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Islamic Studies SAMPLE EDITION

Series Editors

Waqas Ahmed Amin Jawed Iqbal Tahiri Mariam Khalid

Series Director Tahseen Khalid

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Contents 1.

My Religion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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We are Muslims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

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What do Muslims Believe? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

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Allah, the Maker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

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The Prophets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

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Paradise and Hell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

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Cleanliness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

8.

Toilet Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

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Special Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

10. Islamic Manners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 11.

The Pillars of Islam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

12. Wudu’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 13. Salah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 14. Ramadan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 15. Charity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

16. Makkah and Madinah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 17. The Qur’an . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 18. Respecting Parents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74 19. Prophet Muhammad’s Life s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 20. Repecting Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 21. Prophet Adam e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 22. Loving Prophet Muhammad s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 23. Prophet Nuh e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 24. The Kind Prophet s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 25. Prophet Ibrahim e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 26. The Prophet’s Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 27. Prophet Musa e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92 28. The Prophet’s Behaviour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 29. Prophet `Isa e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 30. The Miracles of Prophet Muhammad s . . . . . . . . . . 98

Lesson 1 My Religion

My religion is Islam.

I am a Muslim!

I believe in the One God. He is Allah!

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I read the Qur’an.

It is my Holy Book!

I follow the Prophet of Allah. His name is Muhammad!

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My Religion

I pray my Salah five times a day.

I worship only Allah!

I go to the Masjid to pray.

I listen to the Adhan!

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I fast in the month of Ramadan.

I want to make Allah happy!

I give charity to the poor.

I like giving Sadaqah!

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My Religion

I use a Subhah (prayer beads).

I worship and thank Allah!

I celebrate Eid. It is my religious festival!

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I travel to Makkah.

I visit the Ka`bah!

I travel to Madinah.

I visit Masjid an-Nabawi!

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The Pillars of Islam

There are five pillars in Islam. They are:

1. Shahadah: To say that there is no God but Allah and Muhammad s is His

Messenger.

2. Salah: To pray to Allah five times a day.

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3. Sawm: To fast in the holy month of Ramadan.

4. Zakah: To give some of your money to the poor.

ZAKAH

5. Hajj: To travel to Makkah to visit the Ka`bah.

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Lesson 225 Loving Prophet Muhammad s

As Muslims, we must love Prophet Muhammad s, even more than we love our parents and family.

We cannot be true Muslims if we do not love him more than anyone else. This is because loving him s is an important part of Islam.

We can love Prophet Muhammad s by:

Learning more about him through his ’Sirah’. The Sirah is the story of his life.

Learning about his teachings through his ’Hadith’. The Hadith is something that the Prophet s said.

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Following his ’Sunnah’.

The Sunnah is the way Prophet Muhammad s

did everything in his life.

Reading a lot of ’Salawat’ (Durud Sharif). Salawat is when we ask Allah to send blessings on Prophet Muhammad s.

Being happy on his ’Mawlid’ (birth). The festival of Mawlid anNabi s is when we thank Allah for sending Prophet Muhammad s to us.

Saying, ‘Sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam’, after saying his blessed name. This means: ‘Allah sends peace and blessings on him.’

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The Miracles of Prophet Muhammad s

Prophet Muhammad s had many miracles.

Some of them are: The Holy Qur’an

Splitting the moon

Listening and speaking to animals

Making stones speak

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The Isra’ and Mi`raj

Controlling the rain

Increasing food and water

Commanding the trees and mountains

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Contents 1.

My Din (Way of Life). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2.

Cleanliness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

3.

Keeping Safe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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The Miracle of Commanding the Rain . . . . . . . . 26

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Kalimah Tayyibah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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Wudu’ (Ablution) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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Good Manners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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Prophet Yunus e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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The Miracle of Creating Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

10. Prophets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 11.

The Salah (Prayer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

12. Being Polite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 13. The Story of `Uzayr e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 14. The Miracle of the Crying Tree Trunk . . . . . . . . . 54 15. Angels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 16. The Islamic Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

17. Being Kind and Helpful . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 18. Prophet Hud e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 19. The Truthful One s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 20. Holy Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 21. Fasting in Ramadan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 22. Being Thankful . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 23. Prophet Salih e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 24. Life After Death . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 25. Zakah and Sadaqah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 26. Being Honest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 27. The Companions of the Cave . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 28. Paradise and Hell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 29. The Hajj and Ziyarah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 30. The Sirah Timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 31. Staying Healthy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 32. Respecting the Qur’an . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

My Din (Way of Life)

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Islam is our Din. A Din is a way of life. It teaches us how to live.

ISLAM There are five pillars of Islam, which are important for every Muslim to perform. They are:

1

Shahadah

Saying and believing that there is no God but Allah and Prophet Muhammad s is the Messenger of Allah.

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Salah

The five prayers that we pray every day.

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Sawm

Fasting in the holy month of Ramadan.

Zakah

Giving charity to poor people.

Hajj

The journey to Makkah.

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IMAN

Iman is our faith. It is the things that we believe in.

As Muslims, we believe in seven important things:

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We believe in Allah, the One.

We believe in the Holy Books.

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We believe in the angels.

We believe in the Prophets.

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We believe that all good and bad comes from Allah.

We believe in life after death.

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We believe in the Day of Judgement.

IHSAN

Ihsan is our relationship with Allah. It means that we remember Allah every day and know that He sees what we do all the time. Allah can see you, even if it is hidden. Allah can hear you when you whisper, and when you shout.

Our Din is everything that we do, everything we believe in and our relationship with Allah.

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The Miracle of Commanding the Rain

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Once in Madinah, there was a time when there was no rain. This made life very hard for the people living in Madinah, because they had no water to drink.

During this time, Prophet Muhammad s was giving a talk to the people in his mosque.

A man stood up and said, “O Messenger of Allah!

Our animals have died and our children are crying.

So please pray to Allah to give us rain.�

When the Prophet s heard this, he prayed to Allah for rain. The sky was clear, and nobody could see a single cloud in the sky, but as soon as the Prophet s raised his hands to pray, the sky was filled with clouds.

