Imam Mahdi (aj) – Idea 1: Video Resources

Jun 17, 2013 | Imam Mahdi (aj), Shabaan

As the birthday of our Imam is coming up, I thought it might be nice to have a series on getting to know our Imam with our children, to help build their (and our!) understanding and relationship with him.

Idea 1: Watch these clips!

• This first one is a wonderful visual way to convey the birth of our Imam. It’s in Arabic but perhaps you could turn the volume off and read the translation out to the younger ones?

• Here is another about his birth

• Here is one about the 6th Imam giving information to Jabir about the 12th Imam, in particular about his name.

• Here are videos on where Imam is:

• And check out this interactive one!

https://edpuzzle.com/media/5cb85485a7ee3c40a72eb7c6

• And this movie – Princess of Rome, about his mother. Full movie here.
• Here is some video lessons about the Imam:

• Here is a great documentary for older kids:

And Towards Jannah created a Kahoot! quiz based on the documentary as a way to reinforce the learning too!

Here are some interactive sessions on the Imam: