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Worksheet: The First Believers

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Chapter 5 · Worksheet

The First Believers

A secret circle, a traveller from the desert and a call from the hill of Safa

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?The Big Question

Would you believe someone everyone else laughed at?

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.

  1. The Traveller Who Was Afraid to Ask
  2. The Call from Safa
  3. Ali and Zayd
  4. “I Am a Prophet”
  5. A Very Small Circle
  6. Abu Bakr

2Match the words

Write the letter of the right meaning next to each word.

  • Sahabah صَحَابَة
  • Da'wah دَعْوَة
  • Al-Sabiqun السَّابِقُون
  • A “The forerunners”: the earliest believers, praised in the Qur'an (9:100).
  • B Inviting people to Allah, with wisdom and good manners, never by force.
  • C The Companions: people who met the Prophet ﷺ, believed in him and died as Muslims.
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Chapter 5 · Worksheet

The First Believers

A secret circle, a traveller from the desert and a call from the hill of Safa

3True or false?

Circle T for true or F for false. Correct the false ones on the line.

  1. At first, most of the believers were rich chiefs of Quraysh.

    TF

  2. Ali hosted Abu Dharr for three days without asking him anything.

    TF

  3. The Prophet ﷺ told his daughter Fatimah that he could save her from Allah.

    TF

  4. Zayd ibn Harithah was freed by the Prophet ﷺ and treated like a son.

    TF

  5. At Safa, Quraysh said they had only ever known him to tell the truth.

    TF

4Quick quiz

Circle the best answer.

  1. Who did Ammar say were with the Prophet ﷺ at first?

    • AForty men of Quraysh
    • BFive slaves, two women and Abu Bakr
    • COnly his family

  2. Who hid Abu Dharr as a guest and took him to the Prophet ﷺ?

    • AAbu Bakr
    • BAli
    • CAl-Abbas

  3. What did the Prophet ﷺ ask Quraysh before warning them at Safa?

    • AWhether they would believe him if he said horsemen were coming
    • BWhether they would give him money
    • CWhether they would follow him to Madinah

  4. Which story is not established?

    • AAbu Lahab's angry reply
    • BThe dinner where Ali was named successor
    • CThe warning to Fatimah
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Chapter 5 · Worksheet

The First Believers

A secret circle, a traveller from the desert and a call from the hill of Safa

5From the Qur'an: read, copy, understand

وَأَنذِرۡ عَشِيرَتَكَ ٱلۡأَقۡرَبِينَ ٢١٤ وَٱخۡفِضۡ جَنَاحَكَ لِمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ ٢١٥ فَإِنۡ عَصَوۡكَ فَقُلۡ إِنِّي بَرِيٓءࣱ مِّمَّا تَعۡمَلُونَ ٢١٦

“Warn your nearest relatives, and lower your wing to the believers who follow you. If they disobey you, say: “I have nothing to do with what you do.””

Surah al-Shu'ara 26:214–216 · meaning in plain English

Copy the verse carefully in Arabic:

What does this verse teach you?

6Think and write

Why did the Prophet ﷺ ask Quraysh about the horsemen before giving his warning?

Abu Dharr was told to go home quietly, but announced his faith anyway and was beaten. What do you think of his choice?

?Back to the Big Question

Would you believe someone everyone else laughed at?

Has your answer changed? Write it again using what you learned.

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Chapter 5 · Colouring page

The First Believers

A secret circle, a traveller from the desert and a call from the hill of Safa

Imagined scene: A Very Small Circle

Colour the place where this part of the story happened. No people are shown.

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Chapter 5 · A pattern to colour

The First Believers

A secret circle, a traveller from the desert and a call from the hill of Safa

Eight-pointed stars like these decorate mosques and books across the Muslim world. Choose three colours and repeat them.

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Chapter 5 · Answers for the teacher

The First Believers

A secret circle, a traveller from the desert and a call from the hill of Safa

1Story order

  1. A Very Small Circle
  2. Abu Bakr
  3. Ali and Zayd
  4. “I Am a Prophet”
  5. The Traveller Who Was Afraid to Ask
  6. The Call from Safa

2Words

  • Sahabah → C
  • Da'wah → B
  • Al-Sabiqun → A

3True or false

  1. False. Ammar remembered five slaves, two women and Abu Bakr (Bukhari 3857).
  2. True. Then he quietly led him to the Prophet ﷺ (Bukhari 3861).
  3. False. He said: “Ask me for whatever you want of my wealth, but I cannot save you from Allah.”
  4. True. People even called him “Zayd ibn Muhammad” until 33:5 was revealed.
  5. True. “We have only ever known you to tell the truth” (Bukhari 4770).

4Quiz

  1. B · Five slaves, two women and Abu Bakr
  2. B · Ali
  3. A · Whether they would believe him if he said horsemen were coming
  4. B · The dinner where Ali was named successor

Questions 5 and 6 have no single right answer. Look for answers that use details from the chapter.