Faatimah and the Friends

Ask our children:

1. Can a Muslim have a friend who is not a Muslim?

2. Why is it important to have the right friends?

Now tell them the story:

There was once a girl named Faatimah who lived in a block of flats. Faatimah had no brothers and sisters, but because she had so many neighbours in all the different flats, she was never bored. She loved going from flat-to-flat, playing with all her friends. There was Hassaanah, and Saalihah, and Humairah and Aakifah and so many others!

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Suhail and Salaah

As our children:

1. Is it important to read salaah?

2. When should we start reading our salaah?

3. Is it fine to miss our salaah?

Now tell them the story:

There was once a boy named Suhail who had very kind and caring parents. They loved him a lot and always looked after him and cared for him. But, his parents had one very big weakness – they were not very particular about their salaah.

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Ja’far and the Junk Food

Ask our children:

1. What is junk food?

2. What is healthy food?

3. Should we eat healthy food or junk food?

Now tell them the story:

There was once a little boy named Ja’far. He was very clever, and had very good manners – but he had one BIG problem. His problem was that he only wanted to eat junk food!

For breakfast, he would sometimes have chocolate milkshake and chocolate cake. For lunch, he would sometimes have fried chips and a burger, and for supper, he liked to eat waffles with ice cream! Whatever meal it was, he only liked to eat junk food!

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Wasteful Waheedah

Ask our children:

1. Is wasting allowed in Islam?

2. What happens if a person is wasteful?

3. Why must we be good Muslims?

Now tell them the story:

Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Waheedah. She had good manners and was also very helpful. Whenever her mother needed anything, she would shout out, “Waheedah!” and she would come running, ready to help her mother. But, Waheedah had one weakness – she was very wasteful.

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Tantrum Tasneem

Ask our children:

1. What does it mean to tantrum?

2. Why do children tantrum?

3. Is it good to tantrum or bad?

4. What should we do if we have a tantrum?

Now tell them the story:

There was once a little girl named Tasneem. She had parents who loved her and a brother and sister who were always kind to her and shared their things with her. However, there was one problem – if Tasneem did not get what she wanted, when she wanted, and how she wanted, then she would have a HUGE tantrum! She would scream, shout and cry so loudly that the neighbours would hear her, the birds would fly away and even the dogs would become scared and start to whine!

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