This is the fortt second part of our series on the 99 Names of Allah (s) for children.
Please see Physicians of the Heart: A Sufi View of the Ninety-Nine Names of Allah for more information about each name in this project if you would like to know more.
Present the lesson bellow and discuss one or some of the suggested questions.
Assist the students with ideas for the artwork for this name or ask them to make their own interpretation of the medallion provided here:
This name Karim suggests the endless gifts of Allah (s). This name can also suggest the fertile ground from which gifts come. For this medallion we have chosen to depict a pomegranate fruit with abundant seeds. The recitation of this name helps against stinginess.
Suggested discussion questions:
What does generous mean?
Can you think of an example of Allah’s (s) generosity?
Why is stinginess bad for us?
We suggest you choose a space that can accommodate all the 99 Names or to fix the names to a fold out accordion book in sequence if you do not have an appropriate space available.
Please share your ideas for teaching the meaning of the 99 Names: A Visual Tasbih to children.