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There were so many large clouds in the sky that they looked like mountains. When the people left the Prophet’s mosque, they walked home in the pouring rain. It rained without stopping for a whole week!

The next week when the Prophet s was giving a talk to the people, the same man stood up and said, “O Messenger of Allah! Our things and our homes are getting damaged because of the rain, so please pray to Allah that He stops the pouring rain.”

When the Prophet s heard this, he smiled. He raised his hands to pray and he said, “O Allah!

Send the rain around us, but not on us.”

As soon as the Prophet s prayed, the rain moved away from the city of Madinah where the people were, and it went to the area around the city.

The sky in Madinah was clear and the sun was shining bright. It was still raining around the city of Madinah and the people there were happy with the well needed rain. (al-Bukhari)

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The Islamic Calendar

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The Islamic calendar is called the ‘Hijri’ Calendar. It begins from the time that Prophet Muhammad s travelled from Makkah to Madinah.

The Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar. A lunar calendar is one that depends on the movements of the moon.

This means that a month in the Islamic calendar starts when the new crescent (hilal) of the moon can be seen. The lunar month is either 29 or 30 days.

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There are twelve months in the Hijri calendar and they are: 1.

Muharram

7.

Rajab

2.

Safar

8.

Sha`ban

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Rabi` al-Awwal

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Ramadan

4.

Rabi` ath-Thani

10.

Shawwal

5.

Jumada al-’Ula

11.

Dhu al-Qa`dah

6.

Jumada al-Ukhra

12.

Dhu al-Hijjah

These are some important dates in the Islamic calendar: 10th Muharram: Yawm `Ashura’ and the Battle of Karbala

12th Rabi` al-Awwal: Mawlid an-Nabi (Birth of Prophet Muhammad s)

27th Rajab: Mi`raj an-Nabi s (The Prophet’s Heavenly Journey)

15th Sha`ban: Laylat al-Bara’ah (The Night of Freedom)

27th Ramadan: Laylat al-Qadr (The Night of Power)

1st Shawwal: Eid al-Fitr

9th Dhu al-Hijjah: Yawm al-`Arafah

10th Dhu al-Hijjah: Eid al-Adha

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Contents 1.

Allah, the All Powerful . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2.

Who are the Prophets? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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What to Say and When? (Part 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

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Allah, the Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

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Prophet Adam e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

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Cleanliness (Keeping Clean) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

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The Hadith Jibra’il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

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The Five Pillars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

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The First Pillar of Islam: The Shahadah . . . . . . . . . . . 44

10. Prophet Nuh e – The Great Flood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 11.

Toilet Manners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

12. What to Say and When? (Part 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 13. Sirah: The Story of the Elephants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 14. The Rules of Wudu’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 15. Allah, the All Knowing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

16. Prophet Ibrahim e (Part 1) - The Broken Idols . . . . . .74 17. Prophet Ibrahim e (Part 2) - The Great Fire . . . . . . . 80 18. Sirah: The Birth of the Prophet s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 19. Sirah: Halimah Sa`diyyah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 20. Eating Manners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92 21. The Second Pillar of Islam: Salah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 22. Sirah: Meeting Bahirah, the Monk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 23. The Names of the Great Prophets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 24. Prophet Musa e (Part 1): Early Life and Miracles . . . . 112 25. Prophet Musa e (Part 2): Challenging Pharaoh . . . . 116 26. Sirah: The Business Trip to Syria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 27. Prayer Positions (Part 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 28. Prayer Positions (Part 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 29. Sleeping Manners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 30. Belief in Allah’s Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Allah, the All Powerful

Allah is so powerful that only by saying the word ‘Be!’ He made everything in this world and the whole universe when there was nothing.

The Qur’an tells us: o

The heavens and the earth belong to Allah alone, and Allah has perfect control and power over everything.

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Allah is the Most Powerful and the Almighty.

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Allah creates whatever He wants.

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We need Allah, but Allah does not need us. Allah does not need anyone or anything.

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If Allah wanted to, He could make human beings go away and make a new creation. This is not hard for Allah to do.

Prophet Muhammad s told us all about Allah.

He said: o

Allah is always fair, so we should always be fair to each other.

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Only Allah can help us, so we should pray to Allah to help us to be good Muslims.

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Only Allah can feed us, so we should pray to Allah to give us food.

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Only Allah can give us clothes, so we should pray to Allah to give us clothes.

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Only Allah can forgive us when we do bad things, so we should pray to Allah for forgiveness.

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We cannot help or harm Allah. Even if Allah gave us everything we asked for, it would not lessen Allah’s power.

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Our deeds are recorded, and Allah will judge us for them. Those who do good deeds should praise and thank Allah and those who do not should only blame themselves.

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Who are the Prophets?

Ever since Allah made human beings, He sent special people to deliver His message, so that people know how to live in a way that makes Him happy. These special people who delivered Allah’s message were the ‘Prophets’ and ‘Messengers’.

Those who accept the teachings given to us by the Prophets and Messengers are known as the believers because they believe in the message of Allah.

We cannot receive Allah’s message on our own, so Allah sent Prophets to give His message to us. The Prophets were sent to teach us and help us to be good in this life.

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Eating Manners

Food and drink are great blessings from Allah. It is important that we pay careful attention to our food and drink because Allah has given us our bodies to look after and protect.

Prophet Muhammad s told us that we need to look after our bodies. We need to eat good, healthy food, so that our bodies become strong and we are able to do things.

It is very important that we use the blessing of food in ways that makes Allah happy, and we need to make sure that we do not disrespect food by wasting it or eating too much.

The Sunnah Manners BEFORE Eating 1. Wash your hands carefully.

2. Eat with the intention of making your body strong so that you can worship Allah and do good deeds.

3. Sit down to eat; do not eat when you are standing/walking/ playing.

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4. Do not eat whilst doing other things, such as playing or watching TV, etc.

5. Try to eat with other people like your family or friends.

6. Recite the Du’a before eating, asking Allah to bless the food and make you stronger by eating it.

The Sunnah Manners WHILE Eating 1. Eat with the right hand.

