Kamal the Kangaroo Learns to Pray
Kamal the Kangaroo has forgotten the movements of the prayer. Children remind him how to pray Fajr, in an Islamic game for ages 4 to 6.
Start with a 7-day free trial.
What is Kamal the Kangaroo Learns to Pray about?
Kamal the Kangaroo Learns to Pray is an Islamic learning game for children aged 4 to 6 in which they remind Kamal how to pray.
It is time for Fajr, the dawn prayer, and Kamal needs help: he has forgotten the movements of the prayer. Children show him what to do. The cover shows Kamal in his prayer hat on his prayer mat, next to pictures of two of the positions of the prayer, with the forehead on the ground and sitting.
Young children learn to pray mostly by watching and copying the grown-ups around them. This game turns that round: the child is the one who knows, and Kamal is the one who needs reminding. Being the helper gives a young child confidence, and going through each position with Kamal helps them remember the order.
The game is a starting point for learning the prayer, not a full lesson on it. Parents can play it, then pray Fajr with their child, or practise the positions together: standing, bowing, prostrating and sitting. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ told his Companions to pray as they had seen him pray, and children still learn the same way, by seeing it done.
It comes after Kamal the Kangaroo Makes Wudu and Kamal the Kangaroo Gets Ready for Prayer. Kamal the Kangaroo is a Miraj original.
What your child will learn
- Fajr is the prayer at dawn, the first of the five daily prayers.
- The prayer has movements, such as standing, bowing, prostrating and sitting, done in order.
- We learn to pray by watching and copying, as the Companions learned from the Prophet ﷺ.
- We can help others remember what they have forgotten.
How to play
- It is time for Fajr, but Kamal has forgotten the movements of the prayer.
- Remind him what to do.
- Help him through each position of the prayer, one after the other.
Skills practised
- Following steps in order
- The movements of the prayer
- Islamic words (Fajr)
Talk about it afterwards
- What had Kamal forgotten?
- Which movement of the prayer do you know best?
- Who taught you how to pray?
- Can you show me the positions of the prayer, in order?
Words to know
- Fajr
- The prayer at dawn, the first of the five daily prayers.
Frequently asked questions
What age is Kamal the Kangaroo Learns to Pray suitable for?
Children aged 4 to 6 who are starting to copy the prayer and learn its movements.
What does Kamal the Kangaroo Learns to Pray teach children?
The movements of the prayer, in order, as children remind Kamal how to pray Fajr.
Does the game teach the whole prayer?
It goes through the movements of the prayer with Kamal. What is said in each position is best learned with a parent or teacher.
