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قَالَ لَوْ أَنَّ لِى بِكُمْ قُوَّةً أَوْ ءَاوِىٓ إِلَىٰ رُكْنٍۢ شَدِيدٍۢ
Qāla law' 'anna lī bikum' quwatan 'aw' 'āwī 'ilā ruk'nin shadīdin
He said: "Would that I had power to suppress you or that I could betake myself to some powerful support."
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Lut said he wished he had the strength to stop them or a strong support to turn to.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Have you ever wished you were stronger to help someone?"
For a few quiet minutes, listen to Idrees Abkar reciting Hud, shared by b.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did Lut wish for?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Who is the strongest support?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Hud is surah 11. Find ayah 80. Lut felt alone and wished for strength or a strong group. But the strongest support was already with him: Allah. Help was about to arrive.
Fact: Read the next ayah (11:81) to see what support arrived.
Ages 5–8: Strongest support. Talk about how Allah supports us when we feel weak.
Ages 9–12: Feeling weak. Write how to remember Allah when you feel powerless.
Finish with: "In 11:81 the messengers told Lut ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will say 'hasbiyallah' when I feel weak."
Action: Say 'hasbiyallah' when you feel weak.
