the little mu'mins project template
DESCRIPTION
HOW IT WORKSParents first download, and print one of the "Little Mu'min" templates from our gallery. Each mu'min comes with their own prayer rug, hasanat journal, Qur'an, and minature kabba. Each child will color and cut out their chosen character, and fold each so they can fit into a standard sized envelope. You can print out as many or as little as you like, each one is made to be foldable so they can travel to visit friends and family in the mail. Some parents may choose to send two mu'mins to some friends in California and another two to some relatives overseas. They can travel as often and as far as you would like. ARRANGING EXCHANGESThe best way to arrange exchanges is through registering a free account at our Little Mu'min Group through http://islamichomeschool.edu20.org/. When you post on our discussion board, please add a hyphen after your name followed by your title, for example Umm Matthew - Home Schooler. This is so we can tell you apart from spammers who use automated tools to create fake accounts so they can post spam. This suffix will prevent your name from being removed as a suspected spammer.SENDINGPut the senders name and return address on the back of each Little Mu'min, just in case one gets lost, they can be returned back to you.Select a contact from our discussion board and make contact them directly to see how many they need and to get their mailing address.RECIEVING Each Little Mu'min is like a guest in your home. Be sure to take them on outings, have children put them next to the prayer mats while they pray, children can even pretend to teach the Little Mu'min various Surahs they have memorized. Have each child write down the good deeds they have done in the hasanat journal, along with places visited, and their favorite surahs. If they can, write down the surah to help the Little Mu'min become a "hafiz". Be sure to take photographs and share these in the blog section of our group. Children can write letters back to the Little Mu'mins' family or send back different souviners and/or information from the your local area, state or country.Once the visit is over, be sure to return the Little Mu'min back to the return address located on the back of the Little Mu'min. BLOGSOur group has a blog section so families can share their experiences, photographs, ideas, and lessons learned from the project. Please join us at: http://islamichomeschool.edu20.org/group/show/15626TRANSCRIPT
مؤمن
The Holy
Qur’an
القيوم هو الحي ال إله إال هللا
ال تأخذه سنة وال نوم له ما
اموات وما يف األرض من يف الس
بإذنه ذا الذي يشفع عنده إال
يعلم ما بني أيديهم وما
ء من خلفهم وال يحيطون بيش
مبا شاء وسع كرسيه علمه إال
اموات واألرض وال يئوده الس
العظيم حفظهام وهو العيل
القيوم هو الحي ال إله إال هللا
ال تأخذه سنة وال نوم له ما
اموات وما يف األرض من يف الس
بإذنه ذا الذي يشفع عنده إال
يعلم ما بني أيديهم وما
ء من خلفهم وال يحيطون بيش
مبا شاء وسع كرسيه علمه إال
اموات واألرض وال يئوده الس
العظيم حفظهام وهو العيل
Fold the mu’min so
that side B folds in
front of side A
A
B
C
Now fold side C so
the yellow line is
forward towards his
feet.
A
B
Cut and fold the Holy
Qur’an so that side A
is back to back with
side B. Glue then fold
along line C.
C
knees
Return Address:
Glue on his back or under
inside the hasanat journal.
HOW IT WORKS—Parents first download, and print one of the "Li le Mu'min" templates from our gallery. Each mu'min
comes with their own prayer rug, hasanat journal, Qur'an, and minature kabba. Each child will color and cut out their
chosen character, and fold each so they can fit into a standard sized envelope.
You can print out as many or as li le as you like, each one is made to be foldable so they can travel to visit friends and
family in the mail. Some parents may choose to send two mu'mins to some friends in California and another two to
some rela ves overseas. They can travel as o en and as far as you would like.
ARRANGING EXCHANGES— The best way to arrange exchanges is through registering a free account at our Li le
Mu'min Group through h p://islamichomeschool.edu20.org/. When you post on our discussion board, please add a
hyphen a er your name followed by your tle, for example Umm Ma hew ‐ Home Schooler. This is so we can tell you
apart from spammers who use automated tools to create fake accounts so they can post spam. This suffix will prevent
your name from being removed as a suspected spammer.
Please register using the word “student”
SENDING— Put the senders name and return address on the back of each Li le Mu'min, just in case one gets lost, they
can be returned back to you. Select a contact from our discussion board and make contact them directly to see how
many they need and to get their mailing address.
