When the disbelievers of Makkah begin hurting the Muslims and making it hard for them to worship Allah, our beloved Prophet Muhammad ﷺ is deeply upset. He wants them to be safe. He tells them: “Go to Abyssinia. A fair king rules there. No one is treated unfairly. Stay there until Allah makes things easier for you.” A small group slips away quietly and sails across the sea. A larger group follows. In Abyssinia, the king welcomes them warmly. He lets them worship Allah freely. When the disbelievers of Makkah come asking him to send the Muslims back, he refuses. He had heard the words of the Qur’an, and he turned their enemies away. The Muslims were thankful. They trusted Allah, and they knew He would always look after them.

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Angel Jibril brings more verses of the Qur’an to the Prophet ﷺ, who shares the message with those closest to him. Khadijah رضي الله عنها believes him at once. She knew he always spoke the truth. She becomes the first Muslim woman. ʿAli رضي الله عنه, the Prophet’s cousin, saw them praying one day and asks what they were doing. The Prophet ﷺ explains, and ten-year-old ʿAli رضي الله عنه replies: “I want to join you!” He becomes the first Muslim child. Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه, the Prophet’s closest friend, hears the message and believes straight away. He becomes the first Muslim man. Then Allah commands the Prophet ﷺ to take the message further. He climbs Mount Safa and calls out to the people of Makkah: “Worship Allah alone!” Not everyone listens. Abu Lahab, the Prophet’s uncle, throws sand and turns away in anger.

The three activities stay close to the lesson’s heart. The first is a shahadah certificate: learners write their own name, trace the Arabic words of the shahadah, and a teacher signs at the bottom beneath the pledge “I will always follow the truth!” The second gives learners three award badges first Muslim man, first Muslim child, first Muslim woman and asks them to write the correct name in each. The third is a role-play: learners imagine telling their family “There is no god but Allah and Muhammad ﷺ is His Messenger,” then answer the questions their family asks back Who is Allah? Who is Muhammad ﷺ? What do you do to show you are a Muslim?

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Zakariyya عليه السلام also looked after Maryam عليها السلام, a young girl from his relatives, whose mother had promised Allah she would live in the Masjid to worship Him. One day, he found fresh fruit with her, fruit that didn’t grow in that season. He asked where it came from. She replied: “They’re from Allah.” Something shifted in him. If Allah gives fruit out of season, He can also give me a child in my old age. His hair was white. His wife was old. But he made duʿa anyway: “O my Lord, bless me with a righteous child from You. You hear all duʿas.” While he was still praying, angels called out: “Allah gives you good news of Yahya!” Yahya عليه السلام grew up kind, wise, and deeply respectful of his parents. Together, father and son raced each other to do good deeds. The lesson ends with a line worth sitting with: good things take time, keep asking Allah and never lose hope.

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The sailors decide someone must jump into the sea to save the rest. They pick names. Yunus عليه السلام comes up again, and again, and again. They refuse to throw him, they know he is a blessed man. But Yunus عليه السلام sees this as a sign from Allah, and he jumps. A whale swallows him. The dark night. The dark sea. The darkness of the whale’s belly. No way out.

In that total darkness, Yunus عليه السلام turns to Allah and prays: “There is no god but You; how Perfect are You! I was indeed wrong!” Allah, The Most Kind, accepts his duʿa. He orders the whale to spit him out onto the shore. When Yunus عليه السلام recovers, Allah sends him back to guide his people. They believe. Allah gives them peaceful, happy lives.

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Yunus عليه السلام calls his people to worship Allah alone. He reminds them that Allah is the Creator of the heavens and the earth and everything within them. They laugh. Some call him a magician. They don’t listen. They don’t care. He tries and tries, until one day he gives up and leaves the city but not before warning them of Allah’s punishment.

Then the sky turns dark. The people tremble. They remember what Yunus عليه السلام said, and this time they believe it. They rush outside, raise their hands, and beg Allah to forgive them. They promise to worship Allah alone and do good. Allah, The Most Kind, forgives them and clears the sky. Then they ask for their Prophet to come back.

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Three visitors arrive at their home in Canaan. Ibrahim عليه السلام, always generous, welcomes them and brings out roasted meat but the visitors do not eat. He grows worried. Then they speak: they are angels sent by Allah, and they carry news that Sarah علیہا السلام will have a son named Ishaq. She can hardly believe it. She clasps her forehead and gasps, “How can I have a child when I am an old woman?” The angels answer plainly: “Nothing is hard for Allah.” Not long after, Sarah and Ibrahim عليه السلام are blessed with a baby boy. They name him Ishaq, just as Allah instructed. He grows up truthful and kind, and Allah chooses him as a Prophet. He spends his life in Palestine inviting people to worship Allah alone.

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When the walls grew too high to reach, Ismaʿil عليه السلام found a large stone for his father to stand on. That stone is Maqam Ibrahim, and it still stands beside the Kaʿbah today. Father and son made duʿa as they worked: “Our Lord, accept this from us. Indeed You are The All-Hearing, The All-Knowing.” Near the end, Allah sent a white stone from Jannah. They placed it carefully. Over time it turned black, and it is known today as al-Hajar al-Aswad, the Black Stone. The lesson ends with a question each child can sit with: what can you do with your family to make Allah happy?

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Ibrahim عليه السلام receives a command from Allah in a dream. He tells Ismaʿil عليه السلام, and a child replies with something remarkable: “O my dear father! Do as Allah commands.” On the way to Mina, Shaytan tries to stop them three times. Ibrahim عليه السلام ignores him and throws stones. Then, just as the knife is lowered, Angel Jibril arrives with a sheep. They had passed the test. Allah, The Almighty, was pleased. The lesson ends with something learners can connect to right now: we sacrifice animals on Eid al-Adha because of this moment, this love, this obedience.

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Through full-colour illustrations and gentle storytelling, learners witness Hajar عليها السلام trust in Allah as she runs between the mountains of Safa and Marwah seven times in search of water for her thirsty child. They discover how Allah, the Most Kind, answers her trust by sending the blessed water of Zamzam gushing from the ground. At the heart of the story is a message every child can hold on to: Allah takes care of us when we trust Him and do what He says.

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Through full-colour illustrations and simple storytelling, learners follow Ibrahim عليه السلام as he watches the night sky, sees the moon rise and set, and observes the sun disappear at dusk. Each time, he reaches the same conclusion: only Allah, the One who created the skies and the earth, is worthy of worship. Allah is far greater than anything we can see.

Three hands-on activities reinforce the lesson through literacy, creativity, and logical thinking. Learners trace the phrase “I worship Allah alone,” colour a detailed day-and-night scene, and complete pattern sequences using the sun, moon, and stars. A discussion panel closes the lesson with guided questions.

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