As I had to discard the much-loved S.Qadr bunting this year, I promised the kids we’d make S.Qadr cookies using the same concept. I knew we didn’t have time for making, baking and decorating so I chose to go with a chocolate sugar cookie option with a sprinkle of glitter. The recipe was from here… Continue reading Suratul Qadr Sugar Cookies
Category: Holy Qur’an
Simple Qadr Illustration Video Clip
This illustration ANYONE can create, including older kids and your little ones will love watching it! We used a free iOS app call Doodle (but I’m sure there are many similar/better ones) out there. Then used iMovie to insert the Sura audio clip. That’s it! And now we have our own S.Qadr illustration with lots… Continue reading Simple Qadr Illustration Video Clip
Whole Short Sura Emojis
Now that my kids are spending xxxx hours on screens, I thought I’d make it more productive! So I have been challenging them to find emojis to illustrate some of the short suras. This is a great activity as it’ll make them really think of the translation and a way for them to illustrate this… Continue reading Whole Short Sura Emojis
Family Scavenger Hunt
While we’re in lockdown and allowed one walk a day, I thought this would be ideal to keep peeled at a things in the nature that have been mentioned in the Holy Quran and building up our Arabic Vocab! Download it here:
S. Ankabut – 8 Lessons
The templates on S.Ankabut were a little basic for my six year old so we did a little more on this wonderful sura. Inspired from QFatima's tafseer: http://www.qfatima.com/index.php/q-114-home/understanding-of-each-sura/88-suwer-chart-articles/452-suratul-ankabut-029 We used a spider's eight legs to illustrate eight Lessons from the sura. InshA this will be added into her growing pop-up Quran previously featuring S.Ahzaab star S.Maryam… Continue reading S. Ankabut – 8 Lessons
Being Grateful Bubbles
What happens when we Thank Allah?Allah gives us MORE : ) Oodles of overflowing MORE! Here's a a bubbly jubbly way to show them through this very simple, everyday activity of blowing bubbles into a soap solution. With only ONE puff of AlhamdulilA, ask the kids to blow into the solution via the straw and… Continue reading Being Grateful Bubbles
Allah is Al Musawwir
Finger prints are a great example of how perfectly the Almighty has fashioned each and every one of us. We used a play dough and a widely-used fingerprint activity to understand the three Asmaul Husna - Al Khaliq, Al Baari and Al Musawwir. These three Asmaul Husna have a sequential harmony in the creation of… Continue reading Allah is Al Musawwir
S. Naas Shield
A simple craft to illustrate S.Naas and its impact on a person who recites it. The first three ayaahs are represented by a shield divided into three parts: Rabb, Malik and Ilaah. Each third is secured by fasteners on one side to make it movable and Velcro pieces on another to make it stick in… Continue reading S. Naas Shield
Word by Word Sura Flash Cards
Alhamd, after breaking down our goals for this S.Ramadhan into 4 easy-to-follow steps Memorize, Read & Listen, Understand the Meaning and Apply by doing Good Deeds (a self-directed activity), I am really excited to share these word-by-word Sura Flashcards. I've found these to be very versatile and below are a few suggestions. Use them to learn… Continue reading Word by Word Sura Flash Cards
S. Layl Demonstration and Craft
Here’s a visual demo based around a very popular verse in S.Layl about giving Charity and a craft activity for S.Layl - a Sura of Opposites! Demonstration Ayah 18 is demonstrated visually by two foam cups - the Giver and the Stingy. Paint the inside of the cup with black water-based paintLabelthecupsPoke a few holes… Continue reading S. Layl Demonstration and Craft