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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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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Muhammad ﷺ used to climb Mount Nur and sit alone in the cave of Hira, thinking about Allah. He did this often. One day in Ramadan, when he was forty years old, something happened that he had never experienced before. Angel Jibril عليه السلام appeared before him. Muhammad ﷺ had never seen anyone like him. He felt afraid. Jibril عليه السلام commanded: “Read!” Muhammad ﷺ answered: “I don’t know how to read.” Jibril عليه السلام held him tightly, then let go, and commanded again. This happened three times. Then Jibril عليه السلام taught him the first words of the Qur’an and left.

Muhammad ﷺ ran home, terrified. “Cover me! Cover me!” he called out to Khadijah. She covered him, held him, and said what he needed to hear: “Allah will never let you down. You always help people.” Then she took him to her wise old cousin, Waraqah, who listened carefully and told him: that was the same angel Allah had sent to Prophet Musa عليه السلام. Muhammad ﷺ had become a Prophet of Allah.

The lesson pauses here with something worth saying to young learners: it is okay to feel scared. Allah takes care of those who do good.

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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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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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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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Learners discover that when Allah ordered the angels to prostrate towards Adam عليه السلام, all of them obeyed except Shaytan. Full of pride, Shaytan refused and declared himself better. Allah gave Adam عليه السلام and Hawwa’ علیہا السلام a beautiful life in Jannah, with just one boundary: stay away from a particular tree. But Shaytan was patient in his deception. Day after day, he whispered, promising them they would become like angels or live forever until one day, they ate from the tree.

What follows is a lesson in something every child needs to know: that making a mistake does not mean all is lost. Adam عليه السلام and Hawwa’ علیہا السلام felt deeply sorry, asked Allah to forgive them, and He did. They were asked to leave Jannah and begin life on Earth, where Allah honoured Adam عليه السلام by making him the first Prophet chosen to teach people to worship Allah alone, to do good, and to stay away from bad. They raised their children with the same message: always do what Allah says, and beware of Shaytan’s whispers.

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Young learners discover that Allah, the Greatest, created the world with a single word: “كُنْ” (Be!). From that same power, He fashioned Adam عليه السلام from clay, mixing soil of red, brown, yellow, white, and black from every corner of the earth. This detail stays with children: every skin colour traces back to that first handful of earth, and we are all children of Adam عليه السلام.

The lesson then walks children through the gifts Allah gave to Adam عليه السلام: the ability to walk, talk, see, hear, touch, smell, and think. They learn that Allah gave him a smart mind and the freedom to choose between right and wrong, and that Allah Himself taught Adam عليه السلام the names of all things. Learners also hear how Allah created a loving companion for Adam عليه السلام, his wife Hawwa’ علیہا السلام, and how they lived together happily in Jannah.

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