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ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ أَنۢبَآءِ ٱلْقُرَىٰ نَقُصُّهُۥ عَلَيْكَ ۖ مِنْهَا قَآئِمٌۭ وَحَصِيدٌۭ
Dhālika min' 'an[m]bā'i l-qurā naquṣṣuhu ʻalay'ka . min'hā qā'imun waḥaṣīdun
These are some of the stories of communities which We relate unto thee: of them some are standing, and some have been mown down (by the sickle of time).
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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These are some of the stories of the towns that Allah tells the Prophet; some of them are still standing and some have been cut down like a harvest.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What can old ruins teach us?"
Listen together as Mishary Alafasy recites ayat 96–109 of Hud, a short clip shared by truthflash.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What happened to some of the towns?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why are some ruins still standing?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Hud is surah 11. Find ayah 100. Some towns' ruins still stand as reminders; others vanished completely. Both teach lessons. Allah tells us these stories so we learn.
Fact: Find an ayah that says travel and see what happened to earlier peoples (Al-An'am 6:11).
Ages 5–8: Ruins. Look at photos of ancient ruins and talk about who lived there.
Ages 9–12: Reminders. Write how ruins remind us of Allah's lessons.
Finish with: "Al-An'am 6:11 says ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will look at photos of ancient places and reflect."
Action: Look at photos of ancient places and reflect.
