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[Soorah al-Ahzaab 33:40]

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 Where in the World is …

Palestine?

 Colour Palestine on the map with a red pencil

 Label the surrounding countries

 Colour and label the bodies of water: Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, ,
the Arabian Sea, the Arabian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman, the Gulf of Aden

 On which continent is Palestine? __________________________

Instructions: Cut out as one piece, accordion fold

Map of
Palestinian
Land Lost
to the
Zionist
State
Research reliable information on the Zionist occupation of Palestine and create a timeline of events.
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 You can use the following note-booking pages to record your information (print additional copies as needed).

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 Timeline of the Zionist Occupation of
Palestine

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Instructions: Cut out as one piece, fold in half along centre line to make a flap, write

information and glue map inside the flap

Masjid Al-Aqsa is

Where Is in the old city of

Jerusalem on the

Masjid edge of the West

Bank.

Al-Aqsa
Located?
Instructions: Cut out as one piece, fold in half along centre line to make a flap, write

information in the three columns in the bottom half and glue image inside the top half of flap

The Structure
of the Haram
Al-Sharif
Al-Aqsa Masjid Dome of the Rock Wailing Wall
 Notes on the Structure of the Haram al-Sharif

The Masjid Al-Aqsa is important to Muslims because this masjid has been rebuilt and
cared for by many of the Prophets and Messengers, from the time of Adam ‫عليه السالم‬
until the time of our Prophet Muhammad ‫ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص‬

The Dome of the Rock is the masjid built by the caliph, Abdul-Malik ibn Marwan. It
gets its name because was built over the rock which marks the place where our
Prophet Muhammad ‫ ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص‬was taken up to Jannah during al-Isra wal-Miraj.

The Wailing Wall is the Western wall where Jews come to pray. It is the only
remaining wall of the temple which was built by Prophet Sulayman ‫عليه السالم‬. The
temple was destroyed by the Romans when they took over Jerusalem.

Instructions: Cut out as one piece, fold in half along centre line to make a flap,

write information inside the flap

How Did
Palestine

Get Its
Name?

In Arabic, Palestine is called „Filasteen‟. Palestine in the ancient world

was part of the region of Canaan, northeast of Egypt where the
Kingdoms of Israel and Judea were located. The term „Palestine‟ was
originally a designation of an area of land in southern Canaan occupied
by a people known as the Philistines during the Bronze Age.
Instructions: Cut out as one piece, tri-fold, cut along dotted line to make 2 separate flaps. Allah created Adam ‫عليه‬
Write information inside each of the flaps or copy the text provided.
‫ السالم‬and his wife, Hawwa
to worship Him alone.
When Adam and Hawwa
were sent down to live on
Al-Ka’bah
the earth, Adam was
instructed to build
masaajid (mosques) so that
people would worship Allah
in them.

The first masjid built on

earth was the Ka‟bah in
Makkah. The Ka‟bah was
first built by Prophet Adam
‫عليه السالم‬, but after many
Prophet Adam years, when the people
began to forget about
‫عليه السالم‬ Allah, it lay in ruins.

It is said that the second

Builds the First masjid built on earth was
Baitul Maqdis (Masjid al-
Masaajid Aqsa) in Jerusalem,
Al-Aqsa Palestine. Prophet Adam
‫ عليه السالم‬built the Masjid
al-Aqsa 40 years after he
built the Ka‟bah in
Makkah.

Source: https://islamqa.info/en/answers/14527
Instructions: Cut out as one piece, fold in half along centre line to make a flap, Prophet Ibraheem ‫ عليه السالم‬was
write information inside the flap or copy the text provided. born in a small town called Ur in
a land which is now called Iraq.

The people of Ur were idol

Prophet Ibraheem worshippers. They became angry
when Prophet Ibrahim ‫عليه السالم‬
‫عليه السالم‬ came to them with the message
of Tawheed – calling them to
abandon their idols and worship
Allah alone.

The people wanted to harm

Ibraheem and they threw him
into a big fire, but Allah
protected him and guided him.

Prophet Ibraheem ‫ عليه السالم‬left

Ur and he travelled through the
surrounding lands until he
reached Jerusalem.