2. Stay sitting down until the food is finished.

3. Chew the food well before swallowing it.

4. Do not eat too quickly.

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5. Do not talk with your mouth full of food.

6. Do not open your mouth in a way that shows the food.

7. Eat the food that is nearest to you.

8. Do not sniff the food.

9. Do not blow on the food.

10. Do not waste the food by throwing it away.

11. Do not eat too much food so that you feel sick or your tummy hurts.

Du’a BEFORE Eating

ّٰ َ َ ّٰ ْ ‫س الل ِه َو َعل َ ب َ�ك ِة الل ِه‬ ِ ‫ِب‬

(I begin) in the Name of Allah and by Allah’s blessings.

Du’a AFTER Eating

ْ َ َ َ َ َ َ َ‫َ ْ َ ْ ُ ّٰ َّ ْ َ ْ َ َ َ َ َ َ ن‬ َ�‫ال ْس ِ ِل ْ ن‬ ُ ‫الـحمد ِلل ِه ال ِذي أطعمنا وسقا� وجعلنا ِمن‬ ‫ي‬

All praise is for Allah Who gave us food and drink, and Who made us Muslims.

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12. Do not fill your plate too much; start with a small size of food that you know you will finish. You can always ask for more after you have finished.

13. Try your best not to make a mess on your plate, the table or your clothes. Be as clean as you can and be careful of not touching something clean if your hands are messy.

14. Thank Allah in your heart for every bite of food that you eat.

The Sunnah Manners AFTER Eating 1. Recite the Du`a after eating when you have finished your food.

2. Wash your hands well. Make sure that you get rid of bits of food and the smell of the food from your hands.

3. Rinse your mouth and get rid of any food bits in your mouth and between your teeth.

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Belief in Allah’s Books

In the beginning, all the people — the children of Prophet Adam e — were part of one nation. Everyone believed in Allah and worshipped Him alone. Shaytan did not like this.

He wanted to misguide people and keep them away from worshipping Allah.

Some people listened to Shaytan. These people wanted money and power, and they did not want to be kind to other people. They forgot the message that was given to them by their great-grandfather Prophet Adam e. They forgot about Paradise and Hell, and the life hereafter.

These people lost the knowledge that Prophet Adam e had given them. The Shaytan whispered in the hearts of these people telling them to change Prophet Adam’s message, and in this way, he misguided them. He told them to make idols and worship them.

Some people listened to the Shaytan, but the people who stuck to the truth understood that

worshipping idols was wrong.

They were guided by Allah and they told the other people not to worship false gods, but they did not listen.

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Belief in Allah’s Books The people split into two groups. One group was the people who believed in Allah and worshipped Him alone, and the other group was the people who disobeyed Allah and worshipped idols.

Allah did not want the people to be misguided. So, He sent His Prophets and Messengers to them. The Prophets and Messengers were Allah’s special servants and they told people what was right and wrong. They told the people not to follow Shaytan and not to worship idols.

Allah gave the Prophets and Messengers special messages. These special messages are known as ‘revelation’. In these ‘revelations’, Allah gave knowledge to the Prophets and Messengers, who then passed that knowledge on to their people.

Those who believed and followed the Prophets became the believers, while those who did not believe in them became the disbelievers. Allah rewarded the believers and He punished the disbelievers.

Allah wanted to keep on guiding the people to the truth after the Prophets and Messengers passed away. So, He revealed holy books to them as a source of guidance for their people.

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Minhaj-ul-Quran Islamic Studies - Level 3 These holy books contained all kinds of knowledge and explained to the people how to live a good and righteous life. The people received guidance from these holy books and used them to know what was right and wrong.

These holy books gave rules for the people to follow in their lives.

There were four important books revealed by Allah to the Prophets. They were:

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At-Tawrah (The Torah)

This book was revealed to Prophet Musa e. It was a book of law for the Bani Isra’il.

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Az-Zabur (The Psalms)

This book was revealed to Prophet Dawud e. It contained many poems, prayers and religious songs.

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Al-Injil (The Gospel)

This book was revealed to Prophet `Isa e.

It was a book of law and stories that taught many lessons. It had many of the teachings of the Tawrah and confirmed them to be true.

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Al-Qur’an

This is the last and final book, which was revealed to Prophet Muhammad s. It confirmed the central message of all the past books.

Apart from the four holy books, Allah sent many smaller books called ‘scrolls’ (suhuf). These included the scrolls sent to Prophet Ibrahim e.

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Contents 1.

The Articles of Faith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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Belief in Allah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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Prophet `Isa e – Birth and Childhood . . . . . . . . 20

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Prophet `Isa e – Miracles and Raising to the Heavens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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Allah is Forever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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Respecting Parents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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Taharah (The Ritual Purity) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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Sirah: Rebuilding of the Ka`bah . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

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Allah is Self-Sufficient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

10. Two, Three and Four Unit Prayers . . . . . . . . . . . 46 11.

Sirah: The Beginning of Revelation . . . . . . . . . . 60

12. Belief in the Prophets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 13. The Units of the Five Daily Prayers . . . . . . . . . . . 68 14. The Final Message: The Qur’an . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

15. Sirah: The Beginning of the Prophet’s Mission . . . 78 16. The Sunnah and the Nafl Prayers . . . . . . . . . . . 82 17. Sirah: The Open Invitation to Islam . . . . . . . . . . 92 18. Adhan (The Call to Prayer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 19. The Day of Judgement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 20. Sirah: The Quraysh Campaign Against Islam . . . 108 21. Actions that Nullify the Prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 22. Sirah: Hamzah Accepts Islam . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 23. The Third Pillar: Fasting and Ramadan . . . . . . . . 122 24. Paradise and Hell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 25. The Fourth Pillar: Zakah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 26. Sirah: The Migration to Abyssinia . . . . . . . . . . . 136 27. The Fifth Pillar: Hajj . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 28. Prophet Dawud e

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29. Good Behaviour – Honesty and Kindness . . . . . . 152 30. Sirah: `Umar Accepts Islam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Lesson 2 Belief in Allah We believe in Allah. Allah is the Arabic word for God. As a Muslim, we believe that there is NO god but Allah.

