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4 TERM I LESSON NOTES FOR IRE

Unit: prophet (Messenger)
Lesson content
A prophet is anybody who receives messages or instructions directly from Allah
Categories of prophets
• Nabbi (only prophets) e.g. Adam
• Rusul (Prophet and messenger) e.g. Muhammad
• Committed messenger e.g. Isa
• UnlulAzmi (Great messengers) these include
1. Prophet Muhammad
2. Prophet Isa
3. Prophet Muusa
4. Prophet Ibrahim

Muslim believe in 25 prophets i.e. Adam was the first prophet, Muhammad was the last prophet
Activity
1. Who is a prophet?
2. Mention the four categories of prophets
3. Name at least five prophets
4. Write short notes about; Prophet Adam, Prophet Muhammad
5. Give any two duties of prophets
6. Mention any four qualities of prophets
7. Who was the first and last prophet in Islam?
8. Name the prophet who is remembered for each below
a) Strong faith in Islam
b) Perseverance or endurance in Islam
c) Perfection in Islam

Theme: Tawheed
Unit: Qualities of a good prophet
1. A prophet must be trust worthy
2. A prophet must be of sound mind
3. A prophet must be trustful
4. A prophet must be protected from evil actions by Allah
5. Performs miracles by Allah’s power

Duties of prophets
1. Performs miracles by Allah’s power
2. Protect people from evil activities
3. Receives and sends Allah’s messages to his people

Activity
1. Mention three qualities of a good prophet
2. State two ways how Allah communicates to his people
3. Define sin

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 4. Identify any two examples of sin in your community

Theme: fiqh (practices)

Unit: Dress for prayer
Content
Proper dress code is one of the things that must be observed before saying prayers
Importance of proper dressing
1. It limits the force of admirations of the opposite sex
2. It protects the attention of the rest of the worshipers
Qualities of a proper dress
1. It must be free from impurities
2. It must cover all private parts e.g. for men, from the navel to the knees while for females from the head up to the
toes except the face and palms

Activity
1. Point out two qualities of proper dress
2. Point out two advantages of proper dress code during prayers
3. Draw proper dressed (i) male (ii) female

Theme: Hadith
Impurities in Islam
Content
Hadith refers to all sayings and traditions of Prophet Mohammad PBUH
PBUH in full is Peace Be upon Him
Impurities are all those things considered unclean in Islam
Impurities must not be eaten
They must be cleaned in case they get in contact with our clothes or our bodies
Examples of impurities
Faeces
Pork/ pig
Alcohol / beer
Urine
Vomit
Nose of a dog
Blood
Mucus
Activity
1. Define “Hadith”
2. Write PBUH in full
3. What should be done in case impurities get in contact with our bodies
4. List down four examples of impurities

Theme: History of Islam (siira)

Unit: Early converts in Islam
Content

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A convert is a person who has changed to another religion
Early converts
Khadija
Abubakari
Ali
Zaidi
Suffering of early converts
Mud and stones were thrown at them
Thorns were laid in their paths
Beatings and imprisonment
Death
Jihad
NB: Jihad is a holy war
Activity
1. Who is a convert?
2. Name the four people who first accepted the teaching of Prophet Mohammad
3. Mention four sufferings early converts faced
4. Briefly define “jihad”

