The K12 cirriculum has the children starting with cursive writing in second grade. My son complained that he did not want to practice each day. They had him practice each day with phrases and sentences . I did not care for what they had him write. Each day I would find a joke or a riddle and made him write this. He became excited about it and was more eager to learn a new joke. When the Hajj season came I sat and wrote for him this poem. Each day I would have him write a line or two. Well my daughter is in second grade this year, and I will have her write this
coming up soon. Inshallah this poem is something you find helpful in homeschooling.
HAJJ
The Month of Hajj is soon to come
To Mecca the people will begin to run
Around the Kaaba they will make Tawaaf
Then, to Arafat they will be off
On Arafat the people will stand
Then the next day Eid Aludha will begin
In the Eid morning together we will pray
Then the rest of the day it is eat, run, and play
Now it is off to Moozdelifah where the pilgrims will stay
Their stop in this place is until the next day
The next place is Mina where the pilgrims will go
At this stop is the Jammrah and pebbles they’ll throw.
The tenth day of Hajj for the pilgrims is busy indeed
But for the rest of the Muslims it is the Eid.
The pilgrims are busy to Mecca they return
They have the hopes that all of these good deeds they will soon earn
One of these acts is sacrificing a sheep
Then they will trim their hair with still the hope of good deeds to reap
Again the pilgrims will make Tawaaf
Then running between Saffa and Marwa they will be off
On the 11th day of Hajj back to Mina they will go
For the next three days at the Jammrah they will throw.
The Hajj for the pilgrims is coming to an end
They are hoping that Allah accepted it all from where they began
There is one more thing that the pilgrims must make
It is seven more times around the Kaaba for Allah’s sake
Back to their lives the pilgrims return
Hoping Allah accepted all that they earned
To Mecca the people will begin to run
Around the Kaaba they will make Tawaaf
Then, to Arafat they will be off
On Arafat the people will stand
Then the next day Eid Aludha will begin
In the Eid morning together we will pray
Then the rest of the day it is eat, run, and play
Now it is off to Moozdelifah where the pilgrims will stay
Their stop in this place is until the next day
The next place is Mina where the pilgrims will go
At this stop is the Jammrah and pebbles they’ll throw.
The tenth day of Hajj for the pilgrims is busy indeed
But for the rest of the Muslims it is the Eid.
The pilgrims are busy to Mecca they return
They have the hopes that all of these good deeds they will soon earn
One of these acts is sacrificing a sheep
Then they will trim their hair with still the hope of good deeds to reap
Again the pilgrims will make Tawaaf
Then running between Saffa and Marwa they will be off
On the 11th day of Hajj back to Mina they will go
For the next three days at the Jammrah they will throw.
The Hajj for the pilgrims is coming to an end
They are hoping that Allah accepted it all from where they began
There is one more thing that the pilgrims must make
It is seven more times around the Kaaba for Allah’s sake
Back to their lives the pilgrims return
Hoping Allah accepted all that they earned
3 comments:
salaams UmNour, Alhamduillah I am trying again. As I was saying with all the zips and zabs you are indeed truly blessed with the ability and patience Alhamduillah. May Allah(SWT) continue to make it a success insha Allah.
ma salaama. Banu
assalamolikum, I was searching the web and I came across this post, what a well written poem, mashAllah! I don't know if this is going to reach you since I'm about only 5 years late to comment, but if it does reach you, I work with an Islamic kids magazine in North America. It's called Companion and is a part of the Muslim Children of North America organization. If you like, you can e-mail this poem or any other pieces of writing by your children (with their name and age) to mcnanl@yahoo.com and we can publish it! This is not my personal e-mail address, so please make sure that is the only information you are sending! Wsalam.
Alsalam Alaykum,
I am a teacher and an Islamic educater in Ottawa, Canada. I came across your blog on my search for new ideas for my yearly hajj workshop I run in different places in the city. Your poem inspired me for a great addition to my workshop. Inshallah I will be using it , and may Allah SWT reward you for sharing it.
JAK
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