I bear witness that there is no God but Allah);
Wa ash-hadu ana Muhammad abdahu wa rasulahu

(And I bear witness that Muhammad is Allah’s Servant
and Prophet).
Alahum Sali ala Muhammad wa ala ali Muhammad;

(Oh, Allah! You pray on Muhammad and Muhammad’s
family);
Kama salayt ala Ibrahim wa ala ali Ibrahim;

(As you have prayed on Abraham and Abraham’s family);
Wa barik ala Muhammad wa ala ali Muhammad;

(And [Oh, Allah!] Bless Muhammad and Muhammad’s
family);
Kama barakt ala Ibrahim wa ala ali Ibrahim.

(As you blessed Abraham and Abraham’s family).
Fee Al-alameen;
In Alameen (On earth and in Heaven);
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Inaka hameed, mugueed!

(You are commending and praiseworthy!)
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What Have you Learnt from this Unit?

I learnt from this unit the following:
1. The five salawat are:
- Fajr (Dawn) / Sobh (Morning),

- Zohr (Noon),
- Asr (Afternoon),
- Maghreb (Sunset), and
- Isha’a (Evening).
2. Islam is the religion of cleanliness.

3. Allah loves a clean Muslim.
4. A Muslim’s school should be clean and tidy.
5. A Muslim should keep himself, his clothes and his
school clean.
6. A Muslim should do wudu’ before salah.
7. Allah asks every Muslim to do salah.
8. Allah asks all Muslims to do five salah everyday.
9. Salah teaches us discipline.
10. A Muslim wishes good for all Muslims and the
whole world.
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Exercises
Answer five only of the following questions. Ask your

parents to help you.
1. Fill in the spaces:

a. When we do salah, we should …
b. Allah likes a clean …
c. Islam is the religion of …
2. How many times do you wash your face during
wudu’?
3. Why does a Muslim do wudu’ before salah?
4. Underline the correct answer between the
brackets:
• When I do wudu’, I wash my hands (one time –
three times – four times)
5. Put the following salawat in the right order:
a. Zohr salah
b. Maghreb salah
c. Asr salah
d. Isha’a salah
e. Sobh salah
6. Rearrange the following actions Ahmed does in the
right order:
a. He does wudu’, and prays Sobh.
b. He wakes up early before sunset.
c. He washes his hands before he has a meal.
7. How many salawat does a Muslim do everyday?
a. Before salah a Muslim …
b. Salah begins with the phrase “Allah …
9. Underline the right answer, then write it again.
a. Zohr salah is: …………………………..
(two rak’ah – three rak’ah – four rak’ah)
b. Maghreb salah is: …………………………..
(two rak’ah – three rak’ah –four rak’ah)
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Unit Eight
From our Islamic History
Lessons:
• Teaching by Example
• The Story of Abu Lahab and his Wife
Objectives
• Get to know a story from our Islamic history;

• Understand how to guide others to do good deeds;
• Realize the importance of being both polite and
tactful in dealing with people;
• Learn about the story of Abu Lahab and his wife;
• Reading and reciting (111) Al-Massad (The Palm
Fiber).
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Lesson One
Teaching by Example
• Learn the story of El-Hassan and El-Hussein when

they meet the man who does not do wudu’ properly,
and
• Understand how to guide people to do good deeds.
Key Issues:
• Cooperation and acceptance,
• Social skills, and
• Learning how to secure peace between people.
El-Hassan and El-Hussein are Prophet Muhammad’s

grandchildren. Their mother is Fatema, Prophet
Muhammad’s daughter. They were brought up and
educated by Prophet Muhammad.
One day both El-Hassan and El-Hussein were doing wudu’.

They found an old man who did not do wudu’ properly.
Both children thought of a polite and nice way to teach
the man how to do wudu’ in the right way without
embarrassing him.
El-Hassan went towards the man and said to him: “This is

my brother, El-Hussein. He says he does wudu’ better
than I do. We ask you to judge, and decide which of us
does wudu’ in a better way.”
El-Hassan did wudu’ very well.
El-Hussein did wudu’ very well.
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The man understood that both children do wudu’ very

well. But he also knew that they wanted to teach him
how to do wudu’ properly in a polite and nice way. He
thanked both of them, and did his wudu’ properly, in the
same way he learnt from El-Hassan and El-Hussein.
What have you learnt from this story?
I have learnt from this story the following:
1. I should do salah regularly;

2. I should do wudu’ properly;
3. I should tell people to do good
deeds;
4. I should respect adults;
5. I should thank the person who
teaches me to do something well.
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Exercises
1. Who is El-Hassan’s and El-Hussein’s grandfather?