TERM II
Theme: Reading of the Quran
Unit: Surat al – humaza (the scandal monger)
Lesson content
1. Arabic: bismillahRahman Rahim
English: in the name of Allah most gracious most merciful
2. Arabic: Wayilunlikulihumazatinhumazatin
English: Trouble to every kind of scandal monger and back biter
3. Arabic: A hadhiJamaramalanwa’addadah
English: who has gathered wealth and lays it lay
4. Arabic: Yahsabuannamalahuakhladah
English: thinking that his wealth would make him last forever
5. Arabic: kallalayunbadhommafilhulwama
English: let him be assured that he will be thrown into hell
6. Arabic: wamaaadraka mal hutwama
English and what will make you know what the crushing fire is?
7. Arabic: narullahi al muqasatu
English: the fire of Allah kindled
8. Arabic: allatitatwalioy a lalaf-idat
English: the one which leaps up over the hearts
9. Arabic: innahaa’layhim mu – uswadatin
English: it shall be made into a roof over them
10. Arabic: fi amadinmumaddadah
English: in outstretched columns
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Activity
1. List down any three evil practices Sulat al humaza talks about
2. Which warning does the sulat give to the rich people?
3. According to the sulat what bad thing is in hell?
4. Why is rumour mongering and backbiting bad?

Theme: Hadith
Unit: Iman hadith and dressing
There are six pillars of faith (iman) these are;
1. Believe in Allah and prophet Mohammad as a messenger
2. Believe in Allah’s prophets
3. Believe in Allah’s holy books
4. Believe in Allah’s angels
5. Being in Allah’s day of judgement
6. Believe in Allah’s powers

Hadith it refers to the teaching and tradition of Prophet Mohammad

Ihsan: refers to good conduct
Shadat: believe in Allah
Activity:
1. What five things do Moslems believe in under Iman?
2. What does Hadith on Ihsan say about the way Moslems should worship Allah?
3. What is the best dress for a woman during prayer?
4. Which parts of a woman’s body should be covered by her dress during prayer?

Theme: 5
Unit: persecution, isra and miraj
1. The term persecution means to mistreat a person
2. Persecutor is a person who persecutes others
3. Early Moslem converts under went through different forms of persecution which include; stoned, beaten up,
imprisoned, and murdered

Theme I: reading from the quran

Recitation of surat al humasa (the scandal monger)
The meaning of surat al – humaza
It forbids us from doing the following evil practices and Allah promises punishment to those involved in them and these
include;
a) Rumour mongering
b) Backbiting
c) Selfishness
d) It also teaches us that Allah sends sinners to hel

Self-testing
1. List down any three evil practices in surat all humaza
2. What warning does the surat give to the rich people
3. According to the surat what bad thing is in hell
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 4. Why is rumour mongering and backbiting bad

Class activity
Reciting surat al humaza
Them 2: tawhid (faith)
Unit: the twenty-five prophets in the quran 1 – 25
Information about some prophets
1. Adam
He was the first person or prophet in Islam
He is connected to Allah’s story of creation
His wife was Hawa
His sons were Habeel (Abel) and Qabeel (Cain)
2. Nuuh
He was sent by Allah to teach his people the proper way of worshiping
He built the Ark to protect himself and his family from floods
Allah saved him from the floods which killed the unbelievers.
3. Ibrahim
His father was Azar who was an idol maker from wood
He never liked idols
His wife was Sarah
He is remembered for his strong faith towards Allah
He helped to build the Kaabah with his son Ismael
4. Isa
He was born without a father
His mother was a sign of Allah’s power
Allah supported his work with many miracles
5. Musa
He played the role of deliverance in Islam
6. Ayuub
He is remembered for his role of perseverance / endurance
7. Mohammad
He was the last prophet in Islam
He accomplished the prophetic mission in Islam
He is remembered for his role of perfection in Islam
He received Allah’s special message at Mt. Nuruh in a cave known as Hira

Prophets and the holy books in Islam

Prophet Mohammad – Quran
Prophet Musa – Tauret
Prophet Dauda – Zabur
Prophet Isa – Injir
Categories of prophets / messengers
They include three categories as below
Only prophets (Nabi)
Prophets and messengers (Rasul)
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Committed messengers (Ulul – Azim)
1. Nabi
Prophets who were ordered to keep the message they got for their own good in order to set good examples for the
rest of the people. Examples of such prophets were; Adam, Yakoub, Ishaq and Hood
2. Rasul
These serve as both prophets and messengers.
They received the message from Allah and were ordered to send it to their people. Examples of such prophets were;
Mohammed, Dauda, Sulaiman, Zakariya, Yahya and Isa
3. UlulAzim
Prophets who spent most of their time spreading the word of Allah to their people examples of such prophets were;
Ibrahim, Nuuhu, Musa, Isa and Mohammad

