Worksheet · Stories of the prophets

🌙 Muhammad ﷺ, the last messenger

Muhammad ﷺ · مُحَمَّد ﷺ

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1. Muhammad ﷺ grew up in the city of Makkah. He always told the truth and always kept what people trusted him with. Everyone called him al-Amin, the trustworthy one.
2. Muhammad ﷺ liked to go up the mountain of light near Makkah, to a small cave called Hira. There, he spent quiet time thinking and worshipping Allah.
3. One day in the cave, the angel Jibril came to him and said: Read! Then the angel recited the first words of the Qur'an: Read in the name of your Lord who created (Al-Alaq 96:1).
4. Muhammad ﷺ went home, and his wife Khadijah comforted him. Then he began inviting people to worship Allah alone, with kindness and gentle words. Some people believed, and others were mean to him, but he stayed patient.
5. Allah allowed the Muslims to move to the city of Madinah. Muhammad ﷺ left Makkah with his best friend Abu Bakr. Some people were chasing them across the desert.
6. They hid in the cave of Thawr. The people chasing them came very close, and Abu Bakr was worried. Muhammad ﷺ said: Do not be sad, Allah is with us (At-Tawbah 9:40). And Allah protected them.
7. The people of Madinah welcomed them with great joy. Muhammad ﷺ built a mosque there, and he helped carry the bricks himself. The Muslims of Makkah and of Madinah became like brothers and sisters.
8. Muhammad ﷺ was kind to children, to the poor, to animals and even to those who were mean to him. Allah says: We have not sent you except as a mercy to the worlds (Al-Anbiya 21:107).

Did you understand the story?

1. What did people in Makkah call Muhammad ﷺ?
- Al-Amin, the trustworthy one
- The king
- The rich man
2. What was the first word the angel Jibril said in the cave of Hira?
- Run!
- Read!
- Sleep!
3. Who travelled with Muhammad ﷺ to Madinah and hid with him in the cave of Thawr?
- Abu Bakr
- Jibril
- Nobody
4. When Muhammad ﷺ arrived in Madinah, he built a mosque.
TrueFalse
5. Muhammad ﷺ was always honest and kind. Write one thing you can do this week to be honest or kind, like him.

What we learnMuhammad ﷺ was honest, patient and kind to everyone. We follow his example and remember that Allah is always with us.

Answer key for parents and teachers

1. Al-Amin, the trustworthy one
2. Read!
3. Abu Bakr
4. True

Read the story

1. Muhammad ﷺ grew up in the city of Makkah. He always told the truth and always kept what people trusted him with. Everyone called him al-Amin, the trustworthy one.

2. Muhammad ﷺ liked to go up the mountain of light near Makkah, to a small cave called Hira. There, he spent quiet time thinking and worshipping Allah.

3. One day in the cave, the angel Jibril came to him and said: Read! Then the angel recited the first words of the Qur'an: Read in the name of your Lord who created (Al-Alaq 96:1).

4. Muhammad ﷺ went home, and his wife Khadijah comforted him. Then he began inviting people to worship Allah alone, with kindness and gentle words. Some people believed, and others were mean to him, but he stayed patient.

5. Allah allowed the Muslims to move to the city of Madinah. Muhammad ﷺ left Makkah with his best friend Abu Bakr. Some people were chasing them across the desert.

6. They hid in the cave of Thawr. The people chasing them came very close, and Abu Bakr was worried. Muhammad ﷺ said: Do not be sad, Allah is with us (At-Tawbah 9:40). And Allah protected them.

7. The people of Madinah welcomed them with great joy. Muhammad ﷺ built a mosque there, and he helped carry the bricks himself. The Muslims of Makkah and of Madinah became like brothers and sisters.

8. Muhammad ﷺ was kind to children, to the poor, to animals and even to those who were mean to him. Allah says: We have not sent you except as a mercy to the worlds (Al-Anbiya 21:107).

Did you understand the story?

1. What did people in Makkah call Muhammad ﷺ?

Al-Amin, the trustworthy one
The king
The rich man

2. What was the first word the angel Jibril said in the cave of Hira?

Run!
Read!
Sleep!

3. Who travelled with Muhammad ﷺ to Madinah and hid with him in the cave of Thawr?

Abu Bakr
Jibril
Nobody

4. When Muhammad ﷺ arrived in Madinah, he built a mosque.

TrueFalse

5. Muhammad ﷺ was always honest and kind. Write one thing you can do this week to be honest or kind, like him.