Allah is One and we do not worship anyone or anything besides Him.

Allah has no partner, and nothing is equal to Him. He

made everything, and nothing is like Him.

Allah has no father or mother. Allah gave us parents to

look after us, but Allah does not need anyone to look after Him. Allah does not need a mother or father.

Allah has no son or daughter. No one can be Allah’s

son or daughter because no one is like Allah. If Allah had a son or daughter, then he or she would be like Him, but no one is like Allah. So how can Allah have a son or a daughter?

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Allah is not a person and He does not have a body.

People have bodies. We have two eyes, two ears, a

mouth and a nose. Allah made these for us because we are people and we need a body. Allah is the Maker. He

is the One Who makes people and their bodies; He does not need a body.

There is nothing like Allah. No one looks like Allah, and

Allah does not look like anyone or anything else. Allah has made us either a boy or a girl. But Allah is not a boy or a girl, nor a man or woman. He is so great that we cannot imagine Him.

Whatever we believe about Allah must be according

to the teachings of Prophet Muhammad s. The Prophet

s taught us about Allah, His Names and Attributes. And we must believe in everything the Prophet s taught us

about Him.

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Our belief in Allah can be found in the following

statement known as ‘al-Iman al-Mujmal’ (The General Beliefs).

Al-Iman al-Mujmal

ُ‫َآم ْن ُت ب� ّٰلل ِه َ َكا ُه َو ب أَ� ْ َسائ ٖه َوص َفات ٖه َو َقب ْلت‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ َْْ ً ْ ْ َ​َ َ ّ ً َْ َ ْ َ َ ْ َ .‫ب ِ�يع أحك ِم ٖه ِإقرارا ِب� ِللس ِان وتص ِديقا ِب�لقل ِب‬

I believe in Allah as He is with His Names and Attributes, and I accept all His

Commands affirming them with the tongue and believing in them with the heart.

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From this statement, we must know the following

things:

We Must Believe in Allah as He is • We must believe about Allah only what Prophet

Muhammad s taught us. This means that we must

believe in Allah as He is described in the Qur’an and hadith.

• We should never make things up about Allah. Our minds cannot understand Allah’s nature. Allah is

beyond our imaginations and thoughts. Whatever comes to our mind, Allah is greater than it.

We Believe in Him with His Names and Attributes • We must believe in Allah’s Names as they have come to us through the Qur’an and hadith. There are 99

Beautiful Names of Allah, which describe Allah’s Being, Attributes and Actions.

• We must believe in Allah’s Attributes, which are His characteristics. There are eight important

characteristics that we must believe in. They are that

Allah is existing, living, knowledgeable, willing, powerful, seeing, hearing and speaking.

Lesson 5 Allah is Forever Allah is forever. This means that Allah has no beginning and no end. Allah was not born, and He will not die.

Everything besides Allah has a beginning and an end.

The sun, moon and stars were made by Allah a very

long time ago, and so they have a beginning; and one

day, a long time in the future, they will come to an end.

The mountains, skies and seas were all made by Allah.

They all have a beginning, and before the Last Day, they will also come to an end.

Allah made the animals, birds and fishes. There was

a day when they were born; and when they die, they will also come to an end.

Even we are born into this world, and one day we will

die also, when Allah decides. This shows us that we too have a beginning and an end.

Every human being is a creation of Allah. They were

made by Him. No human being can make himself. His life

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is given to him by Allah, the All-Powerful Creator.

Only the Creator, the One Who made us all, can be the

One True God. If someone is born and is a baby in the

cradle, it means he cannot be God, but only a creation of Allah.

This is because a person who is born or dies cannot

control his own life, and so that person cannot be God. Everything we see, hear or touch is Allah’s creation.

Allah made everything, and no one made Allah. There is

nothing in the whole universe that is not Allah’s creation.

Allah has always been ‘the Maker’ and ‘the Creator’.

Even when there was nothing, Allah was alive. Allah said, ‘Be’, and He made the whole universe from nothing.

When we were born, we were small, and every day

we grew bigger until we could walk and talk. We kept on changing, but Allah does not change.

Allah was never small, and He does not grow. He is the

same today just like He was in the past and will continue to be the same in the future just like He is today. This is because Allah does not change, and He is forever.

Lesson 24 Paradise and Hell Allah knows everything that we do. On the Day of

Judgement, Allah will ask us about our actions. If we did

good deeds, we will be rewarded. But if we did bad deeds, we will be punished.

If a person’s good deeds are more than their bad

deeds, they will go to a special place called Paradise (Jannah).

Paradise (Jannah) is a very beautiful place, nobody

has ever seen anything like it before. There is nothing in this world like it.

In Paradise (Jannah), no one will die or become old.

Everyone will be young, healthy and very beautiful.

Everyone will live forever and not be scared of anything or have any worry. Allah will never be angry with its people, and He will always be happy with them.

The Prophet Muhammad s told us that the first group

of people who enter Paradise (Jannah) will appear like

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The Prophet s also told us that Allah has prepared for

its people such beautiful and amazing things that the

eyes have never seen, or the ears have never heard of.

There will be such things there that have not come to the mind of any person.

In Paradise (Jannah) everything will be pure and good,

and people will get everything that they want. And there will be markets where people can take whatever they want without having to pay for it. The soil will smell of

musk (a sweet-smelling perfume) and the palaces will

be made from bricks of gold. The people will ride animals that are fast as lightening and that can fly.

The greatest blessing in Paradise (Jannah) will be to

see Allah. The people of Paradise will gather together, and they will remember Allah. During that gathering, all the

people of Paradise will see Allah for the first time. Allah will

talk to every person and give them His greetings of peace, and He will ask every person if they are happy with all the good things they have received.

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Hell (Jahannum), on the other hand, will be a very

terrifying place. It is where wicked people will go as a punishment from Allah for their bad deeds.

People who disobey Allah will not see Him or talk to

Him. In Hell (Jahannum) they will be lonely and hungry, and their punishment will not stop. They will stay there

until Allah decides for them to leave or He forgives them.