RECIEVING—Each Li le Mu'min is like a guest in your home. Be sure to take them on ou ngs, have children put them
next to the prayer mats while they pray, children can even pretend to teach the Li le Mu'min various Surahs they have
memorized.
Have each child write down the good deeds they have done in the hasanat journal, along with places visited, and their
favorite surahs. If they can, write down the surah to help the Li le Mu'min become a "hafiz". Be sure to take photo‐
graphs and share these in the blog sec on of our group. Children can write le ers back to the Li le Mu'mins' family or
send back different souviners and/or informa on from the your local area, state or country.
Once the visit is over, be sure to return the Li le Mu'min back to the return address located on the back of the Li le
Mu'min.
BLOGS—Our group has a blog sec on so families can share their experiences, photographs, ideas, and lessons learned
from the project.
This project was founded as a collabora ve effort by Habeebee Homeschooling and
Islamic Homeschooling On a Budget.
THE LITTLE MU’MINS PROJECT
h p://islamichomeschool.edu20.org/group/show/15626
The Holy
Quran
ال إله إأل هللا وحده ال رشيك
له، له الملك و له الحمد، وهو
ء قدير يش عىل كل
ذلك الكتاب ال ريب فيه
هدى لـلمتقني
القيوم هو الحي ال إله إال هللا
ال تأخذه سنة وال نوم له ما
اموات وما يف األرض من يف الس
بإذنه ذا الذي يشفع عنده إال
يعلم ما بني أيديهم وما
ء من خلفهم وال يحيطون بيش
مبا شاء وسع كرسيه علمه إال
اموات واألرض وال يئوده الس
العظيم حفظهام وهو العيل
Fold the mu’min so
that side B folds in
front of side A
Now fold side C so
the yellow line is
forward towards his
feet.
A
B
C knees
Return Address:
Glue on her back or under
inside the hasanat journal.
The Holy
Quran
ال إله إأل هللا وحده ال رشيك
له، له الملك و له الحمد، وهو
ء قدير يش عىل كل
ذلك الكتاب ال ريب فيه
هدى لـلمتقني
القيوم هو الحي ال إله إال هللا
ال تأخذه سنة وال نوم له ما
اموات وما يف األرض من يف الس
بإذنه ذا الذي يشفع عنده إال
يعلم ما بني أيديهم وما
ء من خلفهم وال يحيطون بيش
مبا شاء وسع كرسيه علمه إال
اموات واألرض وال يئوده الس
العظيم حفظهام وهو العيل
Fold the mu’min so
that side B folds in
front of side A
Now fold side C so
the yellow line is
forward towards his
feet.
A
B
C knees
Return Address:
Glue on her back or under
inside the hasanat journal.
تسنا
ح
Will you pray with m
e? Can
you please take photos of us praying together ?
ركمبا
د عي
BACK
FRONT
isla
mic
ho
mes
cho
ol.e
du
20
.org
The
Arabic
word
'Islam'
mean
s
submission and obedience, an
d derives
from a word m
ean
ing 'peace'.
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LINE
What is hasan
at?
When a good deed is done a M
uslim
gains posi
ve points called hasan
at or
thaw
ab. When a
person is brought
before G
od f
or judgm
ents their good
deeds will be weighed‐up against their
bad
deeds (ithim
)
islamichomeschool.edu20.org
INSTRUCTIONS
1. For each good deed you an
d the
mu’m
in do together, write each deed
into the pages
of
the hasan
at
journal.
2. Write down your favorite Surah or
Ayat to hep this m
u’m
in become
hafi
z.
3. Write down the places you visited or
add your own stamp.
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Passport to Jan
nah
Where does this M
u'm
in wan
t to go?
Every mu'm
in wan
ts to go
to Jannah
.
But for our mu'm
in to be able to go to
Jannah
they must learn ab
out
good
deeds. They m
ust also do good deeds
everyday. Can
you help this Mu'm
in
learn ab
out
different
types
of
good
deeds so they too can
do good things in
this dunya for the sake of Allah Ta'Allah
before Judgm
ent day?
