An Aayah a Day for Muslim Kids (+FREE printable)
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Give your children an aayah a day memorization and tafsir challenge to do every single day and make it into a game. Everyone in the family can do it during the month of Ramadan or any month of the year really (winter vacations or summer vacations, etc.). If you plan on doing this in Ramadan, this is something your child can get involved in, even if they are not fasting to help them catch onto the spirit of Ramadan (which is the month of the Qur’an). The post provides a list of 30 verses from the Quran that can be used to teach children about Islam. The post also includes a FREE printable that you can download, print, and use to help your children memorize the verses (as linked below for the Arabic part)).
The entire Quran recitation section in Muslim Kids TV is great for memorisation – plays Ayah by Ayah and can repeat the times you want.
‘An Aayah a Day‘ FREE Printable Strips:
Following is the list of verses that I compiled. I designed this with my 8-year-old in mind too as I wanted to do this activity with her to benefit from and have something relevant to talk about in terms of our spiritual development. I pray that these PRINTABLE STRIPS help you too. You can download them for free. All the reference links are embedded in each mentioned VERSE (the underlined part) so you can go read it in Arabic too and recheck the references easily. The references are not mentioned in the printables to maximize the space so the text is not too small for you to read. If you won’t be printing the freebies, please come back to this article every day to read the whole hadith, or when narrating it to your child/children. If you benefit from this freebie bundle, please make dua for us (AYEINA and Muslim Kids TV – who helped us bring this post to life) and feel free to share it forward:
1) Worship
It is You we worship and You we ask for help. [1:5]
Relevant resources (from Muslim Kids TV) to solidify the concept:
2) Patience
And seek help through patience and prayer…[2:45]
Relevant resources (from Muslim Kids TV) to solidify the concept:
3) Kindness
And speak good (words) to people…[2:83]
Relevant resources (from Muslim Kids TV) to solidify the concept:
4) Qadr
When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, “Be”, and it is. [2:117]
Relevant resources (from Muslim Kids TV) to solidify the concept:
- Zain Bikha – cotton candy sky (my toddler loves the book version as I sing it out to him). It highlights how we go through both good and bad days – and how we stick to the hope regardless of our situation.
5) Competition
So race to (all that is) good…[2:148]
Relevant resources (from Muslim Kids TV) to solidify the concept:
6) Healthy eating
eat from the good things which We have provided for you…[2:172]
Relevant resources (from Muslim Kids TV) to solidify the concept:
- Picnic of poems – Bismillah
- D-Lish
- Lil Doc (it is very educational in terms of explaining all things biology, but it also has lots of music so be prepared to mute every now and then).
7) Dua
indeed I am near. I respond to the prayer of the supplicant…[2:186]
Relevant resources (from Muslim Kids TV) to solidify the concept:
8) Effort
And take provisions, but indeed, the best provision is Taqwa…[2:197]
Relevant resources (from Muslim Kids TV) to solidify the concept:
9) Capacity
Allah does not burden a soul beyond its capacity…[2:286]
Relevant resources (from Muslim Kids TV) to solidify the concept:
- TAY (thinking about you) – The animation itself is amazing and set in a desert, but please note that this series has music in it so you or your child will have to be active muters.
10) Sunnah
If you (really) love Allah then follow me, Allah will love you…[3:31]
Relevant resources (from Muslim Kids TV) to solidify the concept:
11) Charity
You will never achieve righteousness until you donate from what you love…[3:92]
Relevant resources (from Muslim Kids TV) to solidify the concept:
12) Tawakkal
Allah (Alone) is Sufficient for us and the best Protector. [3:173]
Relevant resources (from Muslim Kids TV) to solidify the concept:
- The Tower – This is an emotional Palestinian story (suitable for elder kids).
Indeed, Allah does not like those who are arrogant and boastful. [4:36]
Relevant resources (from Muslim Kids TV) to solidify the concept:
14) Forgiveness
But forgive them, and overlook (their misdeeds)…[5:13]
Relevant resources (from Muslim Kids TV) to solidify the concept:
- Learning with Zaky – forgiveness (highlighting Allah’s Mercy and the importance of repentance – forgiving someone the same way you want forgiveness).