The people of Hell will call out to Allah to help them, but

Allah will not talk to them. He will not listen to what they

want. The people of Hell will be ignored by all the angels and the people of Heaven. They will not have anything, not even water to drink.

Their punishment will continue forever, and it will not

stop. They will be made to eat plants with sharp thorns and drink boiling hot water mixed with blood and pus.

The angels who will punish them all day and night will

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be deaf and blind, and they will not hear their screams or

cries. They will keep on punishing the people of the Hellfire as they have been ordered by Allah.

The people of the Hellfire will be full of remorse and

sadness. They will wish they had listened to the Prophets

and Messengers and not disbelieved in them. The people

who believed in Allah and His Prophets will ask the people

of the Hellfire if Allah’s promise has come true. The people of the Hellfire will admit that they were wrong, but their belief on that day will not be of any benefit to them.

May Allah protect us from the Hellfire and grant us His

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Seeking Knowledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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Sirah: The Boycott and the Year of Sorrow . . . . . 36

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Helping Others (Part One). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

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12. The Funeral Prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 13. Helping Others (Part Two). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 14. Sirah: The Migration (Hijrah) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

15. Belief in the Unseen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 16. Sirah: Arrival to the City of Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 17. The Congregational Prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 18. Prophet Sulayman e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 19. Sirah: The Battle of Badr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 20. Revelation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 21. The Friday Prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 22. Life After Death . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 23. The Eid Prayers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 24. Sirah: The Battle of Uhud. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 25. The Day of Judgement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234 26. Halal and Haram (Part One) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244 27. Intercession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254 28. `Umrah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260 29. Sirah: The Battle of Khandaq . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 30. Halal and Haram (Part Two) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .286

Lesson 1 Belief in Allah’s Existence ‘Allah’ is the Arabic word for God. We believe in the ‘existence’ of Allah (God). This means that Allah has always been there, and He is real. Allah is so great that we cannot see Him with our eyes, touch Him with our hand or hear Him with our ears. We are unable to go to Allah directly, so how can we know Him? We know Allah through His Prophets. Allah spoke to His Prophets and gave them His special message called ‘Revelation’. Allah does not speak directly to every person, but He sends His Prophets. The Prophets then teach their people what Allah tells them. This is how we come to know Allah (the One God), His Names, Attributes and Commandments.

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Allah Gave the Prophets Miracles Allah knew that Shaytan would misguide people and tell people not to believe in the Prophets. So, He gave the Prophets signs to tell their people that they are really Allah’s Prophets. These signs are called ‘miracles’.

When people did not believe in Allah, the Prophets performed miracles to show people that they are telling them the truth. But even after seeing the miracles, some people did not want to believe; instead, they called the Prophets magicians and sorcerers. No matter how much the Prophets told them to believe in Allah they would not accept it, and they would accuse the Prophets and say that they are liars or mad.

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from the Quraysh asked the Prophet s to show them a miracle by splitting the moon in two.

“If I do it, will you believe me?” asked

the Prophet s, and they all said, “Yes.“

So, one night, when there was a full moon, the Prophet s gathered everyone together, and he prayed to Allah to show the disbelievers the miracle that they had asked for. As soon as the Prophet s

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prayed to Allah the moon split in two. One half was over Mountain Abu Qays and the other half was over the mountain on the opposite side. The Prophet s called on the disbelievers to bear witness, but they turned away from the miracle and called it magic.

Despite seeing the many miracles of the Prophets, the disbelievers did not want to believe. Only those who submitted themselves before the Prophets in humility believed in them and accepted their message. Those who did not accept the Prophets, they disbelieved in Allah and rejected His revelation.

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The Prophets Taught Us to Use Our Intellect Allah is so sublime and perfect that we cannot see, hear or touch Him. As we cannot talk to Him directly, we need signs to remind us of Him. The greatest of Allah’s signs are His Prophets, because they know Allah directly, and they tell us about Him. But other than the Prophets and Messengers, Allah has placed many other signs around us to let us know that He exists.

The Prophets used these signs to explain to us about Allah’s existence and His greatness. They taught us how to use our minds properly: they explained that everything has a beginning; and if something has a beginning, it means it must have a creator, because nothing comes into existence all by itself. As this universe had a beginning, it means it also had a creator, and that creator is Allah – the One God. Allah commanded Prophet Muhammad s to remind people of these signs, but those who close 16

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their hearts and minds to these signs will not understand them and they will not believe.

Story – Imam Abu Hanifah and the Disbelievers A group of disbelievers wanted to debate with Imam Abu Hanifah about the existence of Allah (God). So, Imam Abu Hanifah and the disbelievers set a date for the debate.

On the day of the debate, Imam Abu Hanifah did not turn up. The disbelievers waited for a long time until they thought Imam Abu Hanifah would not come. “Imam Abu Hanifah is afraid to debate as he knows he will lose,” said one of the disbelievers, “this is why he has not come.”

When the disbelievers were ready to leave, suddenly Imam Abu Hanifah turned up. He apologised for being late and explained the reason.

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“As I was making my way,” he explained, “I found myself at the bank of the river. There were no ships to carry me across. I looked around, but I could not see anyone. As soon as I made my mind up to return home, a tree fell; it then started cutting itself into long pieces of wood. The pieces of wood then started to arrange themselves perfectly into a boat, and then the boat was floating on the water. I got onto the boat, and without there being a sailor it ferried me across to the other side of the river, and I was able to come here today.”

When the disbelievers heard this, they laughed at Imam Abu Hanifah. “How silly is this story,” they remarked, “how can a boat make itself without a maker and then sail across the river without a sailor?”

“You do not believe one word of my story?” asked Imam Abu Hanifah.

“Of course not! How can we believe in this nonsense?” cried the disbelievers.

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Imam Abu Hanifah turned to them all and said:

“If you cannot believe a boat can make itself without a maker, how then can you believe that this whole universe and everything it contains can make itself without a creator?�

When the disbelievers heard this, they became silenced. They knew it was not possible for this universe with all its perfection and orderliness to be made all by itself. It could only have been made through an All-Powerful Creator. So, they turned to Allah in repentance and they became believers.

