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قَالَ إِنَّمَا يَأْتِيكُم بِهِ ٱللَّهُ إِن شَآءَ وَمَآ أَنتُم بِمُعْجِزِينَ
Qāla 'innamā ya''tīkum bihi -llahu 'in shā'a wamā 'antum bimuʻ'jizīna
He said: "Truly, Allah will bring it on you if He wills,- and then, ye will not be able to frustrate it!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Nuh said that only Allah would bring it, if He willed, and they could not escape it.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Who is truly in control of everything?"
Hear the opening minutes of Hud in Abdul Rahman Al-Ossi's voice, from Hossain Islam.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who brings what Allah wills?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why didn't Nuh claim to bring punishment himself?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Hud is surah 11. Find ayah 33. Nuh was humble: punishment and help are only in Allah's hands, not his. Prophets don't control things; Allah does.
Fact: Al-An'am 6:57 says the decision belongs only to Allah. Read it.
Ages 5–8: In Allah's hands. Talk about things only Allah controls, like rain and the sun.
Ages 9–12: Allah's control. Write why prophets always said 'if Allah wills'.
Finish with: "Al-An'am 6:57 says ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will say in sha Allah about my plans."
Action: Say in sha Allah about your plans.
