Year 5 Islamic RE: Spring 2 worksheet

“Praying Together in Jama'ah” is free to print, with no account. It is the first sheet in the Year 5 Islamic studies unit “Islamic RE: Spring 2”, for children aged 9 to 10, and takes about 22 minutes.

Print it on A4. The child's pages come first; the answers, and what each wrong answer tells you, are on the grown-up page that follows. Weeks 19 to 24 of the year, 6 sheets in the unit.

Free sample · answers on the last page

Praying Together in Jama'ah

Name: ____________ · Date: ____________
Year 5 · Islamic RE · about 22 minutes
Answers are on the grown-up page

Today I can explain what Jama'ah means and how the Imam and followers pray together.

A Look back3 min

1.
Which prayer is said at midday?
FajrDhuhrAsrIsha
2.
Which prayer is said in the late afternoon?
FajrDhuhrAsrMaghrib
3.
Which prayer is said just after sunset?
FajrDhuhrAsrMaghrib

B Watch me, then you4 min

A Jama'ah is a prayer done together. One Imam stands at the front. Everyone behind him copies his movements. Look at the chain.

Watch me

The Imam stands at the front and leads the Salah.

The followers stand behind him in straight rows.

When the Imam bows, each follower bows after him.

If the Imam makes a slip, men say Subhanallah and women clap to remind him.

Now you

1.
Look at the chain. What do the followers do in the blank box when the Imam recites aloud?

C Your turn8 min

Match, sort, order and choose. Each job adds one new step.

1.
Join each word to its meaning.
Jama'ahImamRuku'Saff
a straight rowbowing forwardpraying as a groupthe prayer leader
2.
Write each card in the right column.
Leads the prayerCopies every movementStands at the frontStands in a straight row
Imam Follower
3.
Number these in the order they happen in a Jama'ah prayer.
1. Followers bow straight after him.
2. The Imam bows in ruku'.
3. The Imam says Allahu Akbar to begin the prayer.
4. The Imam stands at the front and the followers form straight rows.
4.
The Prophet ﷺ said a prayer in Jama'ah is worth more than a prayer prayed alone. How many times more? Circle the best answer.
2727100

Say it out loud: Which jobs belong to the Imam, and which belong to the followers?

D Spot the mistake3 min

Kit says: “If the Imam makes a mistake, the followers must stop and wait for him to finish.”

1.
Is Kit right? What should the followers do instead? Explain in your own words.

E Think deeper4 min

1.
The followers stand in rows, shoulder to shoulder with no gaps. Why do you think this matters? Give two reasons.

How did it feel?

I can do it Nearly Not yet

For the grown-up

Praying Together in Jama'ah · 2 minutes to read

Answers, and what a wrong one tells you

A

1. Dhuhr your child may have picked Asr or Isha. Ask: what time is the clock showing, and which Salah is prayed at midday?

2. Asr

3. Maghrib

B

1. Look for: Followers listen quietly and attentively, in silence, while the Imam recites. your child may have written that followers recite along loudly. Remind them the Quran asks us to listen and be silent when it is recited.

C

1. Jama'ah → praying as a group; Imam → the prayer leader; Ruku' → bowing forward; Saff → a straight row

2. Imam: Leads the prayer, Stands at the front · Follower: Copies every movement, Stands in a straight row your child may have put a follower's job under Imam. Ask: who stands in front, and who copies the movements?

3. 1 The Imam stands at the front and the followers form straight rows. · 2 The Imam says Allahu Akbar to begin the prayer. · 3 The Imam bows in ruku'. · 4 Followers bow straight after him.

4. 27 your child may have picked a smaller number. Tell them the Prophet ﷺ said a prayer in Jama'ah is worth 27 times a prayer prayed alone.

D

1. Look for: Kit is wrong. Followers gently correct the Imam: men say Subhanallah and women clap once, so everyone shares responsibility. your child may have said the followers should stop and wait. Remind them that followers gently correct the Imam: men say Subhanallah and women clap once.

E

1. Look for: Two reasons such as equality before Allah, a wealthy person beside a poor person, unity, or moving as one body.

Words to use

Say“Who is leading, and who is following? Why does it matter that everyone stands in a straight row?”

Instead of“Just tell them the 27 times reward and move on.”

After the sheet

Set three cushions in a row on the living room floor. Ask one person to lead with slow movements, such as raising hands or bending forward, while the others copy exactly. Then swap who leads.

Tick what your child got right in StudyDen. Anything missed comes back in a later Look back box, so there's no need to redo the sheet.

The rest of this unit

5 more sheets come with a StudyDen plan, in teaching order:

Following the Imam in prayer(with a plan)
The five qualities of a prophet(with a plan)
Three Prophets and Their Nations(with a plan)
Honest Weights with Shu'ayb (AS)(with a plan)
Hud, Salih and Shu'ayb(with a plan)

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