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Sirah: The Night Journey and the Ascension to Heaven Prophet Muhammad s was going through the

most difficult times of his Prophetic mission. He lost his uncle Abu Talib and his beloved wife Khadijah, and he was turned away by the people of Ta’if.

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Allah wanted to make the heart of His Prophet s stronger, so He honoured him with a unique and very special gift that had not been given to anyone else before him.

The Night Journey (al-Isra’) One night, while the Prophet s was sleeping near the Ka`bah, Angel Jibra’il came to him and woke him up. He brought with him a white beast that looked like a small horse with wings. This heavenly horse was called ‘al-Buraq’, which means ‘multiple lightening’ in Arabic, and it was so fast that every step it took, it could reach the furthest point that the eye can see.

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Prophet Yusuf e (Part Two) While Prophet Yusuf e was in prison, two men also entered the prison. One night, the two prisoners had a dream. One of them saw himself pressing grapes and making wine. The second man saw bread on his head and birds picking on it. They wanted to know the meaning of their dreams.

Prophet Yusuf e told the first man that he would

once again serve the king and he will be freed. As for the second man, he told him he would be crucified and that the judgement has been passed to kill him.

The one who was to be freed, Prophet Yusuf e asked him to mention him to the king, so that he may also be freed, but Shaytan made him forget about his promise.

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As time passed, one night the king had a dream.

He saw seven fat cows being eaten by seven skinny cows, and seven green ears of corn and seven dry ears of corn. When he woke up, he asked his advisors the meaning of this dream, but none of them could interpret it. They told the king it was a confused dream, but the king was not satisfied with this.

The man who was freed from prison and now served the king, suddenly remembered Prophet Yusuf e. He promised the king to get an interpretation for the dream.

Prophet Yusuf e told the former prisoner that the seven fat cows symbolised seven years of richness while the seven skinny cows symbolised seven years of famine and having no rain for the crops to grow. In those seven years of no rain, they would eat from the grains they stored from the previous seven years.

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Belief in Allah - Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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The Grades of the Halal and Haram. . . . . . . . . . . 22

3. Sirah: The Treaty of Hudaybiyah . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 4. The Ritual Bath (Ghusl). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 5. Tawhid and Shirk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 6. Sirah: The Conquest of Makkah . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 7.

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8. Prophets Represent Human Perfection . . . . . . . . .90 9. Other Types of Salah (Part 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98 10. Sirah: The Farewell Pilgrimage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 11. Virtues and Miracles of the Prophet s. . . . . . . . . 120 12. The Divine Decree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 13. Other Types of Salah (Part 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 14. A Muslim’s Duty to Prophet Muhammad s . . . . . . 150 15. The Companions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

16. The Ahl al-Bayt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 17. Sawm (Fasting) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 18. Pen Portrait of Prophet Muhammad s . . . . . . . . 186 19. Rightly Guided Caliphs – Abu Bakr and `Umar . . . 192 20. Zakah and Sadaqah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 21. Rightly Guided Caliphs –`Uthman and `Ali . . . . . . 212 22. The Minor Signs of the Day of Judgement . . . . . . 224 23. Ahl al-Bayt – Fatimah and al-Hasanayn . . . . . . . 234 24. The Major Signs of the Day of Judgement . . . . . . 246 25. Hajj and Ziyarah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 26. Salaf as-Salihin – Virtues and Stories . . . . . . . . 268 27. The Four Imams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 28. The Awliya` Allah (Part 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 29. The Awliya` Allah (Part 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320 30. Becoming Young Adults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336 Appendix: The Sirah Timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344

Lesson 8 Prophets Represent Human Perfection Flint, coal, basalt, limestone, diamond, emerald and ruby are all stones, but they are NOT all equal. The last three are not just stones, but they are ‘precious stones’, known as gems and jewels. Similarly, the Prophets are human beings, but they are special human beings. They have been chosen by Allah to be His representatives and ambassadors on earth.

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The Prophets are not supernatural beings, such as the angels, but they are the most perfect human beings. They are the best among humanity who have the most excellent examples of human behaviour.

In the Qur’an, Allah commands us that if we want to be close to Him, then we must walk in the footsteps of Prophet Muhammad s (al-Ahzab 33:21). This is because the Prophet s is not an ordinary human being like us, but he is the most perfect human being who has the best example and most beautiful character.

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The Superiority of the Prophets Allah made the Prophets superior over all people.

They are the best of humanity. Ibn `Abbas reports that some of the Companions were sitting and waiting for the Prophet s. When the Prophet s came towards them, he heard them having a conversation. One of them said, “How amazing it is that Allah chose a dear friend from among His creation! He chose Ibrahim e as a dear friend.”

Another said, “What is more amazing than the speaking of Musa e? Allah spoke to him directly.”

Another said, “`Isa e is the Word of Allah and His Spirit.” Another said, “Adam e was chosen by Allah.”

The Prophet s approached them, greeted them and said, “I heard your discussion and your

amazement that Ibrahim e is Allah’s Dear Friend

(Khalil Allah) for that is how he is, and that Musa e

is Allah’s Confidant (Najiyy Allah) for that is how

he is, and that `Isa e is Allah’s Spirit and His Word

(Ruh Allah wa Kalimatuhu) for that is how he is, and that Adam e was Chosen by Allah (Safiyy Allah),

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of Allah (Habib Allah) and that is no boast.” (atTirmidhi)

The Prophets are the Most Honourable The Prophets were the most respected and honourable people within their communities.

However, when they brought Allah’s message, their people rejected them only because they did not want to follow their teachings. For example, Allah mentions the reaction of Prophet Salih’s people: “They said: ‘O Salih, you have been the centre of hope amongst our people before this.’” (Hud 11:62) Prophet Salih’s people recognised his superiority, but they turned away from him only because they were not ready to accept his message.

The Prophets were born into honourable families with the best family line. Abu Hurayra reports that the Prophet s said, “I was raised from the best of each generation of the children of Adam.” (al-Bukhari).

