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۞ وَيَسْتَنۢبِـُٔونَكَ أَحَقٌّ هُوَ ۖ قُلْ إِى وَرَبِّىٓ إِنَّهُۥ لَحَقٌّۭ ۖ وَمَآ أَنتُم بِمُعْجِزِينَ
wayas'tan[m]bi'ūnaka 'aḥaqqun huwa . qul' 'ī warabbī 'innahu laḥaqqun . wamā 'antum bimuʻ'jizīna
They seek to be informed by thee: "Is that true?" Say: "Aye! by my Lord! it is the very truth! and ye cannot frustrate it!"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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When they asked whether it was really true, the Prophet was told to answer, 'Yes, by my Lord, it is true, and you cannot escape it.'
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How do you show you are completely sure?"
Muslim Ummah posted a short recitation of ayah 53 of Yunus. Listen to all of it together.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What does the Prophet swear by?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why did the Prophet answer so firmly?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Yunus is surah 10. Find ayah 53. The Prophet was told to swear by his Lord that the Day of Judgment is real. There are only three places in the Qur'an where he is told to swear like this, which shows how certain it is.
Fact: The other two places where the Prophet is told to swear by his Lord: Saba 34:3 and At-Taghabun 64:7.
Ages 5–8: Sure or not. Say things you are totally sure of.
Ages 9–12: Three oaths. Find all three ayat and write what each is about.
Finish with: "The three oaths are about the ___ and the Resurrection."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will say one thing I believe with certainty."
Action: Say one thing you believe with certainty.
