Our beloved Prophet ﷺ had been calling people to Allah for nearly ten years. Through all of it, two people had stood beside him without wavering: his uncle Abu Talib, who sheltered and protected him, and his wife Khadijah رضي الله عنها, who believed in him from the very first moment. Then, within the same year, both of them were gone. Abu Talib fell gravely ill. Our beloved Prophet ﷺ sat with him one last time and gently invited him to accept Islam. The Quraysh were in the room too, and they kept whispering in his ear until the end. Abu Talib passed away without saying the words. Then Khadijah رضي الله عنها became ill and she too passed away. It was a very sad and painful time.

He was heartbroken but kept going.

Some time later, our beloved Prophet ﷺ travelled to the city of Ta’if, hoping the people there would listen. They did not. They threw stones at him and chased him out until he was hurt and bleeding. Allah sent Angel Jibril عليه السلام and the Angel of the mountains, who offered to crush the people of Ta’if between the hills. Our beloved Prophet ﷺ said no. “I hope one day they will worship Allah alone.” Many years later, they did.

The lesson pauses here with something simple and true: it is okay to feel sad sometimes. Even our beloved Prophet Muhammad ﷺ felt sad.

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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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In Session 1, learners will:

• Explore the goals and virtues of ḥajj, reflecting on what this once-in-a-lifetime journey truly means and how to maximise their intentions for multiplied reward.
• Engage in sincere spiritual preparation, including tawbah, cultivating gratitude, building patience, and detaching the heart from worldly attachments.
• Make duʿa to Allah al-Fattāḥ, the Supreme Opener, asking Him to open their hearts and prepare them to absorb the inner realities of ḥajj.
• Build a personal duʿa list, reflecting on hopes, regrets, and dreams, and remembering the ummah, including those suffering across the world, in their supplications.
• Participate in a communal ukhuwwah activity, writing a duʿa anonymously and carrying a fellow learner’s duʿa all the way to the sacred precincts of Makkah.

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Through interactive activities, inspiring stories, and practical applications, learners will discover how belief in al-Qadar brings peace, patience, and contentment to their daily lives. The lesson features the beautiful story of Umm Zufar, a remarkable woman who exemplified ridha bil-qadha (being pleased with Allah’s Decree), demonstrating how true believers find strength through complete trust in Allah.

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