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Our 9th Imam (a)
5 So many
Blessings!
16 Do You Know About
Bibi Zaynab (a)?
22 Mi’raj
FOR MY IMAAN IS ONE MAMA’S PASSION PROJECT INSPIRED BY HER DAUGHTER TO NURTURE HER LOVE FOR ISLAM, THE AHLUL-BAYT AND THE QUR’ĀN.
INSHALLAH, THIS MAGAZINE HELPS YOUR CHILD TOO DURING THIS SPIRITUAL SEASON!
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WILĀDAT OF IMĀM SHAHĀDAT OF
MUHAMMAD IMĀM ALI
AL-BĀQIR (A) AN-NAQI (A)
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RASULULLĀH (S.A.W)
IMĀM MUHAMMAD
AL-BĀQIR (A)
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did you know?
OUR 5TH IMĀM’S MOST FAMOUS TITLE WAS
BĀQIR AL-’ILM
WHICH MEANS THE ONE WHO
‘MUHAMMAD RASULULLĀH’
ON ONE SIDE OF THE COIN.
OUR 5TH IMĀM HAD MANY AMAZING QUALITIES AND WAS KNOWN FOR HIS
GOOD CHARACTER. HE BECAME THE IMĀM AT THE AGE OF 38 AND SERVED
ISLAM UNTIL HE WAS POISONED BY THE CALIPH OF THE TIME. HE IS BURIED IN
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JANNAT AL-BAQI IN MADINA.
So many Blessings!
ALLĀH HAS MADE THE MONTH OF RAJAB A VERY SPECIAL MONTH
AND IN WHICH HE WANTS TO BLESS AND REWARD US ALWAYS!
HERE ARE A FEW AMAL YOU CAN DO EVERYDAY THAT ARE EASY BUT
BRING MANY BLESSINGS!
RASULULLĀH (S.A.W)
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did you know?
IMĀM ALI AN-NAQI (A) WAS ONLY
EIGHT YEARS OLD WHEN HE BECAME
THE IMĀM!
HE WAS KNOWN FOR HIS PIETY AND
HOW HE GUIDED PEOPLE
TOWARDS THE PATH OF ALLĀH (S.W.T)
IMĀM ALI AN-NAQI (A) WAS AN IMĀM FOR 34 YEARS AND WAS
POISONED BY MU’TAMID. HE IS BURIED IN SAMARRA, IRAQ. 7
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wordsearch Time!
THERE ARE 12 WORDS HIDING HERE - CAN YOU FIND THEM ALL?
B AQ I R A L I L MCM I T S
I X L J G R H OW B Q P V Y D
B L B P R A Y I N G S I C N V
I D R W T Z O S A L L A H MY
ZO F A S T I N G I F K X E G
A R K L R F B E V QM T H L C
Y F O R G I V E N E S S G J M
N L C X D K A Y U P U E J N I
A G Z R N R V D M T H L F I R
B C X MU A ZOA G H I B I A
G I B K P J I P B M T L WO J
I I M AM A L I A N N AQ I Y
F B J MU B H E T J MO S P D
MX L K T S G S H W E G U C U
I M AM A L I F D YOV S Y A
BAQIR AL ILM IMAM ALI AN-NAQI FASTING
DUA FORGIVENESS ALLAH
IMAM ALI BIBI ZAYNAB PRAYING
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MABATH RAJAB MI’RAJ
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RASULULLĀH (S.A.W)
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Story Time!
FATEMA, HAVE YOU READ
THIS REALLY COOL STORY
ABOUT OUR 9TH IMĀM?
LET’S READ IT TOGETHER!
SAYYIDA HAKIMA WAS VISITING ON THE THIRD DAY AFTER OUR9TH HOLY
IMĀM WAS BORN. SHE WAS HIS AUNT AND THE SISTER OF OUR 8TH IMĀM.