2. Who is El-Hassan’s and El-Hussein’s grandmother?
3. What did El-Hassan and El-Hussen see at the
mosque?
a. Prophet Muhammad brought up ………………….
b. ………………….. is Prophet Muhammad’s daughter.
c. El-Hassan did wudu’ ……………………..
5. Circle the right answer between brackets:
a. One day El-Hassan and El-Hussein were
doing salah – doing wudu’ – reading)
b. I saw a man whose conduct was bad. I should
…
leave him alone – cross him – give him advice.
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Lesson Two
The Story of Abu Lahab and his Wife
• The story of Abu Lahab and his wife;

• The importance of being nice and polite with other
people;
• What Prophet Muhammad did to Abu Lahab, and
• Reciting and memorizing (111) El-Massad (The Palm
Fiber).
Key Issues:
• Cooperation
• Always go for peace.
Allah asked Prophet Muhammad to call people to join

Islam. Prophet Muhammad asked the people of Mecca to
become Muslims.
When Abu Lahab heard Prophet Muhammad’s call, he said

to him: “Shame on you! Have you called us here to join
Islam?” Muhammad was polite. He never called people
names. He was patient. He would suffer a lot of
hardships in order to let people know about Islam. This is
why he did not answer back Abu Lahab.
Both Abu Lahab and his wife Um Jameel kept on hurting

Prophet Muhammad. Um Jameel used to carry thorns and
lay them on Prophet Muhammad’s way. Allah told Prophet
Muhammad that Abu Lahab’s money will never be of use
to him. Allah told him that both Abu Lahab and his wife
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would go to hell because they are disbelievers who did a

lot of harm to Prophet Muhammad.
The Holy Qur’an tells us the story of Abu Lahab, and his
wife, Um Jameel, in (111) El-Massad (The Palm Fiber)

Most Merciful
1. Perish the hands of the Father of Flame! Perish he!
2. No profit to him from all his wealth, and all his gains!
3. Burnt soon will he be in a Fire of Blazing Flame!
4. His wife shall carry the (crackling) wood - As fuel!-
5. A twisted rope of palm-leaf fibre round her (own) neck!
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What Have you Learnt from This Story?
I learnt from this story the following:
1. Muhammad was polite, and never called people

names.
2. Muhammad suffered a lot of hardships for the sake
of Islam.
3. Both Abu Lahab and his wife used to do a lot of
harm to the Prophet.
4. Allah hates those who harm people.
5. Wealth is of no good for disbelievers.
6. Disbelievers will go to Hell.
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Exercises
1. What is the name of the Qur’anic chapter which
tells the story of Abu Lahab?
a. Allah asked Prophet Muhammad to call …………….
for Islam.
b. Disbelievers of ………….. did not join Islam.
c. Muhammad does not call people ……………….
3. Why did not the Prophet respond to Abu Lahab?
4. Circle the right answers and cross out ( x ) the
wrong ones in the following:
a. Abu Lahab and his wife will go to Paradise.
b. Abu Lahab was a disbeliever.
c. Abu Lahab and his wife used to harm the
Prophet.
5. Prophet Muhammad grouped the people of Mecca,
and told them about Islam. When Abu Lahab
heard of this, he said to him: “Shame on you! Did
you call us to join Islam?”
a. Why did Prophet Muhammad call the people of
Mecca?
b. How would you describe Abu Lahab?
c. How would you describe Prophet Muhammad in
this situation?
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Unit Nine
Islamic Good Manners
Lessons:
• Be Good to your Parents

• A Happy Muslim Family
• Classmates and Friends
Objectives

• recognize some Islamic good manners;
• recite and memorize some surahs;
• understand the merit of parents, and his duty
towards them;
• get to know some table manners;
• realize the importance of respecting other people;
• understand the importance of cooperation between
people, and
• be aware of the importance of keeping the
environment clean.
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Lesson One
Be Good to your Parents
• The importance of loving and obeying our parents.