Glue the back to the previous page
Glue the first page to the previous page. N
ext glue the next page to the back of the next page
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تسنا
حHasan
at
تسنا
حHasan
at
Forgiveness
Forgiveness
Seeking forgiveness for our sins an
d shortcomings is
something we should strive for constan
tly throughout
the year, b
ut there is a special day we should all take
note of.
Prophet Muham
mad
(peace be upon him
) said:
"There is no day when God sets free more servan
ts from
Hell than
the Day of 'Arafa. H
e draws near, then
praises
them to the an
gels, saying: W
hat do these
wan
t?" [M
uslim
]
Tawbah
(repen
tance) mean
s to descend back to Allah,
aban
don what He hates in
public and in
secret, regret
the past, leave the disobedient act, resolve not to do it
again, and keep
firm
on the Straight Path.
هللا ل سو رمدمح
ن د أشھو أ
هللا اله إ إل الأن
د شھ أ
هللا ل سو رمدمح
ن د أشھو أ
هللا اله إ إل الأن
د شھ أ
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تسنا
حHasan
at
تسنا
حHasan
at
Praying at the M
asjid
Days we prayed at the M
asjid:
It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah
that the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him
) said:
“Whoever goes to the m
osque in
the m
orning an
d
evening, Allaah
will prepare for him
an honourable place
in Parad
ise every me he goes an
d comes.”
هللا ل سو رمدمح
ن د أشھو أ
هللا اله إ إل الأن
د شھ أ
هللا ل سو رمدمح
ن د أشھو أ
هللا اله إ إل الأن
د شھ أ
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تسنا
حHasan
at
تسنا
حHasan
at
Dhikr 10 mes a
er Fajr and M
aghrib
Saying “Laa
ilaaha ill‐Allaah
wah
dah
u laa shareeka lah,
lahu’l‐mulk wa lahu’l‐ham
d wa huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in
qad
eer (There is no god but Allaah
alone, w
ith no
partner or associate; His is the Dominion, to Him
be all
praise, and He is able to do all things)” one hundred
mes each day.
It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah
(may Allaah
be
pleased
with him
) that the M
essen
ger of Allaah
(peace
and blessings of Allaah
be upon him
) said: “Whoever
says Laa
ilaaha ill‐Allaah
wah
dah
u laa shareeka lah,
lahu’l‐mulk wa lahu’l‐ham
d wa huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in
qad
eer one hundred mes in a day, it will be as if he
freed ten
slaves, and one hundred hasan
aat (good
deeds) will be recorded for him
, and one hundred
sayi’aat (bad
deeds) will be erased from him
, and it will
be a protecon for him
against the Shaytaan
all that day
un
l evening comes. No one can do anything be
er than
that excep
t one who does more.”
Dhikr 10 mes a
er Fajr and M
aghrib
هللا ل سو رمدمح
ن د أشھو أ
هللا اله إ إل الأن
د شھ أ
هللا ل سو رمدمح
ن د أشھو أ
هللا اله إ إل الأن
د شھ أ
ك ريش
ال ه حد وهللا
أل ه إ إلال
،مدلحه او ل
ك مل الله
،له
ير قد
ء ي ش
ل كلى عھو و
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تسنا
حHasan
at
تسنا
حHasan
at
Dhikr 10 mes a
er Fajr and M
aghrib
Dhikr 10 mes a
er Fajr and M
aghrib
هللا ل سو رمدمح
ن د أشھو أ
هللا اله إ إل الأن
د شھ أ
هللا ل سو رمدمح
ن د أشھو أ
هللا اله إ إل الأن
د شھ أ
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LINE
تسنا
حHasan
at
تسنا
حHasan
at
Be kind to siblin
gs and obey your parents:
It was narrated that Anas (may Allaah
be pleased with
him
) said: I heard the Messenger of Allaah
(peace and
blessings of Allaah
be upon him
) say: “Whoever would
like his provision to be increased and his lifespan
extended
, let him
uphold his es of kinship.”
Be kind to siblin
gs and obey your parents:
هللا ل سو رمدمح
ن د أشھو أ
هللا اله إ إل الأن
د شھ أ
هللا ل سو رمدمح
ن د أشھو أ
هللا اله إ إل الأن
د شھ أ
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تسنا
حHasan
at
تسنا
حHasan
at
Observing voluntary fasts, vising the
sick and giving charity.
