III. Meaning Focus.

1. True/False Statements.

Read the text quickly and look at the following statements. Do you agree with these agreements? Why\ Why not?

1. Fatimah was pleased when her sisters got married.

2. After the first revelation, Muhammad (SAAS) became very popular among the Quraish.

3. The idolaters attacked Fatimah and her sister as they travelled to Yathrib.

4. Fatimah was the only one of the Prophet's (SAAS) children to have sons.

5. Fatimah began to cry when Muhammad (SAAS) told her she would die soon after him.

b) Information Search. Answer the questions using information from the text.

1. How many daughters did the Prophet (SAAS) have?

• one

• two

• three

• four

2. Give an example from the text showing how the idolaters treated Muhammad (SAAS) badly.

3. Why did Fatimah not want to get married to Ali?

• Ali was not rich.

• Fatimah did not like Ali.

• Fatimah wanted to stay with Muhammad (SAAS).

• Ali was only a soldier.

4. When Fatimah asked her husband for help, what did Ali suggest?

5. Why do you think Fatimah smiled when the Prophet (SAAS) told her that she would die next?

c) Information Management.

Read the text again and complete the chart. Write as much information as you can find that supports each statement.

STATEMENT	SUPPORTING INFORMATION
Many people began to dislike Muhammad (SAAS).
Fatimah suffered a lot.
Ali was not rich.
Married life was not easy for Fatimah.

d) Learner Activity. Read the story of Fatimah again. The story can be divided into the following parts:

• Fatimah’s childhood

• Fatimah and her father

• Fatimah’s marriage

• The deaths of the Prophet (SAAS) and Fatimah

Work in groups. Each group chooses one part of the story and retells it to the class. Listen to the other groups and check their information.

e) Vocabulary in Context. Match each word from the text with the correct meaning.

1. dote on a. money or valuables brought to a marriage

2.intestines b. unluckily, through bad luck

3. redeem c. people born into a certain family line

4. fortune d. pay someone much loving attention

5. Judgement Day e. wealth, money, riches

6. idolaters f. the part of the body that carries food from

7. starvation the stomach to the anus

8. unfortunately g. the state of having no food, being extremely

9. dowry hungry

10. armour h. spoke in a quiet voice

11. descendants i. protective clothing used in war

12. captive j. the end of the world, the day when God

13. refused judges all people

14. recite k. speak something aloud from memory

15.whispered 1.save oneself from sin

m. people who worship idols

n. did not agree to do something

Use some of the words from the previous task to complete the passage below. Use the words in their correct form.

Fatimah, as Muhammad’s (SAAS) youngest daughter, was (1) ……….. by her other sisters. However, during her life, she suffered a great deal from the ways in which the (2) ………… insulted her father. She even once had to clean from his back the (3) ……….. which had been dropped on him while he was praying. She also (4) ……….. along with the other Muslims during the Boycott. Although she did not want to get married, Fatimah’s father persuaded her to marry a poor soldier, Ali bin Abu Talib, who did not even have a (5) ………. to give her, only some battle (6) ……….. . Although she produced Muhammad’s (SAAS) only male (7) ………….. she led a hard life and wished she could have a (8) ……….. to help her. However, Muhammad (SAAS) instead taught her to (9) ……….. some prayers which would strengthen her against hardship. When he was dying, Muhammad (SAAS) (10)………. to her that she would die soon after him.