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The story of Muhammad and The Hungry Stranger
I can retell the story of the Hungry Stranger and explain its message.
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Year 1
The story of Muhammad and The Hungry Stranger
I can retell the story of the Hungry Stranger and explain its message.
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Key learning points
- The Prophet Muhammad taught that caring for the poor was an important responsibility.
- The story of the Hungry Stranger tells how he was cared for.
- The message of the story is about putting other people first.
Keywords
Responsibility - something that it is your job or duty to deal with
Stranger - someone you have never met before
Sacrifice - something valuable that you give up in order to achieve something, or the act of giving it up
Common misconception
Prayer is more important than caring for others.
Caring is as important as prayer.
The presence of the Prophet Muhammad is represented by a cloud/white light in some of the images in the slide deck. You might want to talk to pupils about the fact that most Muslims do not show representations of the Prophet and so this is a way to show his presence whilst respecting this idea.
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Starter quiz
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4 Questions
Q1.
Match up the holy books below with the religious people who read them.
Muslims
Christians
Jews
Q2.
Who do Christians follow?
the Prophet Muhammad
Guru Nanak
Q3.
Which holy book has the story of the Good Samaritan?
Q4.
The Prophet Muhammad is the most important leader for ...
Christians.
Jews.
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4 Questions
Q1.
What is a stranger?
someone who is hungry
someone who needs your help
Q2.
Muslims have a responsibility to pray times each day.
Q3.
Put the story of Muhammad and the Hungry Stranger in the correct order.
Q4.
Sacrifice means ...
giving up something you don't need.
giving up taking responsibility.
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