The Script of Habil and Qabil – by HISC
Presenter: Assalaamalaikum and welcome to the play of Habil and Qabil. Before the scene is set, we would just like to thank you all for coming and mention that any good from this play is from Allah SWT and any mistakes or wrong-doings is from ourselves and we ask Allah to forgive us and make light to us our mistakes, inshAllah. Without further ado, we hope you enjoy the play!
(Presenter walks off. Narrators walk on, each on separate sides of stage)
Narrator 1: Once upon a time; Adam, peace be upon him, and his wife Hawa, may Allah be pleased with her, were residing in Earth, when one day Hawa gave birth to their first children, a set of twins. It was a happy day and both parents loved their children dearly. The young boy was named Qabil.
(Enter young Qabil and twin sister 1, start playing together on stage)
Narrator 2: Soon after, Hawa gave birth to her second set of twins and like before it was a young boy and girl. The boy was named Habil.
(Enter young Habil and twin sister 2, start playing together with young Qabil and sister on stage)
Narrator 1: (pause before reading this line, let young ones play and laugh a bit) They were a very happy family who enjoyed the beautiful fruits and luxuries that Allah SWT had blessed them with and thus the children grew up to be young strong and healthy.
(Young kids walk off stage, big Habil (with sheep) and Qabil enter. Habil look after sheep, Qabil sort through grains)
Narrator 2: Qabil would till the land while Habil would raise the cattle.
Narrator 1: As time went by the young boys reached an age where they desired lifelong partners. Allah SWT revealed to Adam PBUH to instruct the boys to marry the twin sister of their brother.
(Sheep walk off)
Qabil: (talking to Habil). This isn’t fair my sister (point to pretty twin sister who walks on smiling and stands next to Habil) is much more beautiful than