The Slaves Who Believed

In the times of Jahiliyyah, slavery was a common practise. Many slaves were treated badly.
With the advent of Islam, many slaves became Muslim and were subsequently tortured for
their beliefs. Can you find the names of some of the first believing slaves in the grid below,
inshaa‟Allah.

s b a b a k r s m c a n k
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h o i o b e m u u n a a a
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Bilal bin Rabah Amir bin Fuhayrah

Khabbab ibn al-Aratt Sumayya bint Khayyat
Umm Abis Nahdiya
Suhayb bin Sinan Rumi Zinira

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 Persecution Begins

Who became Why were

known as they given
„Qurayn‟? this name?

Why did the Quraysh not mistreat

the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬in the same way that
they mistreated the slaves?

What did the Quraysh say to Abu

Talib about his nephew?

What was the strange offer that the

Quraysh made to Abu Talib?

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 Harming the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬

Describe some of the ways in which the disbelievers harmed the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬

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 Surah Masad is Revealed

Abu Lahab was the uncle of the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬who mocked him, abused him
and rejected his da‟wah. The wife of Abu Lahab (Umm Jameel) used to
throw thorns and prickly wood into the path of the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬and his
companions, radhi‟Allahu anhum, So, Allah revealed Surah Masad.

‫َيَتَّب ْت ا َي َي اَييِب ا َيَي ٍب ا َي َي َّبا‬

“watabba” “lahabin” “abi” “yada” “tabbat”
and perish he Lahab (of) Abu (the) Perish
hands

Tafseer:
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‫َي اَي ْت َي ا َيْت ُها َي اُه ُها َي َي ا َي َي َيا‬

“kasaba” “wama” “maluhu” “anhu” “aghna” “ma”
he earned and what his wealth him (will) not
avail

Tafseer:
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 ‫اا َيَي ٍبا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬
‫َي َي ْت َي ًر َي‬
‫َي‬ ‫َي‬
“lahabin” “dhata” “naaran” “sayasla”
Blazing of (in) a fire He will be
Flames burnt
Tafseer:
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‫َي ْت َيَيُه ُها َيَّب اَي َيا ْتاَي َي يِبا‬

“l-hatabi” “hammaalata” “Wa-imra atuhu”
(of) firewood (the) carrier And his wife

Tafseer:
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‫يِب ا يِب يِب ا ا يِب ا َّب اٍب‬

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‫َي‬ ‫َي َي ْت ٌل‬

“masadin” “min” “hablun” “jeedihaa” “fee”
palm fibre of (will be) a her neck in
rope
Tafseer:
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 Abu Jahl

What was Abu Jahl‟s real name?

How did he become known as Abu Jahl?

What did the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬do to Abu Jahl while he was praying?

Which ayat did the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬threaten Abu Jahl with?

What did Abu Jahl vow to do the next time he saw the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬
praying?

What happened when Abu Jahl tried to carry out his threat?

What did Abu Jahl ask his companions to do to the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬while he
was praying at the Ka‟bah?

Who removed the filth from the Prophet‟s ‫ ﷺ‬back?

What du‟aa did the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬make when he raised his head?

Why did Abu Jahl and his companions become afraid?

What did the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬continue to do in his prayer?

What happened to those enemies whom the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬made du‟aa

against?

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 Dar al-Arqam

Who did Dar al-Arqam What was Dar al-

belong to? Arqam first used for?

Where was Dar al- What did the Prophet

Arqam situated? ‫ ﷺ‬do in Dar al-Arqam?

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