On the 1st of Dhul Qa'dah, Prophet Musa (as) took his spiritual journey to Mt. Sinai. Originally, his journey was only supposed to be 30 days, but it ended up being a total of 40 days. When he came back down, he was spiritually fortified and brought with him the Taurat to guide his people.
According to our urafah, these 40 days are known as the "40 Days of Kulayni." They hold high spiritual significance, and it is greatly recommended to engage in a 40 day aamal during these days.
We explained this story to our students (in grades 3-7), and encourage each child to pick an aamal to help them build their "spiritual muscles." We reiterated that their aamaal of choice didn't have to be long or complicated and that sometimes it's actually better to pick something simple but to do it repeatedly.
The children were really excited to engage in these 40 days of spirituality and chattered amongst each other about which action they should pick.
Some students were ambitious and decided to recite Dua Tawassul or Surah Waqea for 40 days. Meanwhile, other students picked something as simple as Surah Fateha, tasbih of Hadhrat Zahra (sa), or 5 salawats. We encouraged them to set a realistic goal that would help them get closer to Allah (swt).
We made trackers with 40 squares (Download template here). Each morning, we would ask each student if he/she did their aamaal for the day and put a sticker on that day if they did. We also featured a large version of this tracker (download here, 8.5x14") and a list of potential aamaals outside (download here) our classrooms for teachers to join in on this feat.
This is a great way to instill the tradition of a'amal in children and introduce them to the importance of spiritual development in a simple way. It was also something we did as a group, which further increased the barakah of our actions.
According to our urafah, these 40 days are known as the "40 Days of Kulayni." They hold high spiritual significance, and it is greatly recommended to engage in a 40 day aamal during these days.
We explained this story to our students (in grades 3-7), and encourage each child to pick an aamal to help them build their "spiritual muscles." We reiterated that their aamaal of choice didn't have to be long or complicated and that sometimes it's actually better to pick something simple but to do it repeatedly.
The children were really excited to engage in these 40 days of spirituality and chattered amongst each other about which action they should pick.
Some students were ambitious and decided to recite Dua Tawassul or Surah Waqea for 40 days. Meanwhile, other students picked something as simple as Surah Fateha, tasbih of Hadhrat Zahra (sa), or 5 salawats. We encouraged them to set a realistic goal that would help them get closer to Allah (swt).
We made trackers with 40 squares (Download template here). Each morning, we would ask each student if he/she did their aamaal for the day and put a sticker on that day if they did. We also featured a large version of this tracker (download here, 8.5x14") and a list of potential aamaals outside (download here) our classrooms for teachers to join in on this feat.
This is a great way to instill the tradition of a'amal in children and introduce them to the importance of spiritual development in a simple way. It was also something we did as a group, which further increased the barakah of our actions.
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