Adam (AS)

Day 3:

Apart from a recap of what we learnt in the earlier two classes, we did this.

I explained the meaning of Ta'awwudh. We spoke about the word protection. I also asked them if they knew who the devil was. I told them that we sometimes do naughty things or at least feel inclined towards doing something which is not right because the devil or shaitaan is whispering in our ear and coaxing us into doing wrong. He acts like he is our friend but he is not. He is tricking us and we must not be tricked! So to protect ourselves from him Allah has taught us these awesome words which would help in driving him away.

I must add here that I had not planned on any explanation to Ta'awwudh but Alhamdulillah while I explained it to them, the import of those words made such an impression on me that I was amazed at this process we call teaching.

Similarly, we spoke about the two attributes of Allah mentioned in Tasmiyah.

I told them the story of Adam (AS) being created, being moulded from clay. To explain moudling, I gave each of them homemade play dough to mould. It was an activity right in the middle of the story!

The activity proved to be a big hit and the kids didn't want to stop. One little boy wanted to make accessories like shoes, a hat and buttons! :)

Here is the link for the fabulous homemade play dough recipe.