He settled in the blessed land

where he found the ruins of the
Journey to Al-Quds Masjid al-Aqsa. He rebuilt it
along with his son, Is‟haq and
when Prophet Ibraheem passed
away, he left his son Is‟haq in
charge of the masjid.
Instructions: Cut out as one piece, accordion fold, then cut out and stick labels onto the family tree of the Prophets.

Ibraheem Is’haq

Yaqoob 12 sons

Yusuf Isma’ddl
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Write information inside each of the flaps or copy the text provided.

Yusuf ‫ عليه السالم‬and The Story

his brothers
of Prophet
Yusuf ‫ عليه السالم‬is Yusuf
rescued ‫عليه السالم‬

Yusuf ‫ عليه السالم‬in

Egypt

Yusuf ‫ عليه السالم‬and

his brothers are
reunited
 Notes on the Story of Prophet Yusuf ‫عليه السالم‬

Yaqoob ‫ عليه السالم‬had 13 sons, one of whom was called Yusuf. Allah blessed Yusuf ‫ عليه السالم‬with
many good virtues. Yaqoob ‫ عليه السالم‬loved Yusuf ‫ عليه السالم‬very much because he was kind,
honest and a very good son.

Prophet Yusuf‟s brothers were envious of him. One day they took him out to play with them
and they threw him down into a well.

A camel caravan was passing on its way to Egypt. When the people heard the cry of a little
boy coming from the well, they pulled him out of the well and took him with them.

After many years, when Yusuf ‫ عليه السالم‬was a grown man, he became the governor of Egypt
and he was put in charge of the harvest and grain stores. At the same time there was a
famine in the land of Palestine and Yaqoob ‫ عليه السالم‬sent Yusuf‟s brothers to Egypt to find
food. When the brothers arrived in Egypt, they didn‟t recognize their brother, Yusuf ‫عليه السالم‬

When Yusuf ‫ عليه السالم‬revealed to his brothers who he was, Yaqoob ‫ عليه السالم‬and his family left
Palestine to live in Egypt. When Yaqoob ‫ عليه السالم‬left, the Masjid al-Aqsa was neglected
because the people began to forget about Allah.

Notes on the Story of Prophet Musa ‫ عليه السالم‬and the Banu Isra‟il

Many hundreds of years after the time of Prophet Yusuf ‫عليه السالم‬, Allah sent another Prophet
and Messenger – Musa ‫ عليه السالم‬to save the descendents of Yaqoob ‫ عليه السالم‬who were enslaved
under Pharaoh, the tyrant ruler of Egypt. The descendents of Yaqoob ‫ عليه السالم‬were know as
the Banu Isra‟il or the Children of Isra‟il.

Allah sent Musa to Pharaoh to call him to worship Allah alone. But Pharaoh refused and
became arrogant. So Allah sent many punishments upon him and his people. Finally, Allah
told Musa and the Banu Isra‟il to leave Egypt by night. But Pharaoh sent his armies to chase
them. When they reached the sea, the Banu Isra‟il found no way to cross. Allah commanded
Musa to strike the water with his staff, and sea spilt into 12 pathways (one for each tribe).
The Banu Isra‟il crossed safely and when Pharaoh and his army entered the pathways, Allah
caused the sea to close on top of them and they were drowned.

Musa ‫ عليه السالم‬took the Banu Isra‟il back to Palestine to Baitul Maqdis where they found idol-
worshippers in the land. Musa ‫ عليه السالم‬commanded the Banu Isra‟il to enter the cities and
fight the disbelievers and expel them from the land that Allah had promised to them by
their father, Ibraheem ‫عليه السالم‬, but they refused to fight them and disobeyed Allah‟s
Command, so Allah left them to wander in the desert wilderness for 40 years.

It is said that both Musa and his brother, Harun ‫ عليهما السالم‬died while the Banu Isra‟il were
wandering in the desert and that Musa‟s servant, Yusha ibn Nun took Prophethood and led
them out of the desert to the city of Jericho. They marched around the city shouting
takbeer until the walls of the city collapsed! When they conquered Baitul Maqdis they held it
for a long time. It is said Prophet Yusha ‫ عليه السالم‬ruled over the Banu Isra‟il with justice and
he lived for 127 years.

