Kids and teens pathway · Level 4 · Course 4 · Islamic studies

The life of the Prophet ﷺ

For teens: the life of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, from his birth in Mecca to the Hijra, then Medina, the farewell pilgrimage and what he left us. Well-established events, with their sources, and in each lesson what we can take from it for our own lives.

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3 units9 lessons~160 min total

Course outline

Unit 1

Birth and youth

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1. Arabia and the Prophet's ﷺ birthMecca before Islam, the Year of the Elephant, the birth and childhood of an orphan.
15 min
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2. The youth of "al-Amin"Shepherd then merchant, known to all for his honesty; his marriage to Khadija and the Black Stone.
15 min
3
3. The revelationThe cave of Hira, the angel Jibril, the first verses and Khadija's support.
20 min

Unit 2

The Meccan years and the Hijra

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1. The first MuslimsThe first to believe, the public call on Mount Safa, and the persecution.
15 min
2
2. The hard years and hopeAbyssinia, the boycott, the Year of Sorrow, Ta'if, then the Night Journey.
20 min
3
3. The Hijra: from Mecca to MedinaThe pledges of 'Aqaba, the secret departure with Abu Bakr, the cave of Thawr and the arrival in Medina.
20 min

Unit 3

Medina and the legacy

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1. Building a community in MedinaThe Prophet's ﷺ mosque, the brotherhood between the emigrants and the Ansar, the call to prayer and an agreement with the town's people.
15 min
2
2. The trials and the return to MeccaBadr, Uhud, the treaty of Hudaybiyya and the opening of Mecca, marked by forgiveness.
20 min
3
3. The farewell sermon and the legacyThe farewell pilgrimage, the key principles of the sermon, the Prophet's ﷺ death and what he left us.
20 min