• The importance of respecting our parents.
• Our duty towards our parents.
• Hadith on loving our parents.
Key Issues:
• Social skills;
• Avoiding having bad feelings for others.
The teacher said to his students: Your parents are your

mother and your father. We ought to love them, and
obey them. Allah ordained us to be good to them. Allah
ordained us to be kind and generous to them. Allah said:
Your Mother
She carried you when she was pregnant for nine months.
When she gave birth to you, she went through too much
pain. She nursed you, and took care of you while you
were growing up in order for you to be both strong and
healthy. She spent many nights taking more care of you.
Your father
He works all the time. He works very hard in order to be
able to buy food, clothes, and everything you need. He
gives you the chance to study in order to become a
successful person, and become a good Muslim in society.
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Here is a hadith which urges us to be kind to our parents:

:‫ﺟﺎء رﺟﻞ اﻟﻰ رﺳﻮل اﷲ ﻳﺴﺄﻟﻪ‬
‫ﻖ اﻟﻨﺎس ﺑﺤﺴﻦ ﺻﺤﺎﺑﺘﻲ؟‬ ّ ‫ ﻣﻦ أﺣ‬:‫ﻳﺎ رﺳﻮل اﷲ‬
‫ ﺛ ّﻢ ﻣﻦ؟‬:‫ﻗــــــــــﺎل‬ .‫ أﻣــــــــــــّﻚ‬:‫ﻗــــــــــــــﺎل‬
‫ أﺑﻮك‬:‫ﻗﺎل‬
A man came to the Prophet and asked him:
“Oh, Messenger of Allah! Which one of all the people I
know should receive my best care?”
He said: “Your mother.”
He asked, “Who is next?”
He said: “Your father.”
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Lesson Two
A Happy Muslim Family
• Allah’s creation is wonderful.

• Table manners.
• Discipline and cleanliness.
Key Issues:
• The environment and how to keep it clean, and

• Feeling healthy.
Ali loves his family very much.
On holiday many families go to the park.
At the park they watch beautiful trees, and hear birds

singing.
The children play happily, running around trees and

flowers.
Everything in the park shows that Allah loves us, as he

created so many beautiful things for us to enjoy.
Ali and his family have lunch. They begin their meal by
saying: Bessmellah Al-Rahman Al-Raheem (In the Name
of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful).
After they finish lunch, they say: “Alhamdullelah!” (Praise

be to Allah).
Ali and his sister Asmaa’ put the empty cans in the recycle
bin in order to keep the park clean and beautiful.
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A Muslim is clean. Allah loves a clean Muslim.
When it is time for Zohr prayer, they pray on the grass

together in Jamaa (salah group).
When they leave, they make sure that there is no waste

left behind.
In the evening the whole family goes home full of joy after
they spent a happy day, playing and running in the
beautiful park.
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Lesson Three
Classmates and Friends
• The importance of cooperation for classmates and

friends.
• The importance of being polite to other people.
• Hadith on how to deal with people.
Key Issues:
• Cleanliness.
• Caring for others.
Asmaa’ and Ali go to school.

Ali meets his friends with joy. He greets his friends, and
says to them: Assalamu Alaykum wa rahmatu Allah!
(Peace and Allah’s Mercy be upon you!). They greet him
back, and say: “Wa aleikum assalam wa rahmatu Allah!
(Peace and Allah’s Mercy be upon you too!).
Ali likes his school very much because he studies useful

subjects there. He also likes school because he meets his
friends and classmates there.
Asmaa’ likes her classmates very much. They play

together in the playground.
If one of her classmates asks for a ruler or a pencil, she

gives it to him.
If one of her classmates falls ill, she phones up.
Asmaa’ never calls her classmates names. She loves and

respects them. She always cares for them. She tries to
share with them what she has.
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Asmaa’ is a girl of good manners. She is loved by all her

classmates at school. She never says bad words about
anyone of them.
She loves them all, and wishes them happiness and

success.
In Allah says:
(49:10) Al-Hujurat (The Apatments)
‫ﻥ ﺇﺨﹾﻭﺓ‬
 ‫ﺇﻨﱠﻤﺎ ﺍﻟﻤ ْﺅﻤِﻨﻭ‬

Most Merciful
10. Believers indeed are brothers.
Prophet Muhammad says:

“None of you is a true believer until he wishes for his
brother what he wishes for himself.
‫ﺏ ﻟﻨﻔﺴ ِﻪ‬
 ‫ﺏ ﻷﺨﻴ ِﻪ ﻤﺎ ﻴﺤ‬
 ‫ﻜﻡ ﺤﺘﻰ ﻴﺤ‬‫ﻥ ﺃﺤﺩ‬
 ‫ﻻ ﻴﺅﻤ‬
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What Have you Learnt from This Unit?
I have learnt from this unit the following:
1. Allah ordains that we should be good to our