Source: Stories of the Prophets, Ibn Kathir, Darussalam Publication

Instructions: Cut out as one piece, fold inwards on solid lines. Cut along dotted lines to

make 4 separate flaps. Write information inside each of the flaps or copy the text

provided.

Thd Banu Isra’il Yusha ibn Nun

Lost in the Conquers
Wilderness Baitul Maqdis

Prophet Musa
‫عليه السالم‬

and the Banu Isra‟il

Allah sends Allah saves

Prophet Musa Prophet Musa
‫عليه السالم‬ ‫عليه السالم‬
to Egypt and Banu Isra’il
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lines using a craft blade, then fold to pop-out. See images for details.

And We subjected the

mountains and the birds
to glorify Our praises
along with Dawood.
(Quran 21:79)

And indeed We bestowed

grace on Dawood from Us:
“O you mountains. Glorify
(Allah) with him! And you
birds! (Quran 34:10)

Glue the pop-out

image down inside
the „Prophet
Dawood‟ flap
 Instructions: Cut out as one piece. Fold in half along solid line. Write information or copy

text provided onto front of flap. Glue down pop-out image on the inside of flap (see photos)

Prophet Dawood
‫عليه السالم‬
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Prophet Dawood ‫ عليه السالم‬inherited Prophet-hood and became the king of Jerusalem. At that
time, he began to rebuild the Masjid al-Aqsa. The Qur‟an informs us that he had a beautiful
voice and when he used to praise Allah, the birds used to recite after him and the mountains
would echo his praises.

Dawood ‫ عليه السالم‬did not finish building the masjid before he passed away and it was his son,
Sulayman ‫عليه السالم‬, who inherited his kingdom and Prophet-hood and completed the masjid
after him.

Source: Stories of the Prophets, Ibn Kathir, Darussalam Publication

Instructions: Cut out as one piece. Fold in half along solid line. Write information or copy

text provided inside the flap.

Prophet
Sulayman
‫عليه السالم‬
Completes
Masjid Al-Aqsa

Others Related
to the History of
Masjid Al-Aqsa

Prophet Maryam bint Prophet Prophet

Zakariyya Zakariyya ‘Edsa Yahya
‫عليه السالم‬ ‫عليها السالم‬ ‫عليه السالم‬ ‫عليه السالم‬
 Notes on the Story of Prophet Sulayman ‫عليه السالم‬

Prophet Sulayman ‫ عليه السالم‬was a devoted slave of Allah. Allah blessed him with the power to
control the wind and the ability to understand the speech of the birds, insects and animals.

Prophet Sulayman ‫ عليه السالم‬had great love for Masjid al-Aqsa, and because Allah had given
him command over the jinn, they were made to work in his service to help build the masjid
which had been started by his father, Dawood ‫عليه السالم‬

Others Related to the History of Masjid Al-Aqsa

Prophet Zakariyya ‫ عليه السالم‬was the Imam of Masjid Al-Aqsa. His daughter, Maryam,
the mother of „Eesa ‫ عليها السالم‬was a pious slave of Allah who would spend much of her
time in a room next to the masjid, praying and remembering Allah. Both Prophets
„Eesa and Yahya ‫ عليهما السالم‬would worship Allah in Masjid Al-Aqsa.

All of them lived in around Jerusalem. They were devoted and righteous slaves of
Allah who had great love and concern for the Masjid al-Aqsa.

The Masjid Al-Aqsa was

destroyed 70 years after Prophet
„Eesa ‫ عليه السالم‬was taken up to the
heavens by Allah. The Romans
invaded Jerusalem and
destroyed the whole city.

They demolished Masjid Al-Aqsa

and only the walls surrounding it
were left standing.

The worshippers who used to

The Romans
pray there were told that they
Destroy could not come into the city
anymore.

