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قَالَ قَدْ أُجِيبَت دَّعْوَتُكُمَا فَٱسْتَقِيمَا وَلَا تَتَّبِعَآنِّ سَبِيلَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
Qāla qad' 'ujībat ddaʻ'watukumā fa-s'taqīmā walā tattabiʻānni sabīla -lladhīna lā yaʻ'lamūna
Allah said: "Accepted is your prayer (O Moses and Aaron)! So stand ye straight, and follow not the path of those who know not."
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah told Musa and Harun that their prayer had been accepted, so they should stay firm and not follow the path of those without knowledge.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What should we do after our dua is answered?"
Play the short clip from MZG of Mishary Alafasy reciting ayat 89–97 of Yunus.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What were Musa and Harun told to do?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why does Allah say 'stand firm' after answering the dua?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Yunus is surah 10. Find ayah 89. Allah accepted the dua of Musa (and Harun said 'ameen'). But they had to keep going steadily and wait for Allah's timing, without copying those who act without knowledge.
Fact: Why Harun is included in the answer when Musa made the dua. Many scholars say Harun said 'ameen'.
Ages 5–8: Say ameen. Practise saying 'ameen' when someone makes dua.
Ages 9–12: Stay steady. Write how to stay steady while waiting for an answer.
Finish with: "Harun said ___ to Musa's dua."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will say ameen to my family's duas."
Action: Say ameen to your family's duas.
