Assalamu’ Alaikum, and Peace Be Upon You!

My name is Fatima Khan, and I am a 12 year old girl living in the beautiful city of Toronto, Canada. I live with my parents and my two elder sisters. I am also a Muslimah, which means I follow the religion of Islam. It plays a very important role in my life! 

I wake up early in the morning before sunrise tostart my day with prayers. As Muslims, we prayfive times a day: The first is in the early morning,the second is around noon, the third is in the afternoon, the fourth is in the evening, andlastly, the fifth is before bedtime. Before I pray,I make ‘wudu’ (ablution), where I wash my hands, face, elbows, and feet, so that I am cleanbefore offering my prayers. We pray to thankAllah for all the wonderful things we are given,and to sometimes ask for a little more. I usuallylike to ask for a brand new bike! 

After praying in the morning, I quickly get ready for school and go downstairs to eat breakfast. I love to eat cereal and drink a warm glass of chocolate milk in the morning. Then I wear my jacket and take the bus to school. After I come home from school, I first change and wash my hands, then I make ‘wudu’ before offering my prayers once again.  After I complete my homework, my family sits down for dinner where we eat, laugh, and share what we did during the day with each other. 

After dinner, we usually like to sit together in the living room, where my Dad reads to us a story from the Quran. The Quran is the religious book of Islam, and in it, there are lots of amazing stories and lessons on the best way for a person to live their life. The Quran tells us to be kind to others, to respect our parents and elders, to work hard, and to always be thankful for everything we are blessed with.

When I sit in the living room with my parents and sisters, it is my favourite time out of the whole day because I feel the happiest when we are all together! 

After that, it is time to get ready for bed. And that’s how I spend my day!

1.How old is Fatima and where does she live? __________________________________________2.How many people are there in her family and is she the youngest?______________________________________________________3.What is their religion?___________________________________________4.When does she wake up?____________________________________________5.What is the first thing Fatima does after waking up?____________________________________________6.What does she make before every prayer?____________________________________________7.How does Fatima make the Wudu (ablution)?____________________________________________8.Why does she pray?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________9.What does she like to have for breakfast?_________________________________________________________10. Does she live near the school? Justify?_________________________________________________________11. What does she do after coming home from school?_________________________________________________________12. What does she do before and during dinner?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________13. Who reads stories from the Quran?_________________________________________________________14. What is the Quran? _________________________________________________________15. What is in the Holy Book?_________________________________________________________16. What does the Quran tell Muslims to be?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________17. When is Fatima’s favourite time of the day? Why?__________________________________________________________

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Be grateful ___________ Beautiful ____________ Request ____________ Fantastic ___________ Gentle _____________

Finish ______________ Dirty ______________ Upstairs ____________ Sunset _____________ Rough ____________ Disrespect _________ Slowly _____________ Alone _____________

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1. What is Islam?2. Who is Allah?3. What is the Quran?4. Who is a Muslim?5. How many times does a Muslim

pray in a day?

( ) It is a record of the exact words revealed by God through the Angel Gabriel to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Not one word has been changed over the centuries.

( ) A person who believes in and consciously follows Islam.

( ) It is an important part of Islam. Muslims perform their prayers 5 times a day.

( ) It is both a religion and a complete way of life as taught by the Quran.

( ) HE created everything and is the only being worthy of worship. Many people worship and obey idols. Muslims only worship Allah.

( ) Prayer is a basic duty of a Muslim.( ) The prayer is to be held 5 times a day.( ) When we meet Muslims we say to them “Hello!”.( ) “Allah” is the Arabic name for God.

1. She goes to school in the morning.______________________________2. Fatima finishes her homework before dinner.______________________________3. Fatima’s father usually reads a story from the Quran before bedtime.______________________________4. Good Muslims eat healthy food.______________________________

1. Muslims drink alcohol._____________________

2. Fatima plays video games._____________________

3. Muslims worship idols._____________________

1. How old is Fatima and where she lives?She is 12 and lives in Toronto, Canada.

2. How many people are there in her family and she is the youngest?There are five people. Yes, she is.

3. What is their religion?They are Muslims.

4. When does she wake up?She wakes up before sunrise.

5. What is the first thing Fatima does after waking up?She prays.

6. What does she make before every prayer?She makes wudu (ablution)

7. How does Fatima make the wudu (ablution)?She washes her hands, face, elbows and feet.

8. Why does she pray?She prays to thank Allah for all the wonderful things we are given and sometimes she asks for a little more.

9. What does she like to have for breakfast?She likes to eat cereal and drink a warm glass of chocolate milk.

10.Does she live near the school? Justify?No, she doesn’t. She takes a bus to go to school.

11.What does she do after coming home from school?She first changes and washes her hands, then she makes ‘wudu’ before offering her prayers once again.

12.What does she do before and during dinner?She completes her homework before dinner and then she sits down for dinner with her family where they eat, laugh, and share what they did during the day with each other. 

13.Who reads stories from the Quran? Her father.14.What is the Quran according to Fatima?

The Quran is the religious book of Islam.15.What is in the Holy Book?

There are lots of amazing stories and lessons on the best way for a person to live their life.16.What does the Quran tell Muslims to be?

The Quran tells Muslims to be kind to others, to respect parents and elders, to work hard, and to always be thankful for everything that they are blessed with.

17.When is Fatima’s favourite time of the day? Why?When she sits in the living room with her parents and sisters because she feels the happiest when they are all together! 

Answer Key:

Be thankful – wonderful – ask for – amazing – kind – Start – clean – downstairs – sunrise – kind – respect – quickly – together.Always – usually – sometimes.T –T –F –TMuslims don’t drink alcohol. - Fatma doesn’t play video games. - Muslims don’t worship idols.3 – 4 - 5 – 1 – 2Does she go to school in the morning?Does she finish her homework before dinner?Does Fatima’s father usually read a story from the Quran before bedtime?Do Good Muslims eat healthy food?