Opening the ayah…
ءَآلْـَٰٔنَ وَقَدْ عَصَيْتَ قَبْلُ وَكُنتَ مِنَ ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ
'Āl''āna waqad' ʻaṣay'ta qab'lu wakunta mina l-muf'sidīna
(It was said to him): "Ah now!- But a little while before, wast thou in rebellion!- and thou didst mischief (and violence)!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Pharaoh was told: Now you believe, when you rebelled before and were among those who spread corruption?
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Is a promise worth much if it comes only when you are caught?"
Holy Qur'an has a short Yunus clip of Mishary Alafasy reciting ayat 91–109. Play it all.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What was Pharaoh before?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why wasn't Pharaoh's last-minute faith accepted?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Yunus is surah 10. Find ayah 91. Pharaoh had refused for years and caused great harm. Belief that comes only when death arrives is not accepted. The door of tawbah is open now, while we are alive and well.
Fact: An-Nisa 4:18 says repentance is not accepted from someone who waits until death comes.
Ages 5–8: Today, not tomorrow. Say sorry today for something you did.
Ages 9–12: Open door. Write why it is best to turn back to Allah straight away.
Finish with: "An-Nisa 4:18 says tawbah is not accepted when ___ comes."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will say sorry quickly when I am wrong."
Action: Say sorry quickly when you are wrong.
