A little bit about Family Home Evenings

Family home evenings are in origin a mormon practice of having an appointed night each week devoted to family time and scripture study. Typically consisting of prayer, treat, lesson, activity and scripture verses. I have of course taken and adopted this practice for my own family. We hold FHE on tuesdays to even out our week. We usually complete or go over a Y.E.S (Young Enlighted Submitter) lesson or talk about whatever is going on in our lives and seek the Quranic Guidance on that subject. Sometimes we just watch a movie on cable or play some board games but basically the idea is to just spend time as a family and take part in some sort of wholesome family activities for the entire evening without extra curricular activites or other obligations getting in the way.

One Religion ~ Family Home Evening

God is telling us in the Quran,

"The only religion approved by GOD is "Submission." " 3:19

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"He decreed for you the same religion decreed for Noah,

and what we inspired to you, and what we decreed for

Abraham, Jesus and Moses:

You shall uphold this religion do not divide it."  42:13

God's religion has always been one and the same.

God has sent His messengers with the same message for us -

"Worship God alone".

God's prophets like Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus

and Muhammad brought the same message and religion -

"Worship God alone".

Quran

Only those who repent, reform, hold fast to GOD, and

devote their religion absolutely to GOD alone, will be

counted with the believers. [4:146]

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Absolutely, the religion shall be devoted to GOD alone. [39:3]

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Say, "GOD is the only One I worship, devoting my religion

absolutely to Him alone. [39:14]

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Therefore, you shall devote yourself to the

religion of strict monotheism.

Such is the natural instinct placed into the people by GOD.

Such creation of GOD will never change.

This is the perfect religion,

but most people do not know. [30:30]

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He is the Living; there is no god except He.

You shall worship Him alone,

devoting your religion absolutely to Him alone.

Praise be to GOD, Lord of the universe. [40:65]

 

God's religion is very simple and it is very easy.

We should devote ourselves only to God.

The way to devote ourselves to God is to follow and obey His words.

God has given us His words in His final book - the Quran.

If we obey the words in the Quran, we are practicing God's religion.

If we do not follow His words in the Quran

then we are not practicing God's religion.

Vocabulary

1-religion = any system of faith and worship.

2-Quran = God's book given to humans through prophet Muhammad..

3-submission = English translation of the Arabic word "Islam" which
means the act of  surrendering (to God).

4-decreed  = an order by a greater authority.

5-believers = one who accepts something based on evidence (facts).

6-monotheism = religion devoted to one God.

7-natural instinct = natural feeling and sense of what is correct.

8-Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Muhammad = prophets of God.

9- devote = to loyally commit (to the act of serving and worshipping God.)

Quiz

Fill in:

(1) The only religion acceptable to God is .......

(2) God is One and He has only---------religion/s.

(3) All God's prophets and messengers brought the same message
 which is ............................

Beattitudes for Muslim Homemakers

*Blessed is she whose daily tasks are a work of love; for her willing hands
  and happy heart transform duty into joyous service to all her family and God.
*Blessed is she who opens the door to welcome both stranger and well-loved friends;
  for gracious hospitality is a test of brotherly love.
*Blessed is she who meads both stockings and broken toys and broken hearts;
  for her understanding is a balm to her husband and children.
*Blessed is she who scours and scrubs; for well she knows that cleanliness is one expression of godliness.
*Blessed is she whom children love; for the love of a child is of greater value than fortune or fame.
*Blessed is she who sings in her work; for music lightens the heaviest load and brightens the dullest chore.
*Blessed is she who dusts away doubt and fear and sweeps all the cobwebs of confusion;
  for her faith will triumph over all adversity.
*Blessed is she who serves laughter and smiles with every meal;
  for her cheerfulness is an aid to mental and physical digestion.
*Blessed is she who introduces God and Islam to her children;
  for Godly sons and daughters shall be her reward.
*Blessed is she who preserves the sacredness of the Islamic and Halal home;
  for hers is a divine trust that crowns her with dignity.