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?The Big Question
Who looks after a child who has lost his parents?
Write your first answer now. You will come back to it at the end.
1Put the story in order
Number the parts of the chapter from 1 to 6, in the order they happen.
- The Day the Children Ran
- A Shepherd Boy
- Many Mothers
- Tears Are Allowed
- A Grave at al-Abwa
- A Grandfather and an Uncle
2Match the words
Write the letter of the right meaning next to each word.
- Yatim يَتِيم
- Sabr صَبْر
- Banu بَنُو
- A “The children of”: used for a family or tribe, as in Banu Hashim or Banu Sa'd.
- B An orphan: a child whose father has died.
- C Patience: staying steady and obedient to Allah in hard times, even while feeling sad.
3True or false?
Circle T for true or F for false. Correct the false ones on the line.
When Jibril opened his chest, the other children ran crying that he had been killed.
TFAfter his grandfather died, his uncle Abu Talib became his guardian.
TFThe Prophet ﷺ taught that a strong believer never cries.
TFHis mother Aminah died in Makkah.
TFHalimah, his best-known nursing mother, was from the tribe of Banu Sa'd.
TF
4Quick quiz
Circle the best answer.
Where did his mother Aminah die?
- AIn Makkah
- BAt al-Abwa, on the way back from Yathrib
- CIn the desert of Banu Sa'd
Who became his guardian after his grandfather died?
- AAbu Lahab
- BAbu Talib
- CAbu Bakr
What work did he do as a young man?
- AHe looked after sheep for the people of Makkah
- BHe built houses
- CHe was a soldier
What did he say when his son Ibrahim died?
- AStrong people never cry
- BThe eyes shed tears and the heart is sad, but we only say what pleases our Lord
- CNothing at all
5From the Qur'an: read, copy, understand
أَلَمۡ يَجِدۡكَ يَتِيمࣰا فَـَٔاوَىٰ ٦ وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلࣰّا فَهَدَىٰ ٧ وَوَجَدَكَ عَآئِلࣰا فَأَغۡنَىٰ ٨
“Did He not find you an orphan and give you shelter? Did He not find you unaware of the way and guide you? Did He not find you in need and make you free of need?”
Surah al-Duha 93:6–8 · meaning in plain English
Copy the verse carefully in Arabic:
What does this verse teach you?
6Think and write
How might growing up as an orphan and a shepherd have prepared him for what came later?
Is it a weakness to cry when you are sad? What does the Prophet's ﷺ example say?
?Back to the Big Question
Who looks after a child who has lost his parents?
Has your answer changed? Write it again using what you learned.
Imagined scene: A Grandfather and an Uncle
Colour the place where this part of the story happened. No people are shown.
Eight-pointed stars like these decorate mosques and books across the Muslim world. Choose three colours and repeat them.
1Story order
- Many Mothers
- The Day the Children Ran
- A Grave at al-Abwa
- A Grandfather and an Uncle
- A Shepherd Boy
- Tears Are Allowed
2Words
- Yatim → B
- Sabr → C
- Banu → A
3True or false
- True. They found him alive, though pale (Muslim 162).
- True. Abu Talib loved him and protected him for the rest of his life.
- False. He wept, and said: “The eyes shed tears and the heart is sad, but we only say what pleases our Lord.”
- False. She died at al-Abwa, on the way back from Yathrib.
- True. Historians name her as Halimah of Banu Sa'd.
4Quiz
- B · At al-Abwa, on the way back from Yathrib
- B · Abu Talib
- A · He looked after sheep for the people of Makkah
- B · The eyes shed tears and the heart is sad, but we only say what pleases our Lord
Questions 5 and 6 have no single right answer. Look for answers that use details from the chapter.