Quran & Hadeeth Doodling
Children draw what a surah or hadeeth means to them, before they can write it down.
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What it is
We started Quran doodling in our weekly family halaqah. Our children were too young to write much about a surah, so we asked them to draw their reflection instead. We soon saw that hadeeth work the same way, and added hadeeth doodling.
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Children use stamps and new stationery to draw one idea from the surah or hadeeth and what it means for their day.
As children grow older and write more, doodling leads into reflection journaling and our Quran Investigators booklets. We run doodling sessions at our satellite centres in Bukit Batok and Tampines.
How a session runs
Inspire
Create wonder and a reason to care.
We read a short surah or hadeeth together and explain its meaning in simple words.
Investigate
Ask, observe, compare and explore.
Children pick one picture, word or idea from it and ask their questions about it.
Integrate
Connect the discovery to Islam, meaning and life.
They doodle what that idea looks like in their own day, at home, at school or with friends.
Impart
Practise it, share it, pass it on.
Each child shows their doodle and explains it to the group or to someone at home.
Younger children
Let them stamp and colour. A few words, or none, is fine.
Older children
Ask for a short sentence under the doodle, then move on to reflection journaling.
What we've seen
What we learned
- Our children looked forward to the weekly halaqah because there were always new stationery and stamps to try.
- Doodling worked while our children were too young to write much. As they grew older, we moved them on to reflection journaling, which became Quran Investigators.
Bring it to your class
Want to run Quran & Hadeeth Doodling in your class, madrasah, centre or home halaqah?
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