People from a city called Madinah had come to Makkah, heard the message of Islam, and accepted it. They told our beloved Prophet ﷺ: the Muslims would be safe with them. They promised to protect them. So Muhammad ﷺ told the Muslims to go. He stayed behind a little longer, making sure everyone got out safely. Then Allah, The All-Aware, sent Angel Jibril عليه السلام to warn him: the enemies were planning to kill him. It was time to leave.

He told his closest friend, Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه. “Allah has given me permission to leave for Madinah.” Abu Bakr asked if he could come. “Yes,” said our beloved Prophet ﷺ.

That night, the two of them quietly slipped away. They stopped to rest in the cave of Thawr. The enemies followed their footprints through the sand and came right to the entrance of the cave. Abu Bakr felt the fear close in. Our beloved Prophet ﷺ said: “Don’t worry. Allah is with us.” The enemies turned back without looking inside. After three days in the cave with Abu Bakr’s children and his servant secretly bringing them food and news they set off for Madinah again.

The lesson pauses here with a question every child can sit with: what do you do to feel better when you’re worried?

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The Quraysh were watching Islam grow and they could not stand it. More and more people were accepting the truth, so they made a plan. They wrote three cruel rules onto a scroll and hung it inside the Kaʿbah: nobody will give the Muslims food or water, nobody will speak to them, and nobody will buy from them or sell to them. The Prophet’s ﷺ family, Banu Hashim, refused to abandon him. So together Muslims and family alike they left Makkah and moved into a small valley. Their food ran out. They drank rainwater. They chewed dry leaves to survive. Days became months. Months became years. Nearly three years passed like that. And through all of it, the Muslims stayed strong and kept praying to Allah.

Then something happened that the Quraysh could not explain. Our beloved Prophet ﷺ told his uncle Abu Talib: “Allah has informed me that insects have eaten the scroll, except for the name of Allah.” When the Quraysh went to check, it was exactly as he said. They were stunned. The cruel rules ended. The Muslims returned to Makkah.

The name of Allah was the only thing left. That says everything.

The lesson pauses here with a question that sits with young learners long after the page is turned: how can we be kind and help people who are being treated badly?

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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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Years had passed since Prophet ʿIsa عليه السلام. The people of Makkah had drifted far from the teachings of Prophet Ibrahim عليه السلام. Allah, the Most Kind, did not leave them without guidance. He sent Muhammad ﷺ. One Monday morning, baby Muhammad ﷺ was born to his mother Aminah, who held him close with love. His father, ʿAbdullah, had passed away before he arrived.

Following the custom of Makkah, baby Muhammad ﷺ was sent to the desert to grow up strong and healthy. Allah chose a gentle woman, Halimah as-Saʿdiyyah, and her family to care for him. From the day she took him home, blessings followed her goats gave more milk than before and her home felt different.

When Muhammad ﷺ was six, he travelled with his mother Aminah to visit family in Madinah. On the way back, Aminah became ill and passed away. Her kind maid, Barakah, brought him safely home to Makkah. He then lived with his grandfather, ʿAbdul-Muttalib, who loved him deeply. When Muhammad ﷺ was eight, his grandfather too passed away. His uncle, Abu Talib, and his wife took him in and raised him with great love.

He lost so much, so young. And yet Allah took care of him at every moment.

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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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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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In Session 5, learners will:

• Explore the actions of the Days of Tashrīq, learning how to pelt the jamarāt, stay in Minā, and fill every moment with the remembrance of Allah.
• Uncover the secrets of Minā, from appreciating divine hospitality and strengthening brotherhood, to embracing a minimalist life free from the traps of consumerism.
• Renew their pledge to Allah and His Messenger ﷺ, reflecting deeply on what they are willing to sacrifice for the sake of Allah’s dīn.
• Reflect on the story of Barsīṣā, understanding the subtle tricks of Shayṭān and how to guard the heart long after ḥajj is complete.
• Discover the secrets of ṭawāf al-wadāʿ, departing the House of Allah with a heart full of gratitude, hope, and longing for return.
• Reflect on the farewell of our beloved Prophet ﷺ, drawing profound lessons from his final moments in Makkah and the legacy he left for the ummah.
• Commit to lasting transformation, identifying one mindset shift, one duʿa, and one action to carry forward from ḥajj into everyday life.

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The lesson unfolds through the eyes of a pilgrim recording his experience in Mina and Makkah on this momentous day. Learners walk alongside him as he throws pebbles at the jamarat, declaring with each throw that Allah is greater than his sins, his bad habits, and his desires, just as the Prophet Ibrahim عليه السلام stood firm against Shaytan in that very same place. They feel the weight and wonder of udhiyah: the sacrifice of an animal for the sake of Allah, rooted in Ibrahim عليه السلام’s extraordinary submission and carrying a timeless reminder that true worship means putting Allah first, no matter how hard the command.

Learners discover that what reaches Allah from udhiyah is not the meat or the blood, it is the taqwa in the heart. The lesson then guides them through the shaving of the head, the exit from ihram, and the breathtaking tawaf al-ifadah around the Kaʿbah: the most important tawaf of hajj, where pilgrims from every corner of the earth circle together, hearts overflowing with love and awe for Allah.

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This awe-inspiring lesson brings to life the Prophet’s ﷺ extraordinary journey from Makkah to the blessed al-Masjid al-Aqsa in Jerusalem, where he led all the Prophets in salah, then ascended through the seven heavens meeting Adam, Yahya, ʿIsa, Yusuf, Idris, Harun, Musa, and Ibrahim. Young learners will be amazed to learn that at the highest place beyond the seven heavens, the Prophet ﷺ spoke directly to Allah and received the precious gift of the five daily salah, all within one miraculous night.

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