parents.
2. We should love our parents and obey them.
3. My mother made a great effort in bringing me up.
4. My father works very hard in order to make our
family safe and secure.
5. Allah and Prophet Muhammad tell us to be kind to
our parents.
6. We should do Salat El-Juma’a regularly.
7. We should respect other people, and never call
people names.
8. Allah likes a polite Muslim.
9. We should wish other people what we wish for
ourselves.
10. We should keep the environment clean.
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Exercises

a. Allah ordains us to be kind to our …………
b. My mother carried me when she was pregnant
for nine ……….
c. My father works ………. to keep our family safe
and secure.
2. Mention hadith which shows the merit of parents.
3. Why do people love Asmaa’?
4. Underline the right act:
a. After I have a meal, I place the litter (in the
park – under the tree – in the waste bin).
b. You have two pencils. Your classmate asks for
one. What do you do? (You give him nothing –
You share with him one pencil – You ignore
him).
5. You have a classmate who falls ill. What do you
do?
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Glossary
Alameen: Mankind, and all creation in the universe,

on earth and in Heaven.
Alhamdullelah: Praise be to Allah.
Aqa’ed: Plural of Aqeedah.
Aqeedah: Faith.
Assalamu Alaykum: Islamic greeting (literally, peace be

upon you)
A’than: Call for prayers.
Ayah: Qur’anic verse.
Ayat: Plural of ayah.
Bessmellah Al-Rahman Al-Raheem: In the Name of Allah,

the Most Compassionate, the Most
Merciful.
Da’wah: Call. Conveying the message of Islam by

word and by example.
Du ‘a’: Calling upon Allah.
Ebadah: Worship.
Ebadat: Plural of Ebadah.
El-Sham: Syria.
Fetna: Evil deeds leading to trouble and distress

(which can eventually result in confusion
between people and cause violence).
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Hadith: Prophet Muhammad’ speech.
Hajj: Pilgrimage to the Holy Land in Mecca.
Ibadah: Worship.
Iftar: Ramadan main meal which is served at
sunset after a whole day of fasting.
‘Imam: Leader.
Iqamat-as-Salah: The performance of salah (prayers).

It means:
(A) each and every Muslim, male or
female is obliged to offer his salah
(prayers) regularly five times a day at the
specified times; the male at the mosque
in congregation and the female at home
(or at the mosque if she so wishes);
(B) to offer salah (prayers) in a way just
as Prophet Muhammad offered it with all
its rules and regulations, i.e. standing,
bowing, prostrating, sitting … etc. Salah
begins with takbir (Allahu-Akbar) with the
recitation of (1) Al-Fatihah (The Opening)
etc. along with its various postures,
standing, bowing, prostrations, sitting …
etc. and it ends with Taslim.
Ka’bah: A square stone building in Al-Masjid-al-

Haram (the great mosque in Mecca
towards which all Muslims face in Salah).
Kafir: Disbeliever. The one who disbelieves in

Allah, his messengers, all the angels, all
the Holy Books, Day of Resurrection and in
the Al-Qadar (Divine Preordainments).
Khotbah: Religious talk which is an integral part of

Salat El-Juma’a (Friday salah).
La ilaha illallah: There is no God but Allah.

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Ma’roof: Good deeds. Opposite, munkar (evil

deeds).
Mo’amalat: Islamic modes of behavior.
Mua’then: One who chants the call to prayers.
Munkar: Evil deeds. Opposite, ma’roof (good

deeds).
Queblah: The direction towards which all Muslims

face in salah. That direction is towards
Ka’bah in Mecca (Saudi Arabic).
Rak’ah: Salah consists of a minimum of two rak’ah

and a maximum of four rak’ah. A rak’ah is
a unit of prayer that consists of one act of
standing, one act of bowing, and two acts
of prostration.
Rasul Allah: The Messenger of Allah.
Sahabah: Companions to the prophet.
Salah: Basic prayer performed five times per day.
Salam: Peace. The root of the word Islam. When

we meet, we greet one another with the
greeting of peace; we part with the
greeting of peace.
Salat El-Juma’a:Group prayer performed by more than

one individual either at the mosque or
anywhere else which is regarded with great
esteem, as it enhances group spirit and
inspires unity and team-work.
Salawat: Plural of salah.
Salihat: Good deeds.

