ALLAH’S SPECIAL MERCY
Although Allah is merciful to everyone, He has a special mercy just for the Muslims! Allah gives us this extra special mercy as a reward for believing in Him, obeying Him, and doing good deeds. So, being a Muslim means you are very special to Allah and He loves you very much!
We should always remember that Allah loves us and try hard to make Him happy and not disappoint Him by misbehaving and doing bad deeds. But it’s ok to make mistakes. Everyone makes a mistake now and then, so when you make a mistake, just ask Allah, Ar-Raheem, to forgive you and help you be better. He has lots of mercy for us and likes when we ask Him for forgiveness or help.
REWARD FOR BEING SPECIAL
Being Muslims means we’re special and being special to Allah comes with many very wonderful rewards. Allah shows us His special mercy for us in many ways.
Some examples are by:
- Answering our du’aas
- Loving us and drawing near to us
- Protecting us from harm
- Guiding us in Islam
- Rewarding us with Paradise
To learn more about some of these special mercies, read on below!
Answering our du’aas means: When we sincerely ask Allah for certain things, He answers our prayers! He doesn’t always answer in the way we expect, but He does always answer by giving us what’s best for us! So we should call upon Him often. What’s something you would like to ask Allah for?
Loving us and helping us be near to Him means: How do you feel when you spend time with your best friend? You feel happy, right? What about spending time with just you and your mom or dad? You feel safe and loved when you spend time with someone who you know loves you very much. That’s what it’s like when Allah loves you and helps you be near to Him. It will make you feel happy and safe.
Rewarding us with Paradise means: One of the BEST parts of being Muslim is that we get to go to Paradise in the next life! Paradise is more wonderful than anything you can imagine! You get to eat the most delicious foods, you can play with all the toys you have ever wanted, and you’re surrounded by people you love.
In Paradise, we never get sick, or tired, we never feel angry or sad. We’re always happy and smiling. Paradise is a special mercy that Allah saves only for the Muslims. And the more good deeds you do in this life, the more wonderful Paradise will be for you in the next life! What are some things you would like to have in Paradise?
BE A GOOD MUSLIM! Allah shows us His special mercy because we believe in Him, obey Him, and do good deeds! So you have to do more than just be Muslim… you have to be a GOOD Muslim! The best way to be a good Muslim is to follow the sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (s). The Prophet (s) teaches us many ways to be good Muslims. From something simple like saying “Bismillah” before we eat, to something bigger like giving in charity. Can you think of some things that the Prophet (s) has taught us to do that make Allah happy? BE KIND TO THE MUSLIMS! Allah favors the Muslims with extra kindness and mercy and so we should favor our fellow Muslims, too! Remember that we are all one big family. The Muslims are your brothers and sisters, so you should treat them with the same kindness and mercy you would treat your own family. There are many ways to be kind and merciful. Sharing your food and toys, helping out with chores and other tasks, even smiling and greeting with the “Salaam” is a way of showing your kindness and mercy. Being extra nice to the Muslims is a way to gain more of Allah’s mercy!
1. Ar-Raheem is one of Allah’s Names and it means “The Especially Merciful” 2. Allah’s has a special mercy just for the Muslims! 3. The Muslims are one big family, we should always be kind to each other. 4. We should always be GOOD Muslims to truly earn Allah’s love and mercy. 1. Can you think of a way Allah is merciful to the Muslims? 2. Why is being Muslim such a great mercy from Allah? 3. What are some ways you can show mercy to other Muslims? 4. What is your favorite part of going to Paradise?
1. What does the Name, Ar-Raheem, mean? 2. Can you name TWO ways that Allah shows His special mercy to the Muslims? 3. What are TWO ways you can show mercy to your Muslims family, friends and neighbors? 4. Will everyone go to Paradise?
1. Since Allah has a special mercy for the Muslims, and we want to work hard to be GOOD Muslims, if you have trouble misbehaving today, make du’aa and ask Allah, Ar-Raheem, to forgive you and help you be a better little Muslim.
2. The Muslims are one BIG FAMILY! We should spread love among our family. One way to spread love and mercy is by smiling at people and giving them the “Salaam!” Try smiling and saying, “As Salaamu Alaikum” to at least FIVE Muslims today. You can even give the “Salaam” to your siblings or parents, but you get extra points for saying “Salaam” to Muslims you don’t know!