Masjid Al-Aqsa stayed like this

for about 300 years until the
time of Prophet Muhammad ‫ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص‬
after which Allah returned the
masjid to the Muslims during the
Islamic conquest of the rightly-
guided Khalifah, Umar Ibn al-
JERUSALEM Khattab ‫رض هللا عنه‬
‫ ي‬in 15AH
 The History of Masjid Al-Aqsa

ACTIVITY 1
Listen to “Thd History of Masjid Al-Aqsa” explained by Shaykh
Muhammad Ibn Salih al-‘Uthaymddn ‫رحمه هللا‬

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcEUA7gLYiw&t=490s

Using thd information in thd Shaykh’s spddch, construct a timdlind on

the history of Masjid Al-Aqsa, from the time of the Prophets ‫عليهم السالم‬
until today. You can also use the note-booking pages provided to
write your own fact-file on the history of Masjid Al-Aqsa.

ACTIVITY 2
Listen to “Thd History of Jerusalam” explained by Shaykh
Muhammad Ibn Sa’id Raslaan ‫حفظه هللا‬

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xhQLmWhM7Q&t=5s

Using thd information in thd Shaykh’s spddch, construct a timdlind or

fact-file on the history of Jerusalem.

Research: Who were the different rulers and empires to invade and
occupy the land of Palestine throughout history. Use the note-
booking pages provided.

Also benefit from:

‫ينبغ أن تعرفها عن المسجد األقىص‬

‫ي‬ ‫معلومات‬
‫الشيخ دمحم بن سعيد رسالن‬

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-L6eMG5j5s&t=3s
 The History of Masjid Al-Aqsa
Explaindd by Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen ‫رحمه هللا‬

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 The History of Jerusalem
Explained by Shaykh Raslaan ‫حفظه هللا‬

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 Instructions: Cut out as one piece. Fold in half along solid line. Cut along dotted lines to

make 2 separate flaps. Match-book fold. Write information or copy the text provided.

The Qiblah is the

JERUSALEM MAKKAH direction we face
when we offer the
prayer.

At the beginning of
the Prophet
Muhammad‟s call, the
Muslims used to pray
facing Jerusalem. This
was very important
because it showed the
Muslims the
importance of Al-
Quds.

The Muslims prayed

facing Jerusalem
throughout the whole
period that the
Prophet ‫ ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص‬was living
in Makkah. This was

The
around 12 years.

When the Muslims

Qiblah
made hijrah to
Madinah, they
continued to pray
towards Jerusalem for another 16-17 months. Then Allah revealed in Surah al-Baqarah 2:144
that the Muslims should change the direction of the Qiblah towards the Ka‟bah in Makkah
and this made the Prophet ‫ ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص‬happy.

More details: https://islamqa.info/en/answers/1953

Read Surah al-Israa 17:1 and copy it into the flap. Read the tafsir and add some notes
about Masjid al-Aqsa being mentioned in the Qur‟an.

Masjid al-Aqsa
in the Qur‟an
 Masjid Al-Aqsa in thd Qur’an

ACTIVITY 1
Listen to Al-Israa’ wal-Mi’raaj explained by Abu Mussab Wajdi
Akkari ‫وفقه هللا‬

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7C3rdUDP8o&t=941s

Using the information in the audio lesson, write an account of Al-

Israa’ wal-Miraaj and how it relates to Masjid Al-Aqsa - include ayat
and ahadith. You may use the note-booking pages provided.

ACTIVITY 2
Listen to Al-Israa’ wal-Mi’raaj explained by Abu Mussab Wajdi
Akkari ‫وفقه هللا‬

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7C3rdUDP8o&t=941s

Also read the tafsir of Ibn Kathir on Surah al-Israa’ 17:1 in which you
will find the authentic ahadith relating to Al-Israa’ wal-Mi’raaj.

Using the information in the audio lesson and the tafsir, complete the
fact-file pages on Al-Israa’ wal-Mi’raaj.
 Al-Israa’ wal-Mi’raaj
Fact-File

2.
1.
3.
The Messenger of Allah
In which year did
‫ ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص‬travelled from What did the Messenger
Al-Israa’ wal-Mi’raaj of Allah ‫ ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص‬travel on?
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to
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4.

What did the Messenger 7th Heaven

of Allah ‫ ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص‬do when he
reached Baytul Maqdis?

6th Heaven

5. 5th Heaven

The Angel Jibreel offered

the Messenger of Allah 4th Heaven
‫ ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص‬to drink, but what
did he ‫ ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص‬choose?

