BISMILLAH SCHOOL - ISLAMIC EDUCATION

TEACHING ISLAM TO KIDS By sister (cristina) Mariam ( cristinna7@yahoo.com , www.withkidsinmind.net ) May 19, 07 – Jummada al Awwal 2nd, 1428 ¨ This article explores primarily the topic of teaching Islam to childrenas well as methods of teaching, in shallah. ¨ All parents know they have a responsibility to Allah T’Ala to teach Islam to their children. However, the question becomes how early/late they should do this: when is the child formally prepared to start learning about the deen, what kind of info should be taught at what stages and through what methods? ¨ AGE GROUPS & LEARNING: - every child goes through different physical and intellectual stages; therefore, every child is different. However, as general guidelines, we know that small children learn easily by example. They simply love to “copy” their parents. In the beginning years (1 to 4) , parents can teach my making sure that kids learn the “basics” – such as knowing that Allah is One, saying “Bis

THE HOLY QUR’AN – By Nadia Ahmed; May 15/07 - Rabi-ul-Akhar28/1428 ALLAH GAVE US THE QUR’AN TO TELL US THAT ALLAH IS ONE. THE QUR’AN TELLS US: ¨ WHAT TO DO (what are the good deeds) ¨ WHAT NOT TO DO (what are the bad deeds) ¨ NOT TO LISTEN TO THE WHISPERINGS (WASWASIL) OF SHAITAAN ¨ ALLAH IS AL KHALAQ – THE CREATOR OF EVERYTHING ¨ THE ANGELS OBEY THE COMMANDS OF ALLAH. ANGELS: ¨ THE ANGELS WRITE OUR GOOD AND BAD DEEDS. ¨ FOR ONE GOOD DEED WE GET AT LEAST 10 REWARDS. ¨ FOR ONE BAD DEED WE GET ONLY 1 PUNISHMENT ¨ ANGEL JIBRIL (AS) BRINGS THE WAHI (REVELATION) FROM ALLAH – SUCH AS THE HOLY QUR’AN PROPHETS: ¨ ALLAH SENT MANY PROPHETS TO GUIDE MANKIND (PEOPLE) ¨ THE FIRST MAN AND PROPHET WAS ADAM (AS); HIS WIFE’S NAME WAS HAWWA (EVE). ¨ THE LAST PROPHET WAS MUHAMMAD (SAAW)

>Preparing for Death> >> >By Khalid Baig> >> > "Suppose you learn today that you have only one more day to live; you'll > >die tomorrow. How will you spend your last day?"> > This interview question was posed long before the age of mass media. The interviewer approached prominent scholars and people known for their > >virtuous lives with the idea that he would compile their answers in a book. > >Such a book would provide the readers with inspiration for the most > >important virtues.> >> >But the most inspiring response came from the person who did not provide a > >wish list of virtuous deeds. He was the great muhaddith Abdur Rahman ibn > >abi Na'um and he replied: "There is nothing that I could change in my daily > >schedule learning that it is my last day. I already spend everyday in my > >life as if it is going to be my last."> >> >Death is the most c