3. Allah loves for us to be GOOD Muslims and follow the example of the Prophet Muhammad (s). Ask your parent to teach you ONE new sunnah today! Learning about the sunnah and following it is a great way to help you become the BEST Muslim you can be!
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Jaminah Shannon
This is fantastic mashallah. Jazakallahkhayun for your efforts. Can’t wait to share this with my son. This should definitely be turned into a book later when you’ve completed them all.
Assalamu alaykum sister.
Jazakallah khair for providing/sharing these projects. They are wonderful and extremely beneficial mashaAllah. May Allah reward your efforts abundantly. Please keep it coming. I am more than happy even to purchase them in cards form. MashaAllah it is really good. The think and try section.. and everything is truly amazing and made it easy for mother like me who doesn’t know how to explain to the children, eventually be able to explain and interact with the children in that sense. Jazakallah khair.
Assalamu aliakum, Masha’Allah beautiful work as always. May Allah swt continue bless you and your family for such generosity and helping our little Muslims gain knowledge. Ameen. My children really enjoyed doing day 1, however we can not download the badge nor the colouring page for day 2.
Wa alaikum salaam sis Safa!
Thanks so much for your feedback and your kind du’aa. Ameen! I am so happy to hear the kiddies are enjoying it! I apologize for not properly linking those images, was on my way out the door and rushed a bit. Totally missed that! Thank you so much for bringing it to my attention. I have corrected it, you should be able to download now, insha’Allah. Please do share the project so more children can benefit, insha’Allah. It’s been difficult to build momentum, while balancing the main project, too, and I want to be sure there’s really a demand for this kind of thing, as it’s taking an incredible amount of work, lol. Thank you again for your participation, its very encouraging to hear the kids are really benefiting. Also, any suggestions are more than welcome! JZK! <3
AA and jazakAK for such a big effort!!!
There is definitely demand for this work … we began learning Allah’s names and a sister sent this link mA 🙂 We don’t go through the whole list of things but the cards have enough detail and questions to keep a 4 year old on task and interested 🙂
Keenly awaiting for more!
On a serious note though, this is amazing. Rather than have children learn Allah’s names only, the cards give information children can understand and relate to. The think and try section gives them an opportunity to ponder and reflect. Hopefully iSA they will absorb more and learn to love their Creator and improve themselves as individuals… and its a great learning opportunity for the parents too 🙂
jazakAK once again!
WAS and Wa iyaak! Oh, subhanallah! It’s too early for me to be teary-eyed, lol. Masha’Allah, sis. Thank you so very very much for the thoughtful and detailed feedback! I am never truly sure if my efforts are coming through the way I intend them, whether they are truly beneficial at all, or if I’m just spending a lot of time doing something that *seems* god to me, but isn’t effective for others. I was just starting to get discouraged because of how much work this ended up being and how it doesn’t seem to be as well-received as I’d hoped. I guess I just need to be patient, lol. Sometimes my excitement takes a lil while to catch on, hehe.
I have just added the third name, Al-Malik, and even added a new little feature for making Dhikr. It may be too advanced for a four year old, but insha’Allah, the materials will always be available so your munchkin can learn and grow with Tariq, lol, and learn the Names in greater depth each year that you review it, insha’Allah. I’m hoping this is effective for ages 4 – 12 years, insha’Allah, as I figure 13 and up can probably understand the adult version of the cards pretty well.
Please let me know how you and your little one like the Al-Malik post, insha’allah. And Jazakhallahu Khair for your participation, feedback and enthusiasm! Please keep me and my family in your duaas!
AA jazakAK! .. just got to check your website today… Al-Malik .. yay 🙂
Sister don’t be discouraged at all … I’m pretty sure lots of mums like to leave feedback but by the time they write some form of feedback at least 10 things have happened in the background with the kids/home etc, so they most likely end up not writing anything lol!
But one thing is for sure… this beautiful and very hard work is for Allah’s sake and His reward is certain insha’Allah. So if you feel down or its taking a lot of effort then take comfort in that. Insha’Allah He will not let all this effort and struggle go to waste 🙂
WS xx