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Worksheet: Hamzah, Umar and a Sign in the Sky

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Chapter 8 · Worksheet

Hamzah, Umar and a Sign in the Sky

Two strong men join the believers, and the moon splits in two

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?The Big Question

Can a person who is against you today be on your side tomorrow?

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 Uncle Who Stood Up
  2. A Prayer for One of Two Men
  3. A Crowd at the Door
  4. The Night the Moon Split
  5. “We Have Been Strong Since”
  6. The Man Who Tied Up a Muslim

2Match the words

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

  • Mursal مُرْسَل
  • Jiwar جِوَار
  • Ayah آيَة
  • A A sign from Allah. The same word is used for a verse of the Qur'an.
  • B Protection: a powerful person declares that someone is under his care, and no one may harm him.
  • C A report where a later narrator skips the person he heard it from, so the chain is broken.
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Chapter 8 · Worksheet

Hamzah, Umar and a Sign in the Sky

Two strong men join the believers, and the moon splits in two

3True or false?

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

  1. Hamzah was the Prophet's ﷺ uncle and also his foster brother.

    TF

  2. The Prophet ﷺ prayed that Allah would honour Islam through Abu Jahl or Umar.

    TF

  3. Everyone who saw the moon split believed straight away.

    TF

  4. Umar once tied up Sa'id ibn Zayd because of Islam.

    TF

  5. Al-As ibn Wa'il sent the angry crowd away from Umar's house.

    TF

4Quick quiz

Circle the best answer.

  1. How was Hamzah related to the Prophet ﷺ?

    • AHe was his cousin
    • BHe was his uncle, and also his foster brother
    • CHe was his grandfather

  2. What did the Prophet ﷺ pray about Abu Jahl and Umar?

    • AThat both would be punished
    • BThat Allah would honour Islam through whichever of them He loved more
    • CThat they would leave Makkah

  3. Who protected Umar from the crowd?

    • AAbu Talib
    • BHamzah
    • CAl-As ibn Wa'il

  4. How did the deniers react when they saw the moon split?

    • AThey all believed
    • BThey turned away and called it magic
    • CThey left Makkah
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Chapter 8 · Worksheet

Hamzah, Umar and a Sign in the Sky

Two strong men join the believers, and the moon splits in two

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

ٱقۡتَرَبَتِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ وَٱنشَقَّ ٱلۡقَمَرُ ١ وَإِن يَرَوۡاْ ءَايَةࣰ يُعۡرِضُواْ وَيَقُولُواْ سِحۡرࣱ مُّسۡتَمِرࣱّ‏ ٢

“The Hour has drawn near and the moon was split in two. Yet whenever they see a sign, they turn away, saying, “Same old magic!””

Surah al-Qamar 54:1–2 · meaning in plain English

Copy the verse carefully in Arabic:

What does this verse teach you?

6Think and write

Why do you think Ibn Mas'ud said “We have been strong ever since Umar became a Muslim”?

The people of Makkah saw the moon split and still turned away. What can stop a person from accepting something true?

?Back to the Big Question

Can a person who is against you today be on your side tomorrow?

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

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Chapter 8 · Colouring page

Hamzah, Umar and a Sign in the Sky

Two strong men join the believers, and the moon splits in two

Imagined scene: The Uncle Who Stood Up

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

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Chapter 8 · A pattern to colour

Hamzah, Umar and a Sign in the Sky

Two strong men join the believers, and the moon splits in two

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

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Chapter 8 · Answers for the teacher

Hamzah, Umar and a Sign in the Sky

Two strong men join the believers, and the moon splits in two

1Story order

  1. The Uncle Who Stood Up
  2. A Prayer for One of Two Men
  3. The Man Who Tied Up a Muslim
  4. A Crowd at the Door
  5. “We Have Been Strong Since”
  6. The Night the Moon Split

2Words

  • Mursal → C
  • Jiwar → B
  • Ayah → A

3True or false

  1. True. As babies they were fed by the same woman (Bukhari 2645).
  2. True. The more beloved of the two to Allah was Umar (Tirmidhi 3681).
  3. False. Many turned away and called it magic (54:2).
  4. True. Sa'id remembered it in the mosque of Kufa (Bukhari 3862).
  5. True. “There is no way to him,” he said, and the crowd went home (Bukhari 3864).

4Quiz

  1. B · He was his uncle, and also his foster brother
  2. B · That Allah would honour Islam through whichever of them He loved more
  3. C · Al-As ibn Wa'il
  4. B · They turned away and called it magic

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