The Fighting Family

Ask our children:

1. Should brothers and sisters fight with one another?

2. If we have a fight with our brother or sister, what should we do?

3. Is Allah Ta‘ala happy or unhappy with us when we fight?

Now tell them the story:

Once upon a time, there were two sisters and a brother named Hawwaa, Faatimah and Muhammad. They lived together in a huge house, full of toys and interesting things to play with, and they loved to play together, BUT they were always fighting with each other.

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Kareema and the Corona

Ask our children:

1. Where do sicknesses come from?

2. Who cures us when we are sick?

3. What should we do when we are sick?

Now tell them the story:

One day, Kareema was sitting in class when her teacher called out, “Listen up everyone! I have an announcement to make!” The entire class became quiet and all the girls listened very carefully to what the teacher was going to say.

The teacher said, “As many of you may have heard, there is a new sickness named the ‘Coronavirus’. This sickness is spreading through the whole world and thousands of people are becoming sick. We don’t want all of you falling ill, so school will be closed from tomorrow.”

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Basheer and the Beggar

Ask our children:

1. How should we treat beggars?

2. Is it fine to laugh at people and make fun of them?

Now tell them the story:

“Knock knock! Knock knock!” There was a knock at the door! “Basheer! Go and see who it is!” Basheer’s mother called out. “Jee mummy!” replied Basheer. He went to the door, opened it and saw a dirty and smelly man standing before him. He was wearing ragged, torn clothing, and his toes were poking out of holes in his shoes. The man saw young Basheer and asked softly, “Young man! Can you please give me something to eat? I’m very hungry, and I don’t have any food!”

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Nabeel and the Nightmare

Ask your children:

1. What should we do when we see a nightmare?

2. Are witches, wizards and people who do magic good people or bad people?

3. Before we sleep, what should we read for protection?

Now tell them the story:

Nabeel was a little boy who was fascinated with magic! He liked to read stories about wicked witches and evil wizards. In fact, he liked magic so much that he would read story books about magic every night before sleeping.

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Gentle Jameelah

Ask your children:

1. How should a Muslim treat creatures and animals?

2. Is it correct to hurt and kill creatures for no reason?

Now tell them the story:

Once upon a time, there was a girl named Jameelah. Jameelah was very kind to people, but she was very cruel to animals. If Jameelah found any animal or creature, she would try to hurt it and cause pain to it.

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