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فَٱلْيَوْمَ نُنَجِّيكَ بِبَدَنِكَ لِتَكُونَ لِمَنْ خَلْفَكَ ءَايَةًۭ ۚ وَإِنَّ كَثِيرًۭا مِّنَ ٱلنَّاسِ عَنْ ءَايَٰتِنَا لَغَٰفِلُونَ
Fal-yaw'ma nunajjīka bibadanika litakūna liman' khal'faka 'āyatan . wa'inna kathīran mmina nnāssi ʻan' 'āyātinā laghāfilūna
"This day shall We save thee in the body, that thou mayest be a sign to those who come after thee! but verily, many among mankind are heedless of Our Signs!"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah said He would preserve Pharaoh's body that day so that it would be a sign for those who came after, though many people pay no attention to His signs.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why do museums keep very old things?"
Muzammil Hasballah recites Yunus on his own channel. Play the first few minutes.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Why was Pharaoh's body saved?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What can people learn from Pharaoh's end?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Yunus is surah 10. Find ayah 92. Allah kept Pharaoh's body from disappearing into the sea so that people after him would see what happens to proud tyrants. Many people still ignore such signs.
Fact: How ancient Egyptians preserved bodies. A sign to ponder, though the Qur'an does not name which pharaoh.
Ages 5–8: Lesson from the past. Talk about one lesson from Pharaoh's story.
Ages 9–12: Heedless. Write what being heedless of signs means.
Finish with: "Many people are ___ of Allah's signs."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will notice and talk about one of Allah's signs."
Action: Notice and talk about one of Allah's signs.
