when the moon split (chapter 1)

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An Interactive Notebook
This notebook has been based on the book entitled
„When the Moon Split‟
authored by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri
published by Darussalam
Name ________________ Date ______

The Family Tree of Prophet Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬
Qusayy
„Abd Manaf
Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬
„Ali
Fatimah

Zainab
Cut out the labels below and glue them down onto the family tree above.
Ibrahim Isma‟eel Qusayy „Abd Manaf
Hashim „Abdul Muttalib „Abdullah Abu Talib
Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬ Ruqaiyyah
Umm Kulthum
„Ali
Fatimah Al-Hasan Al-Husain
What was the name
of the grandfather of
the Prophet? ‫ﷺ‬
How many daughters
did the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬
have?
How many grandsons
did the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬
have?
From which noble
Prophet did our
Prophet ‫ﷺ‬ descend?

Assembly and Completion Guide

Read the questions and then find the answers in the word search, inshaa‟Allaah
c a o p l z a e m c x n n
o k m r u q a i y y a h v
u o a o t e b m a n t a e
s e l n u a d s a q k s r
i v h a l f u a e l e h t
n t u o t h l d a h l i i
i i s u i n l a l m e m b
g r a n d f a t h e r e r
h a i c v s h e a e p n a
n v n l o m e d s n o t t
g r m e e c a l a t d r e
s y p h o n n y n a i m p
p t w o a a r a a c f e o
a o r a d u z a i n a b f
w t r r e t f l e e t a t
n o u e n i i g a s i h b
d o l e c l s c l f m o e
f a o c c u r n i i a r a
m o l u m m k u l t h u m
The Family Tree of Prophet Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬
1) How many daughters did the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬ have?
2) What were the names of the daughters of the Prophet ‫?ﷺ‬
3) Who was the great-grandfather of the Prophet ‫?ﷺ‬
4) What was the name of the Prophet‟s ‫ﷺ‬ father?
5) „Abdul Muttalib was the Prophet‟s ‫ﷺ‬ __________?
6) Abu Talib was the Prophet‟s ‫ﷺ‬ __________?
7) How many grandsons did the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬ have? What were their names?
8) „Ali ibn Abi Talib was the __________ of the Prophet ‫?ﷺ‬

The Prophet‟s ‫ﷺ‬ Tribe
What was the
name of the tribe
that the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬
belonged to?
Who from
amongst the
Quraysh became
the trustee of the
Ka‟bah?
What were the
responsibilities of
the trustee of the
Ka‟bah?
What was the
name of the
house that
Qusayy built north
of the Ka‟bah?
What was this
house used for?

The Prophet‟s ‫ﷺ‬ Lineage
What is the
name of the
Prophet‟s ‫ﷺ‬
lineage (clan)?
Who is the
Prophet‟s ‫ﷺ‬ clan
named after?
How did the
Prophet‟s ‫ﷺ‬
great-
grandfather,
Hashim, get his
name?
The Quraysh Trade Caravans
Where did the Quraysh
travel to with their trade
caravans in winter?
Where did the Quraysh
travel to with their trade
caravans in summer?
Which Surah mentions
the trade caravans of the
Quraysh?
How many ayat are there
in this Surah?
Where was this Surah
revealed?
Why was this Surah
revealed?

Follow the instructions to complete the map.
1) Label the countries on the map
2) Colour the country that the Quraysh travelled to in winter with blue
3) Colour the country that the Quraysh travelled to in summer with orange
4) Draw a small image of the Ka‟bah to mark the city of Makkah
5) Draw the winter trade route of the Quraysh
6) Draw the summer trade route of the Quraysh

Hashim
Salma
bint Amr
Shayba
How did
Shayba get his
name?
Hashim passed by Yathrib on
one of his trade journeys on his
way to Syria and there he
married Salma bint Amr who
gave birth to their son, Shayba
after Hashim passed away.
Where did Hashim die?
Did Hashim‟s family in Makkah know he had a son?
Who discovered Shayba and took him to live in Makkah?
Who did the people of Makkah think Shayba was?
What was the name that Shayba became known as?

