PEOPLE OF THE CAVE
These young men ran away to protect this
Their faith (iman)
The story teaches that young people can also be strong in this
Faith/Imaan
This story is about how many people
2 - The Wealthy Arrogant Man and his less privileged brother
Wealth is a test and should not make us become this
Arrogant / Proud
A friend makes fun of you for trying to pray or dress modestly.
1. Which story can you relate to out of the first 2 stories
2. What will you protect, your relationship with your friend or your relationship with Allah SWT
1. People of the Cave
2. Allah SWT - Protect my Faith first like the people of the cave
The young men asked Allah for this in the cave
Mercy and Guidance
Allah protected the youths because they chose this over comfort
Obedience to Allah
The wealthy man became arrogant because of his this
His wealth and his success
The believing companion advised his friend with this quality
Humility
Before feeling proud of something or like something alot, we should say this phrase.
1. Which story can you relate to?
2. Whats the dua to recite?
1. Man with 2 gardens
2. MashaAllah, la quwwata illa billah”
Allah caused the youths to sleep for this many years
309 years
Sleeping for centuries showed Allah’s power over this
Resurrection/Life after death
The poor companion reminded his friend to say this when entering the garden
“MashaAllah, la quwwata illa billah”
The story teaches that worldly things are _______________
Temporary and can be taken away by the permission of Allah SWT
The youth entered the cave without knowing exactly what would happen next. What does this teach us?
This teaches us to trust Allah even when the future feels uncertain
The youths said this phrase when they trusted Allah completely before entering the cave
“Our Lord, grant us mercy from Yourself and guide us rightly”
The youths avoided this bad influence in their society
Shirk/Idol Worship?
The wealthy man doubted this major belief
The belief that there will be a Day of Judgment
True success comes from complete trust in ____________ and not his ____________
Allah SWT; Wealth
The believing man kept quite when the wealthy man compared his life with the believing man, until he began doing (3 things) ______________. What does that tell you about the believing man?
1. Shirk, attributed his success to himself and denied the Day of judgement
2. This teaches us to give advice with sincerity and wisdom. Defending oneself when being humiliated is not top priority its defending your faith and clarifying misinformation is more important
Both the People of the Cave and the believing companion in the gardens story stood firm against this spiritual danger
Disbelief/Arrogance/Shirk
This lesson teaches us not to fear standing alone for truth
Courage in faith - A must requirement for all believers
1.Affirming Tawheed and belief in Allah
2. Reminding him to say “MashaAllah”
3. The poor man admitted he had less wealth and children, but reminded him Allah can change situations instantly
4. The believer understood:
What did the Wealthy man do when he saw his garden perish
He regretted associating partners with Allah SWT and learned that:
1. dunya can disappear overnight
2. arrogance destroys blessings
3. gratitude protects the heart
4. true security is only with Allah
5. repentance after punishment may come too late if a person spends life rejecting truth
1. What is Fitnah?
2. What was the Fitnah of the people of the cave?
3. What was the Fitnah of the man with 2 gardens?
1. Trial/ Test
2. Trial of Faith / Fitnah of imaan
3. Trial of Wealth / Fitnah of maal