Kamal the Kangaroo Gets Ready for Prayer
Help Kamal the Kangaroo find his clothes, prayer hat and prayer mat and work out the Qiblah for Fajr, in an Islamic game for ages 4 to 6.
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What is Kamal the Kangaroo Gets Ready for Prayer about?
Kamal the Kangaroo Gets Ready for Prayer is an Islamic learning game for children aged 4 to 6 in which they help Kamal get ready for Fajr, the dawn prayer.
It is time for Fajr, but Kamal cannot find his things. Children help him look for his clothes, his prayer hat, if he wears one, and his prayer mat. Then there is one more job before he can start: Kamal needs to work out where the Qiblah is, the direction Muslims face when they pray. On the cover, Kamal looks at a straw sun hat and a pilot's cap with goggles, so young players may need to think about which hat is right for prayer.
The game shows children that getting ready is part of the prayer. Muslims pray in clean clothes, on a clean place, and turn towards the Kaaba in Makkah. Finding the Qiblah is a new idea for many young children, and the game gives parents an easy way to explain it.
After playing, children can lay out their own prayer mat at home and work out together which way it should face. The game follows Kamal the Kangaroo Makes Wudu, where Kamal wakes up and makes wudu, and comes before Kamal the Kangaroo Learn to Pray, where he goes through the movements of the prayer.
Kamal the Kangaroo is a Miraj original.
What your child will learn
- Muslims face the Qiblah, towards the Kaaba in Makkah, when they pray.
- We get ready for prayer with clean clothes and a clean place to pray.
- Fajr is the prayer at dawn, the first of the five daily prayers.
How to play
- It is time for Fajr, but Kamal cannot find his things.
- Help him find his clothes.
- Help him find his prayer hat and his prayer mat.
- Work out where the Qiblah is, so that Kamal faces the right way.
Skills practised
- Following steps in order
- Looking for objects
- Finding a direction
- Islamic words (Fajr, Qiblah)
Talk about it afterwards
- What could Kamal not find?
- Which way do we face when we pray, and why?
- Where is your prayer mat, and which way should it face?
- What do you wear when you pray?
Words to know
- Fajr
- The prayer at dawn, the first of the five daily prayers.
- Qiblah
- The direction of the Kaaba in Makkah, which Muslims face when they pray.
Frequently asked questions
What age is Kamal the Kangaroo Gets Ready for Prayer suitable for?
Children aged 4 to 6 who are starting to learn about prayer and how to get ready for it.
What does Kamal the Kangaroo Gets Ready for Prayer teach children?
How to get ready for Fajr, with the right clothes, a prayer hat, if you wear one, and a prayer mat, and how to face the Qiblah.
What is the Qiblah?
The Qiblah is the direction of the Kaaba in Makkah. Muslims all over the world face it when they pray.