Activity
1. Name one prophet in each of the following categories
a) Nabi
b) Rasul
c) Committed messengers
2. Mention the four holy books in Islam
3. Write the four prophets who received the four holy books

Theme: Fiqh (Practice)

Unit: Prayer
Lesson content
Moslems pray five times a day
Prayer is any communication to God / Allah
People pray for various reasons
To thank God
To ask for forgiveness / repent
To ask for guidance
To request for blessings
To get wealth etc
Types of prayer
1. Compulsory prayers: these are prayers that must be performed by all Moslems at a particular time
Prayer Time Rakas
Subuhi 2
Dhuhuri 4
Aswir 4
Magaribi 3
Ishai 4

2. Other examples of prayers

Juma
Sunna (optional prayer)
Talawah
SalatJanaza

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 SalatFitiir
Duwa
Prayers can be performed alone or as a group
A prayer performed in a group is called a congregational prayer

Theme: Fiqh (Practice)

Unit: Organization of prayer
Lesson content: congregation prayer
Kibla (direction of the Kaaba) is where all Moslems face while performing prayer
Imam is a person who leads others in prayer
Followers are all worshipers in a mosque
Followers stand behind the imam during prayer
Followers stand in queue / line during prayer
Women stand behind the men during prayer and are sometimes separated by a curtain in a Moque
Juma is an arabic word that means congregational prayer

Importance of a congregation prayer

Eases the flow of information from the Imaam to the followers
It helps worshipers to get more rewards
Congregation prayers promote team work
People acquire leadership skills

Types of congregational prayers

Juma
Duwa
Talawah
SalatJanaza
Activity
1. What is a congregational prayer?
2. How is each of the following people organized during prayer in the mosque?
a) Women
b) Imam
c) Men
3. Why do women pray from behind curtains in a mosque?
4. Why do worshippers stand in straight lines in a mosque?
5. Which worshipper stands in front of all followers in a mosque during prayer?

Preparation for prayer

1. Moslems must clean their bodies before prayer
2. Wudhu/ ablution is the cleaning of some body parts by a Moslem before prayer
3. Private parts, face, head, nose, ears, hands and legs are some of the body parts cleaned by a Moslem during
wudhu
4. Tayamum is the use of dry, clean, surfaces to get wudhu
5. Some of the materials a Moslem can use to get tayammum area; sand

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Conditions under which a Moslem can perform Tayammum
1. When the water available is going to be taken by an animal
2. When the water is dirty
3. When there is danger at the water source
4. When the water source is far
5. When the water is going to be used for cooking

NB: Ghusul is the cleaning of the whole body by a Moslem before prayer

Conditions for Ghusul

1. Women after menstruation
2. After child birth
3. After sex
4. After masturbation
Samayah was the first Islamic martry
Examples of Jihads (battles) prophets Mohammad fought with non-believers were; Badir, Handaq and Uhudi
Activity
1. Give the meaning of the following terms in Islam
a) Ihsan c) Jihad e) Isra
b) Hegira d) Miraj
2. Which word means treating people in a cruel way
3. Why did Muslims migrate to Abyssinia?
4. Who was the leader of Muslims in Abyssinia?
5. Why did Mohammad make a journey to Tait?
6. With whom did Mohammad go to Tait

