- Playing Islamic studies games helps foster a sense of community among participants. Games are social and enable students to interact with one another, improving social and interpersonal skills. Doing well in the games can increase participants' self-confidence and motivate students to want to study and learn more of their Islamic history and culture. It reinforces what they do know and makes them aware of what they do not know.
- Islamic studies classes are usually taught on Sundays in the United States. These courses are taught in mosques all around the country, and are an integral part of the instruction in Islamic schools. Sometimes families start weekly Islamic studies classes in their homes if there is no mosque nearby or if they would like to give their family additional instruction. Islamic studies games can be incorporated into any of these environments. Islam has converts of all ages, and therefore Islamic studies classes can be filled with students of various ages.
- Islamic studies have been incorporated into many games commonly played in the United States, such as "Jeopardy" and charades. In "Islamic Jeopardy," students are divided into two or three teams. Islamic studies subjects are divided into different categories, such as "knowledge of the prophets," "great historic events" and "Arabic terminology." The teacher can make up questions for each category. You can buy buzzers online, or students can raise their hands when they want to answer a question. The team that has answered the most questions correctly and earned the most points by the end of the game wins.
- The Quran holds great importance to Muslims, because they believe it is the word of God. Quranic stories are numerous and include the people of the cave, the story of Luqman, and Harut and Marut. Students can become more familiar with the Quran by competing to identify Quranic stories. The teacher can give hints that refer to the story background, enabling students to draw from their knowledge and guess the story. The student who correctly guesses the most stories wins the game.
- Students can be split into two or more groups, and the teacher can write a phrase or question on the board. The team or student that answers the most questions correctly wins. This game is good for learning and reinforcement of Arabic letters, words and meanings.
Other games include charades, which enables participants to split into teams and act out situations, names and principles relevant to Islam. Islamic studies crossword puzzles are a way for students to enhance their knowledge of Islam on their own or through working out puzzles in groups.
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