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