Wine Milk 3rd Heaven

2nd Heaven

6. The Messenger of Allah ‫ ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص‬then ascended

to the Heavens with the Angel Jibreel. In each
Ist Heaven of the Heavens he met other Prophets.

Read the narrations, then write down the names of the Prophets
that the Messenger of Allah ‫ ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص‬met in each of the seven Heavens.
 Al-Israa’ wal-Mi’raaj
Fact-File

8.
7.
9.
How many angels enter
What is the name of the it every day? What is the Sidratul
building in the 7th Muntaha?
Heaven?

10.
11.
What 3 things did Allah 12.
Which Prophet told the
enjoin on His Messenger ‫ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص‬ Mention some of the
Messenger of Allah ‫ ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص‬to
whilst he was in the 7th things that the
go back and ask Allah to
Heaven? Messenger of Allah ‫ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص‬
reduce (the Salawaat)?
witnessed during the
Mi’raaj?
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 Masjid Al-Aqsa in thd Qur’an

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 Al-Israa’ wal-Mi’raaj

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Instructions: Cut out as the clouds. Write facts about Al-Israa’ wal-Mi’raaj on thd clouds.
Hole-punch each cloud and secure together with string or a split-pin (brad clip)

Al-Israa’
wal-Mi’raaj
 Instructions: Cut out as one piece, tri-fold, cut along dotted lines to make 2 separate flaps.

Write information inside each of the flaps or copy the text provided.

Masjid
Narrated Abu Hurayrah:
The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬said:

“Do not travel to visit

Al-Aqsa any masaajid except

Visiting
for three: the Masjid
Al-Haraam (in

in the Makkah), my Masjid

(in Madinah) and the
Masjid Al-Aqsa (in

Ahadeeth Jerusalem)”

[Sahih Bukhari]

Abu Dardaa’ narrated on the

authority of the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬

That the reward for praying

at the Masjid Al-Haraam (in

Praying
Makkah) is equal to the
reward for 100,000 regular
prayers; the reward for
praying at the Prophet's
Masjid (in Madinah) is equal
to the reward for 1,000
regular prayers; and the
reward for praying at
Masjid Al-Aqsa (in
Jerusalem) is equal to the
reward for 500 regular
prayers.

[Bayhaqi]
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From the time the Muslims
arrived in Jerusalem they
started building beautiful
masjids in the Al-Aqsa
sanctuary. The leader of the
Muslims at that time was
Umar ibn al-Khattab ‫رض هللا‬
‫ي‬
‫عنه‬, and he built a beautiful,
grand masjid that was large
enough to hold 10,000
people for prayer.

Many other Muslims built

madrassahs, places of
worship, water wells and
places for resting around the
Al-Aqsa sanctuary.

From the time the Muslims

liberated Al-Quds, the whole
Masjid Al-Aqsa area became a place of peace
and justice. The Al-Aqsa
under Muslim Rule Masjid became a great
centre of learning. Scholars
from all over the world came
to pray in Baytul Maqdis and
to study and teach there.
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The Caliph Abdul-Malik al-

Marwan built the Dome of the
Rock in the year 72AH.

In Arabic it is called Qubbat as-

Sakhra ( ‫) قبة الصخرة‬

It is one of the most beautiful

buildings in the world and you
can still see it if you visit
Jerusalem today.

The Dome of the Rock is an

octagonal building with a gold

Dome of the Rock

dome roof and its outer walls
are covered with fantastic blue
coloured tiles.
Qubbat as-Sakhra
In the time of the Caliph
Sulayman the Magnificent, he
ordered that Surah Yaseen be
written around the Dome of the
Rock.

The Dome of the Rock is said to

mark the place where the
Prophet Muhammad ‫ ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص‬ascended
to Heaven during al-Israa‟ wal-
Mi‟raaj.

The Rock is venerated by the

Jews who took it as their
Qiblah. When Umar ibn al-
Khattab entered Jerusalem, he
found that the Christians had
turned the Rock into a garbage
dump. He ordered that the filth
be removed, then he built a
place of prayer in front of it (so
that the Muslims prayed with
the rock behind them), so as not
to venerate it because it was no
longer the Qiblah.

