Year 6 Islamic RE: Spring 1 worksheet

“Effort and trust together” is free to print, with no account. It is the first sheet in the Year 6 Islamic studies unit “Islamic RE: Spring 1”, for children aged 10 to 11, and takes about 20 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 13 to 18 of the year, 6 sheets in the unit.

Free sample · answers on the last page

Effort and trust together

Name: ____________ · Date: ____________
Year 6 · Islamic RE · about 20 minutes
Answers are on the grown-up page

Today I can explain how effort and tawakkul work together, and why Qadar does not mean doing nothing.

A Look back3 min

1.
Which of these is one of the four levels of Qadar, and comes straight after knowledge? Circle the answer.
WritingWillCreation
2.
Surah Al-Kahf shows four trials. Which trial is missing from the chain? Circle the answer.
KnowledgePowerWealth
3.
Allah knows what you will do. Does that force you to do it? Write yes or no.

B Watch me, then you4 min

Ola has a spelling test on Friday. She practises every evening, then asks Allah to help her do well. What does each part show?

Watch me

Practising every evening is effort.

Asking Allah for help is dua.

Trusting Allah with the result is tawakkul.

Now you

1.
Sam has done all his revision. Circle the attitude that fits tawakkul.
Trust Allah with the outcomeGive up and stop trying

C Your turn8 min

Read each one carefully and answer it before you move on to the next.

1.
Mia spends each evening learning her times tables. Is she showing effort or trust in Allah? Circle it.
EffortTrust in Allah
2.
Mia studies hard, then makes dua before her test. Circle the part that is tawakkul.
Studying hardMaking dua and trusting Allah with the result
3.
Mia studies hard, but her score is lower than she hoped. Circle the best response.
Stop trying, because it was decreedAccept it with patience and study harderBlame the teacher
4.
Write each card in the correct column.
Making a planGoing to the libraryAccepting the result with patienceThanking Allah for what happens
Effort Trust in Allah

Say it out loud: Which of Mia's choices showed effort, and which showed trust in Allah? Why does she need both?

D Spot the mistake3 min

Kit says: “Qadar means Allah has already decided, so I should just accept hardship and not try to change it.”

1.
Write one reason why Kit is wrong.

E Think deeper4 min

Before the Battle of Badr, the Prophet ﷺ chose where his army would camp, near the wells. Then he prayed to Allah for help through the night. The Qur'an says that once you have decided, you should put your trust in Allah (Surah Al Imran 3:159).

A wide desert plain at dawn with a few palm trees and simple tents

1.
How did the Prophet ﷺ show effort and trust together at Badr? Write it here.

How did it feel?

I can do it Nearly Not yet

For the grown-up

Effort and trust together · 2 minutes to read

Answers, and what a wrong one tells you

A

1. Writing If they pick Will or Creation, ask them to say the four levels in order, starting with knowledge. Then ask which level is about Allah writing everything down.

2. Knowledge If they pick Wealth, point to the chain: wealth is already shown. Ask what the third trial is about, in the story of Musa and Al-Khidr.

3. Look for: No. Knowing is not forcing. If they write yes, ask: if I know you will wash the cups, did I make you wash them? Knowing is not forcing.

B

1. Trust Allah with the outcome If they circle Give up, ask: did Sam finish his effort? Tawakkul comes after doing everything we can.

C

1. Effort If they circle Trust in Allah, ask: what is Mia doing with her own hands and time? That is effort.

2. Making dua and trusting Allah with the result If they circle Studying hard, ask: which part happens after Mia has done her best? That part is trust.

3. Accept it with patience and study harder If they circle Stop trying, they are treating Qadar as a reason to do nothing. Ask what the Prophet ﷺ did before Badr.

4. Effort: Making a plan, Going to the library · Trust in Allah: Accepting the result with patience, Thanking Allah for what happens If a card is in the wrong column, ask: does this card involve doing something with our hands, or accepting what Allah decides?

D

1. Look for: Says Qadar does not stop effort: a Muslim still tries their best, then trusts Allah with the result. If Kit's idea is repeated, ask: what did the Prophet ﷺ do before the Battle of Badr? Then ask them to explain tawakkul in their own words.

E

1. Look for: Mentions the Prophet ﷺ planning (choosing the camp) and then praying, and links them to tawakkul. Quoting 3:159 is a bonus.

Words to use

Say“What did you do first, and what did you leave to Allah? Which part was yours to do?”

Instead of“Tell them Qadar means they do not need to try, or that trying is pointless.”

After the sheet

Plant a bean in a pot together. Talk about what you did (soil, water, light) and what you left to Allah (the growing). Each day, take turns to name one part of each.

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:

Hearts that match words(with a plan)
Diseases of the Heart(with a plan)
The Three Stages of the Nafs(with a plan)
The Four Domains of Muhasabah(with a plan)
Ottoman dates and key events(with a plan)

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