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What Arabic words for good character should my child know?

Bloomtivo answers

Ten words that carry Islamic values: صَبْر (patience), شُكْر (gratitude), صِدْق (truthfulness), أَمَانَة (trustworthiness), رَحْمَة (mercy), كَرَم (generosity), تَوَاضُع (humility), حَيَاء (modesty), عَدْل (justice) and إِحْسَان (excellence). Teach one a week, link it to a verse or story, and praise your child using the word when they show it.

Reviewed by Sondos Hassan, Bloomtivo teacher · Updated

The full answer

These words appear in the Quran and in daily Muslim life. Learning them gives children a vocabulary for good character.

Ten values

ArabicMeaningLink
صَبْر (sabr)patience“Allah is with the patient” (2:153)
شُكْر (shukr)gratitudeTeaching shukr
صِدْق (sidq)truthfulnessThe Prophet ﷺ was known as truthful
أَمَانَة (amanah)trustworthinessAl-Amin, his nickname
رَحْمَة (rahmah)mercyFrom Ar-Rahman
كَرَم (karam)generositySharing and giving
تَوَاضُع (tawadu’)humilityNot showing off
حَيَاء (haya’)modesty, shyness from wrong“Haya’ is part of faith”
عَدْل (‘adl)justice, fairnessFair turns and sharing
إِحْسَان (ihsan)doing things excellentlyWorship as if you see Allah

One word a week

  1. Monday: learn the word and meaning.
  2. During the week: spot it. “That was صَبْر!”
  3. Friday: your child tells one moment they showed it.

Praise with the word

“مَا شَاءَ اللّٰه, that was real أَمَانَة, you gave back the change.” Children start to see themselves through these words.

Teacher’s tip: write the week’s word on the fridge in big Arabic letters. Children read it dozens of times without trying.

Related: Teaching honesty.

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