Year 1 - Religious education
Muslim stories: the Crying Camel
Stories: how do different people find deeper meanings?
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils will explore the idea that stories in religious and non-religious traditions often have a deeper meaning beyond the simple narrative. They will examine stories from Christianity, Islam and Humanism and act as interpreters to find these hidden meanings.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to retell the story of the Crying Camel and explain its deeper meaning.
Key Notes
- The Prophet Muhammad taught using stories with a deeper meaning.
- Many are recorded in the hadith, which is a collection of his sayings and stories.
- The Prophet told a story of a camel who cried because he was overworked.
- The deeper meaning of this story for many Muslims is to have compassion for animals.
Vocabulary To Learn
- hadith: a collection of sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad
- overworked: making someone work too hard or for too long
- compassion: treating people and animals with kindness
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Animals are just for humans to use as they wish.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
The Prophet Muhammad taught using stories with a deeper meaning. Many are recorded in the hadith, which is a collection of his sayings and stories.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'hadith'
a collection of sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Animals are just for humans to use as they wish. Correction: The Prophet Muhammad taught that we should be kind to all animals.
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