More details: https://islamqa.info/en/answers/20903

 The Dome of the Rock

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In the year 1099 CE, an army

The Crusades of Christians from Europe
known as the Crusaders
attacked Jerusalem.

After five weeks of fighting

they took over Al-Quds. The
Crusaders were violent and
mercilessly killed over
70,000 Muslim men, women
and children.

They went on to loot and

plunder gold, furniture and
beautiful ornaments from Al-
Aqsa Masjid, the Dome of the
Rock and surrounding
masaajid.

The Crusaders then placed a

golden cross on the Dome of
the Rock.

More details: The Siege of

Jerusalem (1099), Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wik
i/Siege_of_Jerusalem_(1099)
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Salahuddin Ayyoubi
Liberates Al-Quds

While the Crusaders were in Jerusalem, other Muslims outside of Jerusalem were planning how to defeat their enemies
and take back Al-Quds.

Salahuddin Ayyoubi was a great leader who had united the Muslims in order to lead them into battle against the
Crusaders. In 1187 CE he defeated the Christian army to free Al-Quds once more.

When he took over Jerusalem, he didn‟t kill nor imprison the Christians. He let them go free and even helped them with
their costs of travelling to Europe.

A great leader, Nurruddin Zengi built and sponsored many madrassas across Syria and he built a beautiful minbar for
Masjid Al-Aqsa. It was originally commission in 1168 CE and later placed in the masjid by Salahuddin after he had
liberated Jerusalem. The minbar remained in the masjid until 1969 CE when it was destroyed by an arson fire set by
a disturbed Australian Christian. A reconstruction of the minbar created by an international team of experts
in Jordan was installed in its place in 2007 CE.
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 Salahuddin Ayyoubi
Introduction

Salahuddin was a monumental figure in Islamic history. His full name was Al-
Nasir Salahuddin Yusuf ibn Ayyoub. He was the sultan, or king, of all the
Muslim territories of Syria, Egypt, Palestine, and northern Mesopotamia. He
was also a great military commander. His greatest success was the liberation
of Jerusalem in 1187 CE, during the Crusades. Before Salahuddin’s victory,
the city had been held for almost 90 years by the Crusaders, who
were Christians from Europe.

His Early Life

Salahuddin was born in 1137 or 1138, in Tikrit, Mesopotamia (modern-

day Iraq). His family were Kurdish. Salahuddin grew up in Syria, and as a
young man, he was interested in religious studies. But when he finished
school, he joined the staff of his uncle, Asad al-Din Shirkuh, who was an
important military commander.

Sultan

After his uncle died in 1169, Salahuddin became commander of the Syrian
troops in Egypt. He also took over the position of vizier. The vizier was the
top official under the caliph, or ruler, of Egypt. Salahuddin was given the
title of Sultan and in 1171 he ended the rule of the Egyptian caliphs. He
abolished the Faatimid Shi’ee Caliphate in Egypt, restoring it to the Sunni
Abbassid dynasty. Salahuddin then worked to unite Egypt, Syria, northern
Mesopotamia, and Palestine under his rule. Using diplomacy and military
force, he achieved that goal by 1186. Salahuddin gained a reputation as a fair
but firm ruler. He devoted himself to the spread of Islam. He built masjids
and madrassas and supported Muslim scholars and preachers. He also
encouraged all Muslims to unite against the Christian Crusaders and prepared
his forces to fight the Crusader armies.
Fighting the Crusaders

Salahuddin’s efforts paid off. On July 4, 1187, he trapped and destroyed an

army of Crusaders in northern Palestine. This victory allowed his armies to
liberate the Crusader kingdom of Jerusalem and on October 2, 1187, the city
of Jerusalem surrendered to Salahuddin’s army.

Salahuddin’s success prompted Christian leaders in Europe to send a new wave

of Crusaders to the Holy Land. Among them were many famous knights and
nobles, including King Richard I of England. Salahuddin’s armies fought
courageously against the Crusaders. The Crusaders, in turn, saw Salahuddin as
an honorable and skillful leader.