SHE SUDDENLY HEARD IMĀM MUHAMMAD TAQI AL-JAWAAD (A)
LOOK TOWARDS THE HEAVENS AND RECITE:
ABDUL MUTALLIB
CHILDREN:
IMĀM HASAN (A)
IMĀM HUSAYN (A)
BIBI ZAYNAB (A)
UMME KULTHUM (A)
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did you know?
IMĀM ALI (A) WAS BORN INSIDE THE KA’BA!
HIS MOTHER, FĀTIMA BINT ASAD, WAS DOING
TAWAF AND STARTED TO FEEL SOME PAIN. SHE
ASKED ALLĀH (S.W.T) TO HELP HER AND THE
WALLS OF THE KA’BA OPENED FOR HER TO
ENTER. THREE DAYS LATER ON THE 13TH OF
RAJAB, FĀTIMA BINT ASAD CAME OUT WITH IMĀM
ALI (A) IN HER ARMS.
DURING DAWAT DHUL ASHIRA, THE HOLY PROPHET (S.A.W) INVITED HIS FAMILY FOR A MEAL TO SPEAK TO
THEM ABOUT ACCEPTING ISLAM. DURING THIS TIME HE ASKED:“WHO WILL BE MY SUPPORTER AND
SUCCESSOR AFTER ME?” NO-ONE RESPONDED EXCEPT IMĀM ALI (A) WHO WAS ONLY 13 YEARS OLD!
OUR 1ST IMĀM ALWAYS STOOD BY THE PROPHET’S (S.A.W) SIDE AND AFTER THE 12
PROPHET (S.A.W) PASSED AWAY IMĀM ALI (A) BECAME THE 1ST IMĀM.
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Ka’ba Craft!
FOR THIS CRAFT YOU WILL NEED:
SCISSORS, BLACK AND YELLOW CRAFT PAPER AND A GLUE STICK.
BELOW IS A KA’BA TEMPLATE. CUT THE CRAFT PAPER INTO LOTS OF TINY SQUARES AND STICK IT ON THE
KA’BA TEMPLATE BELOW. WHEREVER IT SAYS YELLOW OR Y, USE THE YELLOW SQUARES AND EVERYWHERE
ELSE USE THE BLACK SQUARES.
YELLOW
Y Y Y Y Y Y
YELLOW
YELLOW
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Story Time!
IMĀM ALI (A) WAS A
VERY COURAGEOUS MAN.
CHECK OUT THE STORY
BELOW TO SEE HOW
HELPFUL HE WAS TO THE
HOLY PROPHET (S.A.W)
WHEN THE HOLY PROPHET (S.A.W) WAS CHOSEN AS THE LAST MESSENGER
BY ALLĀH (S.W.T) MANY DID NOT ACCEPT HIS INVITATION TO ISLAM.
ONLY IMĀM ALI (A) AND BIBI KHADIJAH (A) ACCEPTED THAT HE WAS THE
LAST PROPHET (S.A.W).
THE PEOPLE OF THE TIME WERE IDOL WORSHIPPERS AND WERE VERY ANGRY
THAT THE PROPHET (S.A.W) WAS PREACHING ABOUT ONE GOD. TO STOP
HIM FROM PASSING ON THE MESSAGE OF ISLAM, THEY PLOTTED TO HAVE
HIM KILLED WHILE HE WAS STILL IN MECCA. ANGEL JIBRAEEL CAME TO TELL
RASULULLĀH (S.A.W) ABOUT THIS PLAN.
WHEN HE HEARD THIS, HE DECIDED TO MIGRATE TO MADINA. THE NIGHT
BEFORE HE LEFT, HE ASKED IMĀM ALI (A) TO SLEEP IN HIS BED SO THE IDOL
WORSHIPPERS WOULD THINK THE PROPHET (S.A.W) WAS ASLEEP IN
HIS OWN BED.
Colour by Numbers!
IMĀM ALI (A) HAD A SPECIAL SWORD CALLED ZULFIQAR.