Wathila bin al-Asqa` also reports that the Prophet

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The Incomparability of the Prophets The Prophets have no equal among humankind.

They are the best human beings who cannot be compared to. They have the finest inner and outer qualities.

Regarding Prophet Muhammad’s inner qualities,

Anas said, “The Prophet s was the best of all the

people in conduct and behaviour.” (al-Bukhari and Muslim) When someone asked the Mother of the Believers `A’isha about the Prophet’s character, she asked, “Have you not read the Qur’an?” “Yes,” replied the person. “For verily, the Prophet’s character was the Qur’an.” (Ahmad) The Prophet s also had the best outward 94

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qualities. Al-Bara’ said, “The Prophet s was the

most handsome of all the people and had the best appearance. He was neither very tall nor short.” (alBukhari and Muslim) `Ali said, “I have never seen the likes of him before or after. May my mother and father be sacrificed for him.” (Ahmad and at-Tirmidhi) Describing the special features of the Prophet s,

Ibn `Abbas said, “When the Prophet s spoke, a light came from between his teeth.” (ad-Darimi) Hind bin Abi Hala said, “The Prophet s was majestic and he was held in great esteem. His blessed face shone like the full moon.” (at-Tabarani) In one narration, Anas said, “I have not touched silk or a silk garment softer than the palm of the Prophet

s, nor have I smelt a perfume nicer than the sweat of the Prophet s.” (al-Bukhari and Muslim) And in another narration, he reports: “The Prophet

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The Prophets are Law-Givers The Prophets are Allah’s representatives and

ambassadors to humanity. They speak on Allah’s

authority and by His permission. They have the duty of explaining Allah’s laws to their people and showing them how to practice them. No other human being has this power, as every human being is commanded by Allah to follow the Prophets. No one is allowed to reject or change the laws given by the Prophets.

The Prophets do not just explain Allah’s laws; they also have the power to give new laws from themselves.

For example, Prophet Muhammad s made Madinah a holy city (Haram) like the way Makkah was made a holy city (Haram) by Prophet Ibrahim e (al-Bukhari and Muslim). The Prophet s also made fish lawful (halal) for his Ummah even though it is not sacrificed, and it dies when it is taken out of the water (Ibn Majah).

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did not explain everything in detail, as it left many things for the Prophet s to explain through his Sunnah. For example, Allah commanded us to pray in the Qur’an, but He did not explain how. The Prophet

s showed his Ummah how to pray, and they learnt to pray by watching him.

In this way, the Prophet’s Sunnah is the practical

demonstration of the Qur’an. Just as it is obligatory

to follow the Qur’an, it is also obligatory to follow the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad s.

Summary The Prophets are special servants of Allah and the most perfect human beings. They are unlike other humans in their inward and outward reality.

They have been given superiority by Allah over all of humanity. They are the most honourable and respected among their people and they come from the best families. They also have a special status as law-givers because they can give laws and explain them by the authority of Allah.

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Lesson 16 The Ahl al-Bayt The Ahl al-Bayt are the blessed family of the Prophet s. The family of the Prophet s include his blessed wives, his pure daughters, his cousin `Ali and his grandsons al-Hasan and al-Husayn.

The Excellence and Virtues of the Ahl al-Bayt Like the Companions, the Ahl al-Bayt are also a source of guidance for the Ummah. Zayd bin Arqam reports that the Prophet s was delivering a sermon one day between Makkah and Madinah. In this sermon, he praised Allah and said, “I am leaving behind you two weighty things. The first of them is the Book of Allah (the Qur’an)… (and the second of them is) the people of my household. I remind you of my family. I remind you of my

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The Ahl al-Bayt

family. I remind you of my family.” (Muslim) In another hadith, according to Jabir bin `Abd Allah, the Prophet s said, “O people! I am leaving behind something if you follow them, you will never be led astray: The Book of Allah and my household.” (atTirmidhi) Just as it is necessary to respect the Companions of the Prophet s and to speak well of them, we must also respect the holy family of the Prophet s. In fact, it is necessary to love them and honour them without any exception. Ibn `Abbas relates that the Prophet s said, “Love me for the sake of Allah’s love and love my family for the sake of my love.” (at-Tirmidhi)

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Ta`awwudh (Seeking Refuge in Allah) Tasmiyah (In the Name of Allah) Kalimat at-Tayyibah Kalimat ash-Shahadah Salat on the Holy Prophet Muhammad  (short version) Thana’ (Praise of Allah) Surat al-Fatihah Surat an-Nas Surat al-Falaq Surat al-Ikhlas Short Phrases During the Salah Greetings Du`a for Sneezing Du`a Before and After Eating and Drinking Du`a if one Forgets Dua Before Eating: Du`a for Entering and Leaving the Masjid Du`a for Knowledge Istighfar Alhamdulillah Du`a for Thanking Someone Five Hadiths

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Articles of Faith – Iman al-Mujmal Articles of Faith - Iman al-Mufassal Tashahhud (Bearing Testimony) Salat Ibrahimiyyah (Abrahamic Salutations) Du`a at the End of Salah

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Taslim to Complete Salah Surat al-Lahab Surat an-Nasr Surat al-Kafirun Du`a Before Going to Sleep Du`a upon Waking Up Du`a before entering the Toilet Du`a after leaving the Toilet Du`a before Wudu’ Du`a whilst Performing wudu’ Du`a After Wudu’ Five Hadiths

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Kalimat at-Tamjid (Exaltation) Kalimat at-Tawhid (Oneness) Adhan Du`a for Adhan Surat al-Kawthar Surat al-Ma`un Surat al-Quraysh Surat al-Fil Ayat al-Kursi Du`a Qunut Du`a for Parents Five Hadiths

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Kalimat al-Istighfar (Forgiveness) Surat al-Humazah Surat al-`Asr Surat at-Takathur

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Surat al-Qari’ah Tasbih after Salah Du`a after Salah Du`a before Travelling Du`a for Entering the home Du`a for Leaving the home Five Hadiths

