Islamic Studies Lessons for Teens & Tweens

I ran across a nice set of Islamic Studies lessons at AbuKhadeejah.com. They were written for ages 13-16, but would also be useful for adults as well. They are brief and generally have a set of questions at the end.

I am planning on using some of these with my kids and I couldn't find an index of the lessons, they seemed to more so be separate blog posts, so I made up an index with the lessons in order. (There may be one, I just couldn't find one). 

Islam

• Introduction to Islam, God and the Pre-Decree (Islam 1.1)
•  Allah, the Lord of Creation, the Unique (Islam 1.2)
•  Risālah: The message that was communicated from Allāh to the human beings (Islam 1.3)
•  The Life of this World and the Hereafter (1.4 Islam)
•  The Quran: its Revelation and Compilation Part 1 (Islam 1.5)
•  The Quran: its Revelation and Compilation Part 2 (Islam 1.6)
•  The Hadīth and the Sunnah (Islam 1.7)
•  Introduction to the Life of the Prophet Muhammad (Islam 1.8)
•  The Early Years: Prophet Muhammad In Makkah (Islam 1.9)
•  Life of Muhammad: Death of Khadeejah and Abu Talib in succession; and the Migrations to Ethiopia and Madinah (Islam 1.10)
•  The Life of the Muhammad in Madinah: Treaties, Conquests and his Death (Islam 1.11)
•  Sunni and Shi’ah Islam (Islam 1.13)
• Introduction To The Five Pillars (Islam 2.1)
•  The Muslim Testimony of Faith: Shahādah and its Conditions (Islam 2.2)
•  The Daily Prayers of a Muslim and the Ablutions (Islam 2.3)
•  The Practice of Prayer in the Life of a Muslim: Salāh (Islam 2.4)
•  What Fasting in the month of Ramadān means to Muslims (Islam 2.6)
•  What is Hajj? An introduction, some rules and virtues (Islam 2.7)
•  Hajj: Its obligation and its tremendous virtues: Islam 2.8/2.9
•  The purpose and importance of the Five Pillars: Islam 2.10/2.11
•  The Mosque: its construction and design: Islam 3.1
•  The Prayer Hall (Musallā) in the Mosque and its features: Islam 3.2
•  Aids to worship and prayer that are common in our times: Compass, Dhikr beads, Prayer mat, Mushaf stand, Phone apps: Islam 3.3
•  The Mu’adhin, and the Wording of the Adhān and Iqāmah―The Call to Prayer (Islam 3.4) 
•  The Role of the Imām, and the appearance of Female Imāms in Mosques: Islam 3.5
•  The Mosque in the Community: Two Mosques in one city (Case Study): Islam 3.6
•  The Importance of the Mosque to Muslims in your Community: Islam 3.7
•  Brief word on celebrating Eid Al-Fitr after the Fasting of Ramadān: Islam 3.8
•  A brief word on ‘Eid al-Adhā and ‘Eid al-Fitr, celebrations and good conduct: Islam 3.9 and 3.10
•  Muslim lifestyle choices, and adopting non-Muslim practices that conflict with Islamic teachings: (Islam 4.1)
•  Concepts of Halāl and Harām as it relates to food and drink: (Islam 4.2)
•  The meat of the Muslims, Jews and Christians: Ahlul-Kitāb: Halāl and Harām in Islam (Islam 4.3)
•  Muslim Attitudes to Alcohol and Intoxicants: The effect upon societies and individuals: (Islam 4.4)
•  Understanding the Muslim Dress Code: Modesty for Men and the Hijāb for Women (Islam 4.5 & 4.6)
•  What is the Ummah of Islam? (Islam 4.7)
•  Respect, religious duties and good actions (Islam 4.8)
•  The importance of the Muslim lifestyle and community (Islam 4.9)
•  Seeking Marriage and the Marriage Ceremony in Islam (Islam 5.1)
•  Divorce, Three Talāqs In One Sitting, Taking One’s Wife Back, Waiting Period and Remarriage (Islam 5.3)
•  Arranged Marriages, Love Marriages and Forced Marriages (Islam 5.4)
•  Polygamy (Polygyny): Would it better to be one of a few wives instead of being on your own? (Islam 5.5)
•  Sexual relationships outside marriage: Fornication, Adultery and Pornography (Islam 5.6)
•  The LGBTQ Movement: Homosexuality and Islam: Understanding Muslim Attitudes To Homosexuality (Islam 5.7)

 

Ethics

 

• Islamic Faith, Morality and Ethics (Ethics 1.1)
• Sharī’ah Law and its place in Islam (Ethics 1.2)
• The Sanctity Of Life (Ethics 1.3)
• Abortion and its ruling in Islam (Ethics 1.4)
• Resuscitation, DNR, Euthanasia and Mercy Killing: A Right to Die? (Ethics 1.5)
• Fertility issues and contraception in Islam: The choice to have children (Ethics 1.6)
• Artificial Insemination (AI) from the husband or by a sperm donor (Ethics 1.7)
• In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF treatment) and Surrogacy in Islam (Ethics 1.8)
• Reproductive Cloning – Islamic views on ‘creation’ of an identical copy of an organism (Ethics 1.9)
• The use of Genetic Engineering and Islam (Ethics 1.10)
• Muslim beliefs about life after death and how that influences human behaviour (Ethics 1.11)
• Care and the Community: The Ummah (Ethics 2.1)
• The Ummah today: Characteristics of Less Economically Developed Countries: LEDCs (Ethics 2.2)
• The Causes of Poverty: Part I (Ethics 2.3)
•   The Causes of Poverty in Light of Climate Change, Population Growth and other Factors: Part II: Ethics 2.4
•  Case Study Birmingham: “Muslim Centres” in the UK, Europe and North America: Ethics 2.7 and 2.8
•  Purpose of Life, and Justice in the Sharī’ah (Ethics 3.1 )
•  Protests, Demonstrations and Civil Disobedience in the Light of Islam (Ethics 3.8)