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Sawm: Fasting. Abstaining from food, drink,

smoking, and sexuality from dawn to dusk.
Sayyida: Lady or Mrs.
Seerah: Significant stories from Prophet

Muhammad’s life.
Shahadah: Bearing witness. A declaration of

faith in the fundamentals of Islam.
Sobhan Allah: Glorified is Allah.
Surah: Qur’anic chapter.
Sunnah: Prophet Muhammad’s example and way of

life.
Tahara: Literally the state of being clean, chaste

and pure. Tahara is basically doing wu’du
(ablution) in order to be ready for prayers,
or hajj.
Taher: Clean, chaste and pure. Wudu’ (ablution)

insures being taher.
Tah’theeb: Good manners and refinement.
Tajwid: The science regarding the recitation of the

Qur’an.
Takbir: Saying Allahu-Akbar (Allah is the

Greatest).
Tashahud: Recitation of the invocation.
Tasleem Ending salah with peace. On finishing

salah one turns one’s face to the right and
to the left, saying Assalamu ‘Alaikum we
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Rahmatullah (Allah’s peace and mercy be

on you).
Tilawah: Reciting the Qur’an.
Wudu’: Ablution, which is washing the face and the

hands up to the elbows, wiping the head
and ears with wet fingers, and washing the
feet up to ankles for the purpose of
offering prayers or doing circumambulation
round the Ka’bah.
Zakah: Islamic poor dues. A certain fixed

proportion (2.5%) of the wealth and of
each and every kind of property liable to
Zakah of a Muslim to be paid annually for
the benefit of the poor in the Muslim
community. Zakah is the major economic
means of establishing social justice and
leading the Muslim community to
prosperity and security.
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Guidelines to a Muslim Child
• Wash your hands before and after you have a

meal. This way you can keep yourself safe
from many contagious diseases.
• Sports make your body stronger and your
mind more active.
• Keep your body, clothes, home, and school
clean and tidy.
• Honesty is a good quality all of us should
have.
• Study your lessons regularly; do not
postpone today’s work until tomorrow.
• Do not talk about things you do not know.
Do not interfere in what does not concern
you.
• Trees and plants are Allah’s gifts. Preserve
them.
• Wake up early, and go to bed early.

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17 Mokatly Ramadan Street

Copyright © 2004 Amal A. El-Hadary. All rights reserved.

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School Year: -----------------------------------

All the praises and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of

The organization of this book is based on the division into

The style of presentation focuses on dialogue and

The book is designed in such a way which takes into

and age. There is also a careful choice of expressive

The evaluation is also comprehensive and integrated. It

The book focuses on the concepts essential for the

Unit Six: Holy Qur’an ………………………………… 6

Students should memorize the following surahs

1. (94) As-Sharh (Solace)

Unit Seven: Prayers …………………………………….. 13

Unit Eight: From our Islamic History ……………. 25

Unit Nine: Islamic Good Manners ………………… 33

Guidelines to a Muslim Child ……………….………….. 47

Unit Six: Holy Qur’an

• listen to Qur’anic ayat (verses) and surahs (chapters)

I. Tilawa (Reciting the Qur’an)

II. Reciting the following chapters:

(94) Ash-Sharh (Solace) ‫اﻟﺸﺮح‬

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious,

1. Have we not filled your heart with faith,

(97) Al-Qadr (Judgment) ‫اﻟﻘﺪر‬

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious,

1- We have indeed revealed this (Message) in the Night of

(103) Al-‘Asr (The Declining Day)‫اﻟﻌﺼﺮ‬

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious,

(95) At-Tin (The Fig) ‫اﻟﺘﻴﻦ‬

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious,

(106) Quraish (The Tribe of Quraish)

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious,

(108) Al-Kauthar (Abundance)‫اﻟﻜﻮﺛﺮ‬

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious,

(17) Al-Isra’ (The Night Journey)‫اﻹﺳﺮاء‬

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious,

At the end of this unit the student will be able to:

• recognize the importance of wudu’;

What you will learn from This Unit:

• Understand the importance of wudu’;

When a Muslim wishes to do salah (pray), he should do

Prophet Muhammad said: “Allah would not accept your

Wudu’ prepares us for salah,

How Does a Muslim Do Wudu’?

What you will learn from This Lesson:

Wash your hands to the wrist.

Sniff three times.

Rinse out the mouth three times.

Wash your face three times.

Wash your hands up to the elbows.

Wipe your head with wet fingers.

Wipe the ears with wet fingers.

Wash the feet up to the ankles.

What you will learn from This Lesson:

• realizing the importance of salah;

Allah ordains every Muslim to do salah. In (2:43) Al-

Before performing salah, a Muslim should do wudu’ first,

A man approached Prophet Muhammad, and asked him:

We thank Allah, we stand and kneel;

Wudu’, salah, du ‘a’, Allah,