It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah
said: The M
essen
ger
of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him
)
said: “Who among you is fas
ng today?” Abu Bakr (m
ay
Allaah
be pleased with him
) said: “I am.” He said: “Who
among you has a
ended a funeral today?” Abu Bakr
(may Allaah
be pleased with him
) said: “I h
ave.” He said:
“Who among you has fed a poor person today?’ Abu
Bakr (m
ay Allaah
be pleased with him
) said: “I have.” He
said: “Who among you has visited a sick person today?”
Abu Bakr (m
ay Allaah
be pleased with him
) said: “I
have.” The M
essenger of Allaah
(peace an
d blessings of
Allaah
be upon him
) said: “Th
ese (traits) are not
combined
in a person but he will enter Parad
ise.”
Narrated by Muslim
, 1028.
Observing voluntary fasts, vising the sick
and giving charity.
هللا ل سو رمدمح
ن د أشھو أ
هللا اله إ إل الأن
د شھ أ
هللا ل سو رمدمح
ن د أشھو أ
هللا اله إ إل الأن
د شھ أ
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ت
سنا ح
Hasan
at
تسنا
حHasan
at
Read
the Qur’an
Daily
It was narrated that ‘A
bd‐Allaah
ibn M
as’ood said: The
Messenger of Allaah
(peace an
d blessings of Allaah
be
upon him
) said: “W
hoever read
s a le
er of the Book of
Allaah
will be credited
with a good deed
, and a good
deed gets a ten
fold reward. I do not say that Alif‐Laam‐
Meem is a le
er, rather alif is a le
er, laam
is a le
er
and m
eem is a le
er.”
Narrated by al‐Tirmidhi, 2910; he said it is hasan
sah
eeh
.
Also classed as saheeh
by al‐Albaani in Sah
eeh al‐
Tirm
idhi.
And there are m
any other good deed
s. The M
uslim
should seek the help of his Lord to do good deeds, and
do his best to do them
. He should persist in doing these
good deed
s even if they are li
le, for that is be
er than
doing a lot of good deed
s then stopping.
Read
the Qur’an
Daily
هللا ل سو رمدمح
ن د أشھو أ
هللا اله إ إل الأن
د شھ أ
هللا ل سو رمدمح
ن د أشھو أ
هللا اله إ إل الأن
د شھ أ
It was narrated that ‘A
a’ishah
said: The Messenger of
Allaah
(peace an
d blessings of Allaah
be upon him
) said:
“O people, you should do whatever good deeds you can
,
for Allaah
does not get
red (of giving reward) un
l you
get
red. A
nd the m
ost beloved of good deeds to Allaah
is that in
which a person persists, even if it is li
le. If the
family of Muham
mad
(peace and blessings of Allaah
be
upon him
) started to do something, they would persist in
it.”
Narrated by al‐Bukhaari, 43; M
uslim
, 782.
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LINE
ت
سنا ح
Hasan
at
تسنا
حHasan
at
Read
the Qur’an
Daily
Read
the Qur’an
Daily
هللا ل سو رمدمح
ن د أشھو أ
هللا اله إ إل الأن
د شھ أ
هللا ل سو رمدمح
ن د أشھو أ
هللا اله إ إل الأن
د شھ أ
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تسنا
حHasan
at
تسنا
حHasan
at
Other good deeds:
Other good deeds:
هللا ل سو رمدمح
ن د أشھو أ
هللا اله إ إل الأن
د شھ أ
هللا ل سو رمدمح
ن د أشھو أ
هللا اله إ إل الأن
د شھ أ
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تسنا
حHasan
at
تسنا
حHasan
at
Places visited:
Places visited:
هللا ل سو رمدمح
ن د أشھو أ
هللا اله إ إل الأن
د شھ أ
هللا ل سو رمدمح
ن د أشھو أ
هللا اله إ إل الأن
د شھ أ
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تسنا
حHasan
at
تسنا
حHasan
at
Favorite Surah/Ayat:
Favorite Surah/Ayat:
هللا ل سو رمدمح
ن د أشھو أ
هللا اله إ إل الأن
د شھ أ
هللا ل سو رمدمح
ن د أشھو أ
هللا اله إ إل الأن
د شھ أ