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Worksheet: Faith Under Pressure

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Chapter 6 · Worksheet

Faith Under Pressure

How Makkah tried to break the believers, and why it failed

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?The Big Question

What keeps a person steady when everyone is against them?

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 Blacksmith's Unpaid Bill
  2. Night Prayer
  3. “Will You Not Pray for Us?”
  4. “If He Does, I Will Trample His Neck”
  5. A House near Safa
  6. Filth on His Back

2Match the words

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

  • Thabat ثَبَات
  • Shahid شَهِيد
  • Qiyam al-Layl قِيَام اللَّيْل
  • A Steadfastness: staying firm on what is right under pressure.
  • B Standing in prayer at night.
  • C A martyr: a believer killed for the sake of Allah.
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Chapter 6 · Worksheet

Faith Under Pressure

How Makkah tried to break the believers, and why it failed

3True or false?

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

  1. At first, night prayer was required for a whole year.

    TF

  2. His daughter Fatimah pulled the filth off his back.

    TF

  3. The Qur'an told Sa'd to stop speaking to his mother.

    TF

  4. Abu Jahl managed to put his foot on the Prophet's ﷺ neck.

    TF

  5. The Prophet ﷺ promised Khabbab that Allah would complete this matter.

    TF

4Quick quiz

Circle the best answer.

  1. What did Abu Jahl see when he tried to attack the Prophet ﷺ in prayer?

    • ASoldiers with swords
    • BA ditch of fire, terror and wings
    • CNothing; he simply changed his mind

  2. Who removed the filth from the Prophet's ﷺ back?

    • AAbu Bakr
    • BHis daughter Fatimah
    • CKhadijah

  3. What did the Qur'an tell Sa'd about his mother?

    • AObey her in everything
    • BStop speaking to her
    • CDo not obey her in worshipping others, but keep her company with kindness

  4. Why did Abu Bakr give back Ibn al-Dughunnah's protection?

    • ABecause he was told to stop reciting the Qur'an in the open
    • BBecause he moved to Madinah
    • CBecause he became rich
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Chapter 6 · Worksheet

Faith Under Pressure

How Makkah tried to break the believers, and why it failed

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

أَحَسِبَ ٱلنَّاسُ أَن يُتۡرَكُوٓاْ أَن يَقُولُوٓاْ ءَامَنَّا وَهُمۡ لَا يُفۡتَنُونَ ٢ وَلَقَدۡ فَتَنَّا ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡۖ فَلَيَعۡلَمَنَّ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ صَدَقُواْ وَلَيَعۡلَمَنَّ ٱلۡكَٰذِبِينَ ٣

“Do people think they will be left alone to say “We believe” and not be tested? We tested those before them, and Allah will surely make known those who are truthful and those who are liars.”

Surah al-'Ankabut 29:2–3 · meaning in plain English

Copy the verse carefully in Arabic:

What does this verse teach you?

6Think and write

The Prophet ﷺ told Khabbab, “You are in a hurry.” What did he mean?

What would you say to a friend who is pressured by family about something they believe is right?

?Back to the Big Question

What keeps a person steady when everyone is against them?

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

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Chapter 6 · Colouring page

Faith Under Pressure

How Makkah tried to break the believers, and why it failed

Imagined scene: Night Prayer

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

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Chapter 6 · A pattern to colour

Faith Under Pressure

How Makkah tried to break the believers, and why it failed

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

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Chapter 6 · Answers for the teacher

Faith Under Pressure

How Makkah tried to break the believers, and why it failed

1Story order

  1. Night Prayer
  2. A House near Safa
  3. “If He Does, I Will Trample His Neck”
  4. Filth on His Back
  5. The Blacksmith's Unpaid Bill
  6. “Will You Not Pray for Us?”

2Words

  • Thabat → A
  • Shahid → C
  • Qiyam al-Layl → B

3True or false

  1. True. Then the end of Surah al-Muzzammil made it voluntary (Muslim 746).
  2. True. She came running, removed it and turned on the men who had done it (Bukhari 3854).
  3. False. Do not obey in worshipping others, “but keep their company in this world with kindness” (31:15).
  4. False. He turned back, saying he saw a ditch of fire, terror and wings (Muslim 2797).
  5. True. “…until a rider travels from San'a to Hadramawt fearing nobody but Allah” (Bukhari 3612).

4Quiz

  1. B · A ditch of fire, terror and wings
  2. B · His daughter Fatimah
  3. C · Do not obey her in worshipping others, but keep her company with kindness
  4. A · Because he was told to stop reciting the Qur'an in the open

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