Sirah & StoriesLessonLevel 1Ages 5+
The Year of Sadness
Introduce young learners to the Year of Sadness when our beloved Prophet Muhammad ﷺ lost those closest to him and still kept going. A heartfelt Sirah lesson about grief, patience, and turning to Allah.
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Learners will:
- Namethe two people Prophet Muhammad ﷺ lost in the same year
- Identifysome feelings Muhammad ﷺ experienced in this year
- Reflecton what I can do when I feel sad
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The Year of Sadness is a free Level 1 Sirah & Stories lesson for ages 5+. Learners will name the two people Prophet Muhammad ﷺ lost in the same year. Free to download, no account needed.
- Find and colour the name of the city Muhammad ﷺ travelled to during the Year of Sadness
- Unjumble two sets of scrambled letters to spell the names of the two family members of Muhammad ﷺ who passed away in the same year
- Colour and trace the feelings felt while hearing the story
- Fill in the blanks to complete four sentences about what helps when you feel sad
- Type
- Lesson
- Age
- 5+ years
- Level
- Level 1
- Subject
- Sirah & Stories
- Format
- Digital copy, print at home
- Language
- English
- Abu Talib
- early Islam
- early life of Muhammad
- emotions and feelings
- free Islamic PDF
- Fun lessons
- grief in Islam
- heartbroken
- Homeschool
- Islamic books
- Islamic education
- Islamic homeschool
- islamic lesson for kids
- Islamic lessons for kids
- Islamic Studies for children
- Khadijah
- Level 1 Islamic lesson
- Madrasah Resources
- patience in Islam
- Prophet Muhammad
- Quranic tarbiyah
- Sirah
- Sirah for beginners
- Sirah for kids
- Sirah lesson
- Sirah stories
- Sirah Stories Level 1
- Ta'if
- trust in Allah
- trusting Allah
- turning to Allah
- worship Allah alone
- Year of Sadness
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