لِإِيلَٰفِ قُرَيْشٍ
How to read it
li'īlāfi quray'shin
For the covenants (of security and safeguard enjoyed) by the Quraish,
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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لِإِيلَٰفِ قُرَيْشٍ
li'īlāfi quray'shin
For the covenants (of security and safeguard enjoyed) by the Quraish,
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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This ayah opens Surah Quraysh by pointing to the safety Allah gave the Quraysh, the tribe of the Prophet in Makkah.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "When your family goes on a long trip, what helps you feel safe on the way?"
Watch the National Geographic video about camel caravans that still carry salt across the Sahara desert, a little like trading journeys long ago.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Which people does this ayah name?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Who were the Quraysh?" Younger children can draw theirs. Write it down to ask a teacher or an ustaz/ustazah.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Quraysh is surah 106, and it has just four ayat. Find ayah 1. The surah's name is in this ayah. Can you find it in the translation?
Fact: Where is Makkah on a map, and what kinds of goods did traders carry across Arabia long ago?
Ages 5–8: Find Arabia on a globe or a world map, then put your finger on Makkah. Trace a path from Makkah to where you live.
Ages 9–12: Draw a simple map of the Arabian Peninsula. Mark Makkah, and draw one route a caravan might have taken north and one going south.
Finish with: "I found that Makkah is in ___."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "Before our next journey, I will make dua for a safe trip with ___."
Action: Make your dua before the next journey, big or small.