Which one of his son’s
Who covered the well of Zam-Zam?
Who had the honour of rediscovering the well of Zam-Zam?
How did Abdul Muttalib know where to dig to find the well?
What did Abdul Muttalib vow to Allaah?
Which one of his son‟s did Abdul Muttalib decide to sacrifice?
Why didn‟t Abdul Muttalib sacrifice his son?
What did he sacrifice instead?
Who is known as the descendent of “the two sacrificed ones”?
Why was he ‫ﷺ‬ know as the descendent of “the two sacrificed
ones”?
He ‫ﷺ‬ is also known as the descendent of “the two elders held
for ransom. Why?
Where did Abdul Muttalib dig to find the well?

Abdullah Amina bint
Wahb
Muhammad
Abdullah was married to Amina,
the daughter of Wahb. Wahb
was the chief of Banu Zahra
‫ﷺ‬
When did Abdullah
die?
Where did he die?
Where was he
buried?
Was the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬ born
before or after his
father died?

Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬ is Born
Where was
the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬
born?
On which day
of the week
was he ‫ﷺ‬
born?
In which month
was he ‫ﷺ‬
born?
In which year
was he ‫ﷺ‬
born?
On which day
of the month
was he ‫ﷺ‬ born?
What is the wisdom behind
not knowing the exact date
of the Prophet‟s ‫ﷺ‬ birth?

How did the year
come to be
known as the
Year of the
Elephant?
Who came to
attack the
Ka‟bah?
Why did
Abraha want to
destroy the
Ka‟bah?
How many men
did Abraha
have in his
army?
How did Abraha
plan to destroy
the Ka‟bah?
How did Allaah
protect the
Ka‟bah?
The Story of the Companions of the Elephant

Arabic Reading Practise
What is the name
of the Surah that
relates this story?
How many ayat
are there in this
Surah?
Where was this
Surah revealed?
Why was this
Surah revealed?

Surah Al-Feel
‫ِل‬‫ي‬ ‫ِل‬ ‫ْل‬‫ا‬ ‫ِل‬‫ا‬ ‫َل‬ ‫ْل‬ ‫َأ‬ ‫ِل‬ ‫َل‬ ‫ُّب‬ ‫َل‬ ‫َل‬‫ي‬‫َل‬ ‫َل‬ ‫َل‬ ‫ْل‬ ‫َل‬ ‫َل‬‫َل‬ ‫ْل‬‫َل‬‫ا‬‫َأ‬
‫ٍل‬‫ي‬ ‫ِل‬ ‫ْل‬ ‫َل‬ ‫ِل‬ ‫ْل‬‫ُل‬ ‫َل‬ ‫ْل‬ ‫َل‬ ‫ْل‬‫ي‬‫َل‬ ‫ْل‬‫َل‬ ‫ْل‬‫َل‬‫ا‬‫َأ‬
‫َل‬‫ي‬ ‫ِل‬ ‫َل‬‫َأ‬ ‫ْل‬ ‫َل‬ ‫ْل‬ ‫ِل‬‫ْل‬‫َل‬ ‫َل‬ ‫َل‬‫ي‬ ‫َل‬ ‫ْل‬‫َأ‬ ‫َل‬
‫ٍل‬‫ي‬ ‫ّل‬‫ِل‬ ‫ِل‬ ‫ّل‬‫ِل‬ ‫ٍل‬ ‫َل‬ ‫َل‬ ‫ِل‬ ‫ِل‬ ‫ِل‬ ‫ِل‬ ‫ْل‬‫َل‬
‫ٍل‬‫و‬ ‫ُل‬ ‫ْأ‬ ‫َّم‬ ‫ٍل‬ ‫ْل‬ ‫َل‬ ‫َل‬ ‫ْل‬ ‫ُل‬ ‫َل‬ ‫َل‬ ‫َل‬ ‫َل‬
Have you not seen how your Lord dealt with
the owners of the Elephant?
Did He not make their plot go astray?
And He sent against them birds, in flocks
Striking them with stones of Sijjil (baked clay)
And He made them like (an empty field of)
stalks

