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Worksheet: Ta'if and the Angel of the Mountains

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Chapter 10 · Worksheet

Ta'if and the Angel of the Mountains

The hardest day, and a choice of mercy

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?The Big Question

What would you do if you could get back at the people who hurt you?

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. His Answer
  2. A Cloud and an Offer
  3. Listeners at Nakhla
  4. Looking Beyond Makkah
  5. “The Hardest Day”
  6. Coming Home Under Protection

2Match the words

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

  • Thaqif ثَقِيف
  • Malak al-Jibal مَلَكُ الجِبَال
  • Jinn جِنّ
  • A Beings created by Allah from fire, whom we cannot normally see. Some believe and some do not.
  • B The Angel of the Mountains, an angel Allah put in charge of the mountains.
  • C The tribe that lived in Ta'if.
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Chapter 10 · Worksheet

Ta'if and the Angel of the Mountains

The hardest day, and a choice of mercy

3True or false?

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

  1. The leaders of Ta'if welcomed the Prophet ﷺ and accepted Islam.

    TF

  2. The Prophet ﷺ asked the Angel of the Mountains to crush the people of Ta'if.

    TF

  3. He entered Makkah again under the protection of al-Mut'im ibn Adi.

    TF

  4. He told Aishah that the day he was turned away was the worst thing his people did to him.

    TF

  5. A group of jinn listened to the Qur'an at Nakhla and believed.

    TF

4Quick quiz

Circle the best answer.

  1. Why did the Prophet ﷺ go to Ta'if?

    • ATo trade grapes
    • BTo seek support and invite its people after losing Abu Talib's protection
    • CTo visit family

  2. Which day did he call harder than Uhud?

    • AThe day of Badr
    • BThe day he was turned away by Ibn Abd Yalil
    • CThe day of the Hijrah

  3. What did he answer the Angel of the Mountains?

    • A“Crush them”
    • B“No. I hope Allah brings from their descendants people who worship Him alone”
    • C“Wait until tomorrow”

  4. Who entered Makkah's protection for him on his return, according to the historians?

    • AAbu Jahl
    • BAl-Mut'im ibn Adi
    • CAbu Lahab
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Chapter 10 · Worksheet

Ta'if and the Angel of the Mountains

The hardest day, and a choice of mercy

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

قُلۡ أُوحِيَ إِلَيَّ أَنَّهُ ٱسۡتَمَعَ نَفَرࣱ مِّنَ ٱلۡجِنِّ فَقَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا سَمِعۡنَا قُرۡءَانًا عَجَبࣰا ١ يَهۡدِيٓ إِلَى ٱلرُّشۡدِ فَـَٔامَنَّا بِهِۦۖ وَلَن نُّشۡرِكَ بِرَبِّنَآ أَحَدࣰا ٢

“Say, O Prophet: “It has been revealed to me that a group of jinn listened to the Qur'an and said: ‘Indeed, we have heard a wondrous recitation. It leads to right guidance, so we believed in it, and we will never associate anyone with our Lord.’””

Surah al-Jinn 72:1–2 · meaning in plain English

Copy the verse carefully in Arabic:

What does this verse teach you?

6Think and write

Why do you think he thought about the people of Ta'if's children and grandchildren?

Think of a time someone hurt you. What would “choosing mercy” have looked like?

?Back to the Big Question

What would you do if you could get back at the people who hurt you?

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

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Chapter 10 · Colouring page

Ta'if and the Angel of the Mountains

The hardest day, and a choice of mercy

Imagined scene: “The Hardest Day”

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

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Chapter 10 · A pattern to colour

Ta'if and the Angel of the Mountains

The hardest day, and a choice of mercy

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

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Chapter 10 · Answers for the teacher

Ta'if and the Angel of the Mountains

The hardest day, and a choice of mercy

1Story order

  1. Looking Beyond Makkah
  2. “The Hardest Day”
  3. A Cloud and an Offer
  4. His Answer
  5. Listeners at Nakhla
  6. Coming Home Under Protection

2Words

  • Thaqif → C
  • Malak al-Jibal → B
  • Jinn → A

3True or false

  1. False. They turned him away.
  2. False. He chose mercy and hoped their descendants would worship Allah alone (Bukhari 3231).
  3. True. Years later he said he would have freed the prisoners of Badr for al-Mut'im's sake.
  4. True. She asked about a day harder than Uhud, and he told her about that day (Bukhari 3231).
  5. True. Allah then revealed Surah al-Jinn (Bukhari 4921).

4Quiz

  1. B · To seek support and invite its people after losing Abu Talib's protection
  2. B · The day he was turned away by Ibn Abd Yalil
  3. B · “No. I hope Allah brings from their descendants people who worship Him alone”
  4. B · Al-Mut'im ibn Adi

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