After another failed attempt by three kings of Europe to recapture

Jerusalem between 1189 and 1192, Salahuddin returned home to Damascus,
Syria. He died there on March 4, 1193, possessing only one piece of gold and
40 pieces of silver, having given away the rest of his wealth to the poor,
may Allah have mercy upon him and forgive him. His family, known as the
Ayyoubid dynasty, ruled over Egypt, Syria, and other lands until the mid-
1200s.
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Below is a map of the Levant. Label the countries. Mark and label the cities
that have been mentioned in the text about the life of Salahuddin Ayyoubi.
Salahuddin Ayyoubi
Fact-File
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glue cover on the top. Write information in the flaps or copy the text provided. Many Jewish people
started migrating to
Palestine after being
persecuted in other
For 700 years,
places around the
Jerusalem was a Masjid Al-Aqsa world.
beautiful and peaceful
place and the Masjid Today The Palestinians were
Al-Aqsa had many happy to help them, but
visitors. after a few years,
thousands of Jews
Everything changed in
started settling in
1918 when Britain
Palestine and taking
took over Jerusalem
land that didn‟t belong
from the Muslim
to them.
rulers and began to
control Palestine. Soon battles started to
take place between the
Palestinians and the
Zionist Jews. The
Zionists had a stronger
army and soon took
over most of the
Palestinian land. In
1948 they change the
name of the land to
Israel.

Later in 1967 another

battle took place in
which the Israelis took
over Masjid Al-Aqsa and
started to occupy all of
Al-Quds.
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Lift flap to write on the reverse side.

The Separation Barrier

Palestinians who want to pray in Masjid Al-Aqsa

are being prevented from entering. Many
Palestinians are forced to live behind a huge wall
built by the Zionist state. When they want to move
from place to place they must seek permission at
army check points. This makes it impossible for
them to go to Jerusalem or even to live freely in
their own land.

Today, the situation for Palestinians is very

difficult. We must remember them in our du‟aas.
 How Can We Help Palestine?

ACTIVITY 1
Listen to The Situation in Palestine explained by Ustadh Abu Abdullah
Sa’ddd Hassan ‫وفقه هللا‬

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLTr2PsWxj4&t=3465s

ACTIVITY 2
Listen to Palestine: You’vd Bddn Ddcdivdd explained by Ustadh Abu
Mussab Wajdi Akkari ‫وفقه هللا‬

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW3yNZvfbes

ACTIVITY 3
Listen to Palestine: You’vd Bddn Ddcdivdd 2 explained by Ustadh Abu
Mussab Wajdi Akkari ‫وفقه هللا‬

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYy1iK3L-fQ

ACTIVITY 4
Listen to Why Are We Suffering? explained by Ustadh Abdulrahman
Hassan ‫وفقه هللا‬

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qQCQ3lZifY&t=1s

Using the information in the audio lessons, write down ways in which the
Muslims can help the Palestinians and other Muslims around the world who are
suffering hardship. You may use the note-booking pages provided.
 How Can We Help Palestine?

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 How Can We Help Palestine?

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 Protesting for Palestine

ACTIVITY 1
Listen to Are We Allowed to Protest or Demonstrate? explained by
Ustadh Abdulrahman Hassan ‫وفقه هللا‬

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGOrZ2QzuWE

ACTIVITY 2
Listen to To Protest or Not to Protest explained by Ustadh Abu Abdullah
Sa’ddd Hassan ‫وفقه هللا‬

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj2qEeLl0oM&t=1016s

ACTIVITY 3
Listen to Plots and Reactions explained by Ustadh Abu Mussab Wajdi
Akkari ‫وفقه هللا‬

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO-8DNI-58E&t=4164s

ACTIVITY 4
Listen to The Problem, the Solution, the Promise explained by Ustadh Abu
Mussab Wajdi Akkari ‫وفقه هللا‬

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGoMjqgoQuU&t=6s

Using the information in the audio lessons, write about why protesting and
demonstrating is not allowed in Islam. Include proofs from thd Qur’aan and
authentic Sunnah. You may use the note-booking pages provided.
 Protesting for Palestine
Explain why protests and demonstration are not allowed in Islam

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