What did Amina dream
when she was pregnant
with Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬ ?
What did Abdul Muttalib
do when his grandson was
born?
What does the name
„Muhammad‟ mean?
A Prophet ‫ﷺ‬ is Born

Who nursed the Prophet Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬ ?
Who? Name
Who were the foster brothers of the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬ ?
Why were they foster brothers?

Cut out the labels and paste them onto the chart on the previous
page to show who nursed the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬ when he was born.
*Note: There may be some dispute as to whether or not Judhama
(Shayma) actually nursed the Prophet ‫.ﷺ‬ This worksheet has been
designed based on the statement given in the book „When the Moon
Split‟.
His mother Amina
His father‟s slave
Umm Ayman
(Barakah)
The slave of the
Prophet‟s uncle,
Abu Lahab
Thuwaybah
A Bedouin woman Haleemah Sa‟diyah
Haleemah‟s daughter Judhama (Shayma)

In the Care of Haleemah Sa‟diya
Why did the Makkans
send their children to live
with the Bedouin in the
desert?
How did the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬
come to live with
Haleemah Sa‟diya?
List some of the blessings that came upon Haleemah and
her family when they fostered the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬
Haleemah‟s Household
is Blessed

The family‟s goats
grazed well even during
the drought.
Haleemah‟s female donkey
regained strength and
travelled quickly
The she-camel gave an
abundance of milk
The goats‟ udders filled with
milk
Haleemah had a lot of milk to
feed both her son and
Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬
How often would Haleemah take
Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬ to visit his mother and
family?
When was it time for him to return to
his family permanently?
What did Haleemah ask to do once she
had finished weaning Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬ ?
What reason did Haleemah give for
wanting to keep Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬ longer?
How old was Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬ when he
returned to his family?

Muhammad‟s Chest is Opened
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Cut out the statements below and glue them down in the correct order on
the previous page.
Anas Ibn Malik, radhi‟Allahu anhu narrated that Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬
was playing with some children.
The angel Jibreel appeared and made Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬ lie down.
He opened his chest and took out his heart.
The angel extracted a lump from his heart saying: “This is the
portion of Shaytaan in you.”
The angel put Muhammad‟s heart in a golden tray and washed
it with Zam-zam water.
Then he put his heart back into his chest and closed it.
The other children ran to Haleemah crying that Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬
had been killed.
When they returned to Muhammad ‫,ﷺ‬ they found him alive.
His face was pale from shock.
Anas later mentioned that he had seen the scar on the Prophet
Muhammad‟s chest.

Muhammad‟s Time with His Mother
When Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬
returned to Makkah,
how many years did
he spend in his
mother‟s care?
Where did
Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬ journey
to when he was six
years old?
Who did he ‫ﷺ‬ travel
with?
How long did
Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬ and his
family stay in
Yathrib?
What happened on
the journey back to
Makkah?
Where was Amina
buried?

A Grandfather‟s Affection
Who took care of
Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬
after his mother
died?
How did Abdul-
Muttalib show
his affection for
Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬ ?
How old was
Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬
when his
grandfather died?
Who took care of
Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬
after his
grandfather died?
Under His Uncle‟s Care
Where did Abu Talib
take Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬
when he was 12 years
old?
Who welcomed the
caravan when it
reached Basra?
What did Bahira the
Monk say when he
held Muhammad‟s
hand?

What were the 3 signs of Prophethood that Bahira the Monk recognised?
Why did Bahirah the
Monk warn Abu Talib
not to take
Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬ into
Syria?
What did Abu
Talib do?

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