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وَٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ قَآئِمَةٌۭ فَضَحِكَتْ فَبَشَّرْنَٰهَا بِإِسْحَٰقَ وَمِن وَرَآءِ إِسْحَٰقَ يَعْقُوبَ
Wa -m'ra'atuhu qā'imatun faḍaḥikat' fabashshar'nāhā bi'is'ḥāqa wamin warā'i 'is'ḥāqa yaʻ'qūba
And his wife was standing (there), and she laughed: But we gave her glad tidings of Isaac, and after him, of Jacob.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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His wife was standing there and laughed, and the angels gave her good news of a son, Ishaq, and after him a grandson, Ya'qub.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What is the happiest surprise you've ever had?"
Play the short clip from NQCTV of Mahmud Metwali Ghanim reciting ayat 69–83 of Hud.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What two names did the good news include?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why was this good news so special?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Hud is surah 11. Find ayah 71. Ibrahim's wife Sarah was given wonderful news: she would have a son, Ishaq, and a grandson, Ya'qub. Both would be prophets.
Fact: Find Ishaq and Ya'qub mentioned together in Al-An'am 6:84.
Ages 5–8: Family tree. Draw Ibrahim, Sarah, Ishaq and Ya'qub.
Ages 9–12: Generations. Write how one family had many prophets.
Finish with: "Al-An'am 6:84 mentions ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will share good news with my family."
Action: Share good news with your family.