TERM III
Theme: Tawheed (faith)
Unit: the twenty-five prophets
Content
1. Adam 8. Al – yasa 15. Sulaiman 22. Loot
2. Nooh 9. Aliyaasa 16. Zakarufs 23. Hood
3. Swaleh 10. Ismail 17. Yahya 24. Idris
4. Ibrahim 11. Is – haaq 18. Shauaib 25. Mohammad
5. Muusa 12. Yakoob 19. Ayuub
6. Yunus 13. Yusuf 20. Haroona
7. Zul – kife 14. Daauda 21. Isa
Activity
Mention any ten of the prophets of Allah
Theme: Tawheed (faith)
Unit: brief notes about prophets
Content
1. Adam
He was the first prophet
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 His wife was Hawa
Their children were Kaabiru and Haabiir
Kaabir (his son) is said to have been the first person to commit murder
2. Nooh
He built an ark
Allah saved him and his family from the floods
Activity
1. Who was the first prophet?
2. Name the two sons of prophet Adam?
3. According to the Quran, who was the first person to commit murder?
4. Who built an ark?
5. Draw Noah being saved from the flood

Theme: Tawheed (Faith)

Unit: Brief notes about prophets
3. Musa
He was a son of Imran
He received the Taurat
He delivered his people from Slavery
4. Isa
Born without a father
His mother was Mariam
He received the Injir
5. Ibrahim
His father was Azan and idol worshippers
Ibrahim rejected idol worship
Ibrahim’s wives were; Sarah and Hajara

Activity
Write two things about lack at the following prophets
Musa
Isa
Ibrahim
Theme: Tawheed (faith)
Unit: Holy books
Content
Holy books prophet
Quran Mohammad
Injir Isa
Tauret Muusa
Zabur Daauda
Activity
Complete correctly
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Prophet holy book
……………………. Zabur
Musa ……………………….
……………………. Injir
Mohammad …………………………
Theme: Fiqh
Unit: organization for prayers
Content
Before prayers are said the following must be observed
Performing ablution
Observing the right time
Observing a proper dress code
Facing the Kibla
Ablution
During ablution, the following body parts are cleaned
Palms
Mouth
Face
Hands
Legs
Head
Ears
Nose
Theme: history of Islam (siira)
Unit: Reasons why most Meccans first rejected Islam
Content:
They considered idol worshipping
They feared to be punished (Islam has harsh punishments for sinners) e.g.
A fornicator is supposed to be given on hundred strokes of cane
An adulterous person is supposed to be killed by stoning
A thief’s palm is supposed to be chopped off
A murderer is supposed to be killed
They feared to lose respect
They were interested in slavery which Islam rejected
Activity
1. Identify two reasons why the Meccans rebelled against Prophet Muhammad
2. Define the term sin
3. Name the first convert in Islam
4. Name the city where Prophet Mohammad was born

Theme: fiqh
Unit: prayers

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Content
A Muslim must pray five times a day. The prayers are
Fajr or subuhi
Zhuri
Asri
Magribi
Ishaari
An Imam leads Muslims in prayers while a Muazin calls Muslims for prayers ma – amuunaa are the followers of the Imam
Activity
1. Name the five daily prayers performed by Muslims
2. What is the role of these people?
a) Muazeen
b) Imam
c) Ma-amuuna
Theme: history of Islam
Unit: Migration of early Muslims
Content
When Prophet Mohammad saw the Muslims being persecuted, he ordered them to migrate to other areas. Persecution is to
treat a person in an unfriendly way
Prophet Mohammad first went to Tait for safety before he finally went to Medina
Mohammad’s journey from Mecca to Medina
Activity
1. Briefly define “persecution”
2. Name the neighbouring town where Prophet Mohammad went to before going to Mecca
3. Why did Prophet Mohammad go to Tait?
4. What is Hejira?
Theme: Hejira
Unit: Problems met during Hejira
Content
Shortage of enough food
Lack of accommodation
Scorching sunshine
Long journey distance
Being looked for by idol worshippers
Shortage of fresh water
Causes of Hejira
Persecution of new converts
Non believer warned to kill Muslim converts
Command from Allah
Activity
1. Identify the problem met during Hejira
2. Point out any three of the causes of Hejira
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