COLOUR EACH PART OF THE SWORD IN THE COLOUR THAT MATCHES THAT NUMBER!
3 1 1 2
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1 - BROWN 2 - GREY 3 - ORANGE
IMĀM ALI (A) WAS PRAYING ONE DAY WHEN A BEGGAR CAME TO ASK FOR CHARITY. WHILE IN RUKU
OUR 1ST IMĀM GAVE HIS RING TO HIM. COLOUR EACH PART OF THE RING IN THE COLOUR THAT MATCHES
THE NUMBER.
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1 - RED 2 - GREY 3 - LIGHT BLUE
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ABDUL MUTALLIB
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All About Bibi Zaynab (a)
WOW, BIBI ZAYNAB (A)
WAS AN AMAZING LADY! SHE
HAD SO MANY GOOD
QUALITIES AND SACRIFICED
ALOT IN KERBALA. LET’S LEARN
ABOUT THIS SPECIAL LADY
TOGETHER!
AY
NAB
BIBI ZAYNAB (A) AND HER BROTHER
FROM WHEN SHE WAS YOUNG, BIBI ZAYNAB (A) HAD A SPECIAL BOND WITH HER BROTHER, OUR
3RD IMĀM, IMĀM HUSAYN (A). WHEN SHE WAS A SMALL BABY, THERE WERE TIMES WHEN SHE WOULD CRY
ALOT AND ONLY IN THE ARMS OF HER OLDER BROTHER, THE 3RD IMĀM, WOULD SHE QUIETEN DOWN. SHE
LOVED IMAM HUSAYN (A) ALOT AND STOOD BY HIM THROUGHOUT THE TRAGEDY OF KERBALA.
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Abu Talib (a)
HAZRAT ABU TALIB (A) WAS A
VERY BIG HELP TO OUR HOLY
PROPHET (S.A.W). READ BELOW
TO SEE WHAT A GREAT PERSON
HE WAS!
HAZRAT ABU TALIB (A) WAS THE UNCLE OF RASULULLĀH (S.A.W) AND THE FATHER OF
OUR 1ST IMĀM, IMĀM ALI (A).
AFTER THE PROPHET (S.A.W) PREACHED ISLAM FOR 3 YEARS, ALLAH SAID TO INVITE HIS
FAMILY AND CLOSE FRIENDS FOR A MEAL AND TO ASK THEM TO ACCEPT ISLAM.
THIS INVITATION WAS CALLED
WHEN RASULULLĀH (S.A.W) WENT ON MI’RAJ, HE WENT TO PLACE CALLED SIDRATUL MUNTAHA.
7TH HEAVEN. USING THE FELT/FOAM SHEETS CREATE A PICTURE OF
THIS IS THE HIGHEST POINT OF THE
WHAT YOU THINK HEAVEN LOOKS LIKE. STICK THEM ONTO THE CARDBOARD AND INSHALLĀH, IT REMINDS
US TO DO GOOD DEEDS SO WE CAN GO TO HEAVEN TOO!
BELOW ARE SOME SHAPES YOU CAN USE AS STENCILS TO CUT OUT FOR YOUR PICTURE OF HEAVEN!
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Thank You!
WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED LEARNING ALL ABOUT THE HOLY MONTH OF RAJAB!
THERE ARE MANY BLESSINGS AND REWARDS DURING THIS TIME, INSHĀLLAH WE
ALL DO MANY GOOD DEEDS!
SHARE THIS WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND YOU CAN DO THE ACTIVITIES AND CRAFTS
TOGETHER!
WE WILL SOON START WORKING ON PART TWO OF THE
FOR MY IMAAN MAGAZINE WHICH WILL BE ALL ABOUT THE HOLY MONTH OF
SHA’BAN.
ALHUMDULILLĀH, SINCE COMPLETING THIS PROJECT I TOO HAVE LEARNED ALOT AND I HOPE IT
HELPS YOUR CHILD UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE MONTH OF RAJAB.
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