Kids’ Cornerبچوں کا کونا

19 — 11 + 8 = 19.

Crescent — Each Islamic month starts when the thin crescent moon is seen.

13 — 13 is the biggest — it is furthest along the number line.

11 — 9 + 2 = 11.

5 — Count them one by one, touching each: there are 5.

10 — 6 + 4 = 10.

99 — 33 × 3 = 99.

10 — 50 ÷ 5 = 10.

18 — 2 × 9 = 18.

Octagon — Octa means eight — like an octopus with eight arms.

16 — 8 × 2 = 16.

18 — 6 × 3 = 18.

3 — 6 ÷ 2 = 3 glasses.

3/4 — 0.75 = 75/100 = 3/4.

£20 — 2.5% = 1/40, so £800 ÷ 40 = £20. (Zakat is due on savings above the niṣāb kept for a whole Islamic year — ask the Imam for the details.)

£250 — 2.5% = 1/40, so £10,000 ÷ 40 = £250. (Zakat is due on savings above the niṣāb kept for a whole Islamic year — ask the Imam for the details.)

15 — 30 ÷ 2 = 15 days.

60 m² — Area = length × width = 10 × 6 = 60 m².

The camel — Camels can walk a long way across hot sand. Allah asks us to look at how camels are made. (Qur’an 88:17)

A web — Spiders spin webs from silk. Sūrah Al-ʿAnkabūt means “The Spider”. (Qur’an 29:41)

Dates — The Prophet ﷺ opened his fast with dates, or with water if there were none. (Abū Dāwūd 2356)

It dries up and wilts — Plants need water. Without it their leaves droop and dry.

Its wings — Birds spread and fold their wings — only Allah holds them up in the sky. (Qur’an 67:19)

The sun — Allah made the sun a shining light. (Qur’an 10:5)

It reflects the sun’s light — The Qur’an says the sun is a shining light and the moon a light — moonlight is sunlight bouncing off the moon. (Qur’an 10:5)

North — A compass needle points north, which helps us work out other directions — like the qiblah.

They are communities like us — Every creature on the Earth and every bird is part of a community, like people. (Qur’an 6:38)

Herbivores — Camels, cows, sheep and goats are herbivores.

Healing for people — Honey comes in different colours, and the Qur’an says there is healing in it. (Qur’an 16:69)

The fig — “By the fig and the olive.” At-Tīn means “The Fig”. (Qur’an 95:1)

Gravity — Gravity holds the moon in its path, just as Allah has measured it. (Qur’an 55:5)

About 60% — More than half of your body is water, so drink plenty — especially in a long summer fast!

The stamen — Flowers have male and female parts. The Qur’an says Allah made pairs of every fruit. (Qur’an 13:3)

The nucleus — The nucleus holds the instructions (DNA) for the cell.

The Earth is tilted, so the length of the day changes with the seasons — In summer the sun rises early and sets late; in winter the days are short.

Iron — The Qur’an says Allah sent down iron, in which is great strength. (Qur’an 57:25)

slow — The opposite of fast is slow.

4 — m-o-o-n — that is 4 letters.

I go to the masjid. — Start with a capital letter (I) and end with a full stop.

pray — A verb is something you do: pray, read, run, help.

A question mark ? — Questions end with a question mark: Where is my prayer mat?

mat — “cat” and “mat” end with the same sound: -at.

Ṣabr — Ṣabr means patience. Allah is with those who are patient. (Qur’an 2:153)

Where is my prayer mat? — A question asks something and ends with a question mark.

start — Begin and start both mean the first part of doing something.

bought — The past tense of “buy” is “bought”.

Dāwūd — In order: Dāwūd, Hārūn, Isḥāq, Yūnus.

kind — “kind” is the adjective here.

Dear Imam Sahib, — Formal letters start with “Dear…”.

peace — Peace means calm and safety; a piece is a part of something.

Not boastful; modest — A humble person does not show off. The Prophet ﷺ was the most humble of people.

ungrateful — Adding the prefix “un-” gives the opposite: ungrateful.

irregular — Adding the prefix “ir-” gives the opposite: irregular.

eight — “eight” and “ate” sound the same but mean different things (homophones). Here it is “eight”.