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Kalimat Radd al-Kufr (Refuting Disbelief) Surat al-`Adiyaat Surat az-Zilzal Surat al-Bayyinah Ijabah – Answering Adhan Iqamah Intention for Salah Five Hadiths

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Surat al-Qadr Surat al-`Alaq Surat at-Tin Intention for Salat at-Tarawih Du`a to be recited during Salat at-Tarawih Suhur and Iftar Du`as Intention for I`tikaf Talbiyah Various Rabbanaa Du`as (from the Qur’an) Ayat al-Karimah Du`a of Prophet Musa 5 Additional Hadiths

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Qur’anic Ayat for Reference Purposes Janazah Prayer Du`a for Salat al-Janazah Condoling Death Du`a when Visiting Graveyard Du`a for Visiting the Sick Five Additional Hadiths

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Qur"anic Ayat for Reference Purposes Du`a for Istikharah Isal ath-Thawab (Donating Reward) Five Additional Hadiths

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STUDENT CHECKLIST: By the end of this level, I should be able to recite from memory: V

Ta`awwudh

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Tasmiyah

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First Kalimah

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Second Kalimah

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Salat on the Holy Prophet Muhammad 

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Thana’

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Surat al-Fatihah

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Surat an-Nas

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Surat al-Falaq

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Surat al-Ikhlas

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Short Phrases During Prayer

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Greetings

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Du`as for Sneezing

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Du`as for Eating

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Du`a for entering the Masjid

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Du`a for leaving the Masjid

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Du`a for Knowledge

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Istighfar

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Alhamdulillah

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Du`a for Thanking Someone

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5 Hadiths

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Ta`awwudh (Seeking Refuge in Allah)

I seek Allah’s protection

َّ َ َّ ‫الش ْي َط ِان‬ ‫ِمن‬ .�ِ ‫الر ِج ْي‬

from the rejected Shaytan

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ُ َ ِ‫ا ُع ْوذ ِب�هلل‬

Tasmiyah (In the Name of Allah)

ْ ِ‫س هللا‬ ِ ‫ِب‬

In the name of Allah,

ٰ ْ ‫الر‬ َّ ‫ح ِن‬ َّ .�ِ ‫الر ِح ْي‬

the Most Merciful, the Most Kind.

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Kalimat at-Tayyibah (First Kalimah)

There is no god but Allah Muhammad is Allah’s Messenger.

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ُ ‫َ آل اِ ٰ َل اِ َّل‬ ‫هللا‬ ُ ٌ ُ ِ‫َم َّمد َّر ُس ْول هللا‬

Kalimat ash-Shahadah (Second Kalimah)

I bear witness that there is no god but Allah He is One and only; He has no partner.

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ُ ‫� ُد َا ْن َّ آل اِ َ َل اِ َّل‬ َ ْ‫َا ش‬ ‫هللا‬ َ َ َ‫َ ْ َ ٗ َ ش‬ ‫� يك ٗل‬ ِ ‫وحده ل‬

And I bear witness that Muhammad is Allah’s servant and Messenger.

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Salat on the Holy Prophet Muhammad (short version)

O Allah shower salutations upon our Master Muhammad and upon the family of our Master Muhammad, and send blessings and peace upon them

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ُ َّ َ َ ْ‫َ َ ش‬ ‫وا‬ ‫� ُد ان َم َّم ًدا‬ ٗ ُ ‫َع ْب ُد ٗه َو َر ُس‬ ‫ول‬

ّٰ َ ِّ ُ ‫الل ُه َّم َصل َع ٰل َس ِّي ِد نَ� َم َّم ٍد‬ ٰ ُ ‫َّو َع ٰل ا ِل َس ِّي ِد نَ� َم َّم ٍد‬ َ ِّ ِّ ْ ‫ّو َ ب� ِرك َو َس ْل َو َصل َعل ْي ِه‬

Thana’ (Praise of Allah)

Glory be to You, O Allah, and all praises are due to You. Blessed is Your name and high is Your majesty. and there is no god but You.

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ّٰ َ َ َ ‫ُس ْب َحانك الل ُه َّم َ ِبو َ� ْم ِدك‬ َ ُ ْ َ َ َ​َ​َ ‫اسك‬ ‫وتبارك‬ َ َ ‫َوت َع ٰال َج ُّدك‬ َ َ ‫َآ‬ .‫َولاِ ٰ َل غ ْي ُ�ك‬

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Surat al-Fatihah

In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Kind.

All praise be to Allah alone, the Sustainer of all the worlds Most Compassionate, Ever-Merciful, Master of the Day of Judgment.

(O Allah!) You alone do we worship and to You alone do we look for help Show us the straight path; the path of those upon whom You have bestowed Your favours, not of those who have been afflicted with wrath, nor of those who have gone astray.

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ٰ ْ ‫الر‬ ْ َّ ‫ح ِن‬ َّ ِ‫س هللا‬ �ِ ‫الر ِح ْي‬ ِ ‫ِب‬ ُ ْ َ ِ‫ا َل ْمد هلِل‬ َ ْ .�َ‫َر ِّب ال َع ِال ْ ي ن‬ ٰ ْ ‫الر‬ َّ ‫ح ِن‬ َّ .�ِ ‫الر ِح ْي‬

ِّ ‫َمالك َي ْوم‬ .�‫الد ْي ِ ن‬ ِ ِ​ِ َ َ ‫اِ َّ ي�ك ن ْع ُب ُد‬ َ َ .�ُ‫َ اِو َّ ي�ك ن ْس َت ِع ْ ي ن‬ ُ ْ ‫الص َاط‬ َ ِّ �َ‫اِ ْه ِد ن‬ .�َ ‫ال ْس َت ِق ْي‬ َّ َ َ �َ‫صاط ال ِذ ْي ن‬ ِ َ َْ ‫ان َع ْم َت َعل يْ ِ� ْم‬ َ ْ َْ َْ �ِ ‫غ ي‬ ‫الغ ُض ْو ِب َعل يْ ِ� ْم‬ ِّ َّ َ َ .�َ‫الضال ْ ي ن‬ ‫ول‬