15) Aqeedah
And with Him are the keys of the unseen; no one knows them except Him…[6:59]
Relevant resources (from Muslim Kids TV) to solidify the concept:
- Science Explosion – Spinning seeds (an explanation of how seeds are miraculously distributed in what may seem such random movements, but with Qadr Allah, they reach their exact destination).
16) Purpose
Indeed, my prayer, my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the worlds. [6:162]
Relevant resources (from Muslim Kids TV) to solidify the concept:
17) Names of Allah
And the best Names belong to Allah, so call upon Him by them…[7:180]
Relevant resources (from Muslim Kids TV) to solidify the concept:
- The Azharis – 25 Episodes of Season 2 of the Azharis are all about the Names of Allah (we love this series because kids get to see real kids learning Islam while being kids – super relatable).
18) Quran
When the Qur’an is recited, then listen to it and pay attention that you may receive mercy. [7:204]
Relevant resources (from Muslim Kids TV) to solidify the concept:
- Quranic Words – to understand the Quran in depth with word-by-word vocabulary-building techniques.
- Understanding the Quran – Quran tafsir with examples to simplify things for the kids.
- Quran 1-2-3 for beginners (kids who are still at Qaida stage)
19) Reward
Indeed, Allah does not waste the reward of those who do good….[9:120]
Relevant resources (from Muslim Kids TV) to solidify the concept:
20) Dhikr
Surely in the remembrance of Allah the hearts find comfort. [13:28]
Relevant resources (from Muslim Kids TV) to solidify the concept:
21) Gratitude
If you are grateful, I will certainly give you more…[14:7]
Relevant resources (from Muslim Kids TV) to solidify the concept:
- Ramadan Mat Jo – Gratefulness (we simply just mute and read the subtitles – for the little ones, you may describe alongside).
22) Blessings
Whatever blessings you have are from Allah…[16:53]
Relevant resources (from Muslim Kids TV) to solidify the concept:
- Hi Ho Hippity Hop – Bismillah (Arabic rhyme – highlighting how bismillah is a path to welcoming more blessings in life).
23) Test
And We test you with evil and good as a trial, then to Us you will be returned. [21:35]
Relevant resources (from Muslim Kids TV) to solidify the concept:
24) Benefits of prayer
Indeed, prayer prohibits immorality and wrongdoing…[29:45]
Relevant resources (from Muslim Kids TV) to solidify the concept:
- Dada and Me – Salah song (starting with dada reminding the child to pray). It sounds very music-ish, but it says it has vocals and duff only. and Anger song (which can be tied to the concept of how salah keeps us away from wrongdoing).
25) Honouring Parents
And We have commanded people to honour their parents…[46:15]
Relevant resources (from Muslim Kids TV) to solidify the concept:
26) Taqwa
And whoever is mindful of Allah, He will make a way out for them. [65:2]
Relevant resources (from Muslim Kids TV) to solidify the concept:
- Tian Tian (Arabic) – Lost bracelet (it has music in between though so you will have to be around to mute it or if your kids are big enough to understand the concept, then they can mute the music whenever it comes). P.S. Watching Arabic cartoons has been great in terms of getting comfortable with this beautiful language.
27) Allah’s Love
And He is the All-Forgiving, All-Loving. [85:14]
Relevant resources (from Muslim Kids TV) to solidify the concept:
28) Priorities
And indeed the Hereafter is better for you than the present (life of this world). [93:4]
Relevant resources (from Muslim Kids TV) to solidify the concept:
- The Golden Age – You can explore the concept of past and present with stories from the past.
- Saladin (for elder kids).
- Imagine Jannah – the art series is a perfect way to introduce the beauty of aakhirah to the kids while engaging in creative play.
29) Hope
Indeed, with hardship ease. [94:6]
Relevant resources (from Muslim Kids TV) to solidify the concept:
- Emoji express – Children getting to know about their emotions is half the hardship solved. The more we talk about emotions, the more resilience we gift to our children.
30) Record of deeds
So whoever does good equal to the weight of an atom, will see it. And whoever does evil equal to the weight of an atom, will see it. [99:7-8]
Relevant resources (from Muslim Kids TV) to solidify the concept:
- Once upon a time – stories are a great way to get this message across to little kids that we all will see the results/consequences of our actions, not only in the aakhirah, but also in dunya sometimes.
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