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1.2 Selected Chapters (Surah)

Islamic Religious Education · Grade 7 · 12 lessons in the design

What this covers

  • Reading Surah Ad-Dhuha (Qur'an 93:1-11) correctly
  • Meaning of Surah Ad-Dhuha (93:1-11)
  • Lessons from Surah Ad-Dhuha
  • Applying Ad-Dhuha: orphans, the needy, and proclaiming Allah's bounties
  • Reading Surah Al-Balad (Qur'an 90:1-20) correctly
  • Meaning of Surah Al-Balad (90:1-20)
  • Lessons from Surah Al-Balad
  • Applying Al-Balad: the steep path, patience and compassion

What you will be able to do

  • read Surah Ad-Dhuha (Q.93:1-11) and Surah Al-Balad (Q.90:1-20) correctly for spiritual nourishment
  • explain the meaning of Surah Ad-Dhuha (Q.93:1-11) and Surah Al-Balad (Q.90:1-20)
  • deduce the lessons of Surah Ad-Dhuha and Surah Al-Balad for application in daily life
  • apply the teachings of the selected surahs in daily life to earn rewards from Allah
  • appreciate the teachings of the selected surahs as a guide in daily life

Key questions

“What lessons do Muslims learn from the selected surah?”

“How can a Muslim apply the teachings of the selected surah?”

Lessons

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  1. Reading Surah Ad-Dhuha correctly
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Correct recitation of Qur'an 93:1-11, with the occasion of revelation and respect for the mushaf.
  2. Meaning of Ad-Dhuha 93:1-5
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Oaths of morning and night, and Allah's consolation: not forsaken, the Hereafter better, the Lord will give.
  3. Meaning of Ad-Dhuha 93:6-11
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Past favours: orphan sheltered, guided, made sufficient; then commands: do not oppress, do not repel, proclaim the bounty.
  4. Lessons from Surah Ad-Dhuha
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Deducing lessons: trust in hardship, hope in the Akhirah, care for orphans and the needy, thanks for bounties, humility.
  5. Applying Ad-Dhuha: care for orphans
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Dramatising 93:6 and 93:9: how a Grade 7 learner in Kenya refuses oppression and practises care.
  6. Applying Ad-Dhuha: the needy and Allah's bounties
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Dramatising 93:10-11: do not repel the one who asks; proclaim favours with thanks, sharing and humility to parents.
  7. Reading Surah Al-Balad correctly
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Correct recitation of Qur'an 90:1-20, with the name, the city, and a first map of the surah.
  8. Meaning of Al-Balad 90:1-10
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Oath by Makkah, man created in hardship, the boast of spending, and the gifts of eyes, tongue and two ways.
  9. Meaning of Al-Balad 90:11-20
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    The steep path defined: freeing, feeding, orphan of near kin, needy in misery, then iman, patience, compassion, and two parties.
  10. Lessons from Surah Al-Balad
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Deducing lessons: toil is real, Allah sees, use gifts well, climb the steep path, iman with mercy, two ends.
  11. Applying the steep path in daily life
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Grade 7 applications of 90:13-17 in Kenya: share food, care for a near orphan, mercy, patience, refuse cruelty.
  12. Living Ad-Dhuha and Al-Balad
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Review and appreciation: recite, mean, and live both surahs in one Kenyan week of comfort, thanks and the steep path.