Author: Sumiyya Iqbal

Teacher of Alimiyyah and Islamic studies
Islamic studies, Marriage, Workshops

Marriage talk part 2 – Being Mrs Right

Sumiyya Iqbal

This talk was part 2 in our two-part series on marriage. Its a topic that we can discuss for unlimited sessions. The target audience was married women and girls looking to getting married (wives and potential wives to be insha’Allah).

This talk covers:

  • The relationship between the husband and wife
  • Qualities needed in a successful marriage                          
  • Analysing marriage scenarios

I would recommend this to be 2hr session giving sufficient time for discussions and questions

Please see the presentation slides below. I used a website called mentimeter to make the workshop interactive and to pool together the audience’s answers. If you do not have access to the internet you could do a mind map or collect responses on sticky notes instead.

The scenarios were printed in A3 paper and each group was given board markers. I also ensured that each group included married and non-married women to create deeper and more reflective discussions.

The speaker notes will soon follow inshallah

Marriage – Being Mrs Right Download
Scenarios on Microsoft word – print as A3 Download

Alimiyyah resources, islamicteachingresources, Qasas

Qasas un Nabiyeen – Resources

Sumiyya Iqbal

Ibrahim (as) story

I just finished teaching the story of Ibrahim(as) in Qasas to my first-year Alimiyyah students and thought I would share some resources that I found useful whilst teaching.

The start of the year was a bit difficult as Qasas was the student’s first exposure to Arabic vocabulary and translation. ThereforeI would give them the keywords and then some time to make sentences together. But alhamdulillah as the term progressed and they became more familiar with Arabic I taught them how to use the Hans Wehr dictionary or online app (available on Android or Apple) and they had to come to class with the vocabulary definitions already found. This allowed them to become independent in using an Arabic dictionary confidently and able to find the verb variations themselves also.

Support in teaching the content

Vocabulary – story by story

You will find the vocabulay here organised into keywords for each story. Every verb will have the past tense verb and the present/future tense verb given. Every noun will have the singular and plural shown. Even though the student has not learnt the advanced grammar needed to understand how these are created. It creates familiarity in the student and aids them later in the learning. These keywords were compiled by a collegue of mine and i would like to thank her for allowing me to share them with you all on my blog.

Story 1 – Vocabulary Download
Story 2 – VocabularyDownload
Story 3 – Vocabulary Download
Story 4 – Vocabulary Download
Story 5 – VocabularyDownload
Story 6- Vocabulary Download
Story 7 – VocabularyDownload
Story 8 – VocabularyDownload
Story 9 – VocabularyDownload
Story 10 – VocabularyDownload
Story 11- Vocabulary Download
Story 12 – Vocabulary Download
Story 13 – Vocabulary Download
Story 15 – Vocabulary Download

Assessment papers

Assessment 1 – Ibrahim (as) Story-1-7
Download
Assessment 2- Ibrahim(as) Story 1 – 16 complete Download

Revision Summary Sheets

I created these sheets for my students so they could revise the content we have covered. Each sheet has vocabulary nouns and verbs for students to recall, 2 paragraphs of translation from random stories as well as a few questions regarding the context of the story and some basic practice at grammatical analysis. I would recommend you to print them in A3 to allow more space for writing.

Revision summary sheet for Ibrahim (as) story 1-7 – Microsoft word 

Revision summary sheet for Ibrahim (as) story 1-7 – PDF

Revision summary sheet for Ibrahim (as) story 8-13 – Microsoft word

Revision summary sheet for Ibrahim (as) story 8-13 – PDF

Revision summary sheet for Ibrahim (as) story 14 – 3 – Microsoft word

Revision summary sheet for Ibrahim (as) story 14-3 – PDF

Marriage, Workshops

Marriage talk part 1 – Searching for Mr. Perfect

Sumiyya Iqbal

I delivered a talk today in my local masjid about the process of finding a spouse. The target audience included girls looking for potential spouses and mothers looking for potential spouses for their children.

The talk covers:

  1. What qualities to look for in a spouse
  2. How to search for a spouse
  3. Difficulties along the way and how to overcome them

I would recommend this to be a 2hr 30min workshop with a half an hour Q&A session in order to do full justice to this topic.

Please see the presentation slides below. I used a website called mentimeter to make the workshop interactive and to pool together the audience’s answers. You can see their answers below. If you do not have access to the internet you could do a mind map or collect responses on sticky notes instead.

The speaker notes will soon follow inshallah

Searching for a spouse – PowerpointDownload
Searching for a spouse – Speaker notesDownload
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The Journey Begins

Sumiyya Iqbal

Thank you for visiting my blog. My name is Sumiyya Iqbal.

I am a qualified Science teacher and Alimiyyah graduate Alhamdulillah. I have been teaching teenage girls over the last 10 years and have always aspired to make my Islamic studies lessons more engaging, interactive and fun for my students.

Alhamdulillah, I have decided by the grace of Allah and the support of my family to start sharing these resources for all to benefit from. On my blog, you will find lesson plans, powerpoints, and activities for various Islamic studies and Alimiyyah lessons.

Please feel free to download and edit as necessary but please do give credit to the owner of the resource. Even if you do not use them, I hope they can be a source of inspiration for your own planning. The age range of my students is usually between 11-18 years old, but I am certain you can tailor these resources for your classes.

Your feedback is welcome

Jazakallah

Sumiyya Iqbal 

Sumiyya04@gmail.com