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?The Big Question
How does a person earn a name like “the Trustworthy”?
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.
- Alone in the Cave
- A Name Everyone Knew
- A Pact for the Wronged
- Two Men Who Stood Apart
- Rebuilding the Ka'bah
- Khadijah
2Match the words
Write the letter of the right meaning next to each word.
- Al-Amin الأَمِين
- Sidq صِدْق
- Fitrah فِطْرَة
- A The natural sense, given by Allah to every person, that He is One.
- B The Trustworthy: the name Quraysh gave him before Islam.
- C Truthfulness: being honest in what you say and do.
3True or false?
Circle T for true or F for false. Correct the false ones on the line.
Abu Sufyan, an enemy at the time, admitted that Muhammad ﷺ had never been accused of lying.
TFZayd ibn Amr ate meat that was sacrificed to idols.
TFThe clans lifted the Black Stone together on a cloth.
TFHe was about forty when he married Khadijah.
TFHe said he would break the Hilf al-Fudul pact for a herd of red camels.
TF
4Quick quiz
Circle the best answer.
What name did Quraysh give him before Islam?
- AAl-Amin, the Trustworthy
- BThe Shepherd
- CThe Wise
What did he say about the pact he joined as a young man?
- AHe regretted it
- BHe would not break it even for red camels
- CIt ended when Islam came
How did he settle the dispute over the Black Stone?
- AHe placed it himself without asking anyone
- BEvery clan held the edge of a cloth and lifted it together
- CHe chose the strongest clan
Where did he go to worship alone before the revelation?
- AThe cave of Hira
- BThe cave of Thawr
- CTa'if
6Think and write
Why did Abu Sufyan, an enemy at the time, still admit that Muhammad ﷺ never lied?
What is one thing people already trust you with? What could make them trust you more?
?Back to the Big Question
How does a person earn a name like “the Trustworthy”?
Has your answer changed? Write it again using what you learned.
Irtaqi · Seerah for kids
Chapter 3 · Colouring page
The Trustworthy
Work, marriage and a name everyone trusted
Imagined scene: A Pact for the Wronged
Colour the place where this part of the story happened. No people are shown.
Irtaqi · Seerah for kids
Chapter 3 · A pattern to colour
The Trustworthy
Work, marriage and a name everyone trusted
Eight-pointed stars like these decorate mosques and books across the Muslim world. Choose three colours and repeat them.
Irtaqi · Seerah for kids
Chapter 3 · Answers for the teacher
The Trustworthy
Work, marriage and a name everyone trusted
1Story order
- A Name Everyone Knew
- A Pact for the Wronged
- Two Men Who Stood Apart
- Khadijah
- Rebuilding the Ka'bah
- Alone in the Cave
2Words
- Al-Amin → B
- Sidq → C
- Fitrah → A
3True or false
- True. He had to answer “No” when Heraclius asked him (Bukhari 7).
- False. He refused, saying Allah created the sheep and sent down the rain for it.
- True. Every clan held an edge, and he set it in its place with his own hands.
- False. He was about twenty-five.
- False. He said he would not break it, even for the finest red camels.
4Quiz
- A · Al-Amin, the Trustworthy
- B · He would not break it even for red camels
- B · Every clan held the edge of a cloth and lifted it together
- A · The cave of Hira
Questions 5 and 6 have no single right answer. Look for answers that use details from the chapter.