Yusuf 12:18 · Tadabbur by IqraSaurus

12:18Yusuf

Juz 12 · Page 237

وَجَآءُو عَلَىٰ قَمِيصِهِۦ بِدَمٍۢ كَذِبٍۢ ۚ قَالَ بَلْ سَوَّلَتْ لَكُمْ أَنفُسُكُمْ أَمْرًۭا ۖ فَصَبْرٌۭ جَمِيلٌۭ ۖ وَٱللَّهُ ٱلْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلَىٰ مَا تَصِفُونَ

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Wa jā'ū ʻalā qamīṣihī bidamin kadhibin . qāla bal' sawwalat' lakum' 'anfussukum' 'am'ran . faṣab'run jamīlun . wa-llahu l-mus'taʻānu ʻalā mā taṣifūna

They stained his shirt with false blood. He said: "Nay, but your minds have made up a tale (that may pass) with you, (for me) patience is most fitting: Against that which ye assert, it is Allah (alone) Whose help can be sought"..

Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali

A suggested way to reflect

Guided by the 4-I journey: Inspire, Investigate, Integrate, Impart. Use it as a starting point and make it your own.

4-I guide

Beautiful Patience

Ages 5–12

In short

They brought his shirt stained with fake blood, and Ya'qub said their minds had made up a story, so beautiful patience is best, and Allah alone is the One to ask for help.

1InspireWow, why?🎬 Start with bismillah. Ask: "How do you stay calm when you are very sad?" Play the short Yusuf clip of ayah 18 from Quran With Translation.…
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How do you stay calm when you are very sad?"
Play the short Yusuf clip of ayah 18 from Quran With Translation.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did Ya'qub choose instead of anger?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What makes patience 'beautiful'?" Younger children can draw theirs.
- Yusuf 18 by a reciterShared by Quran With Translation (YouTube) · "Surah Yusuf Ayat 18" · youtube.com/@Quranwithtranslation03
2InvestigateWhat do I notice? How do I know?📷 Find it in the mushaf: Surah Yusuf is surah 12. Find ayah 18. The shirt had fake blood but was not torn. Ya'qub knew it was a lie. Instead…
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Yusuf is surah 12. Find ayah 18. The shirt had fake blood but was not torn. Ya'qub knew it was a lie. Instead of shouting, he chose 'sabrun jamil': beautiful patience, with no complaining to people, and he asked Allah for help.
Fact: The phrase 'fasabrun jamil' appears here and in 12:83. Find both.
Ages 5–8: Patience words. Learn to say 'sabrun jamil' when something hard happens.
Ages 9–12: Beautiful patience. Write what beautiful patience looks like at school.
Finish with: "Fasabrun jamil appears in 12:18 and 12:___."
- Calm patienceShared by Afham Hamsyari · CC0 · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mountain_Lake_Landscape.jpg
3IntegrateWhat does this show me about Allah? What will I do?Talk together: What did Ya'qub choose? Which name of Allah does this remind you of? What is beautiful patience? When will you practise it?…
Talk together:
- What did Ya'qub choose?
- Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
- What is beautiful patience?
- When will you practise it?
Make a small plan: "This week, I will say sabrun jamil and stay calm when upset."
4ImpartWho can I tell or show?📷 Choose beautiful patience. Learn the words. Share your writing. Next time: the next ayah (12:19) brings travellers to the well. Explore it…
- Choose beautiful patience.
- Learn the words.
- Share your writing.
- Next time: the next ayah (12:19) brings travellers to the well. Explore it together!
Action: Say sabrun jamil and stay calm when upset.
- Clothes on the lineShared by Neil Theasby · CC BY-SA 2.0 · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Washing_line_in_recess_beneath_Nottingham_Castle_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2239926.jpg

Opening the guide…

4-I guide

Beautiful Patience

Ages 5–12

In short

They brought his shirt stained with fake blood, and Ya'qub said their minds had made up a story, so beautiful patience is best, and Allah alone is the One to ask for help.

1InspireWow, why?🎬 Start with bismillah. Ask: "How do you stay calm when you are very sad?" Play the short Yusuf clip of ayah 18 from Quran With Translation.…
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How do you stay calm when you are very sad?"
Play the short Yusuf clip of ayah 18 from Quran With Translation.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did Ya'qub choose instead of anger?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What makes patience 'beautiful'?" Younger children can draw theirs.
- Yusuf 18 by a reciterShared by Quran With Translation (YouTube) · "Surah Yusuf Ayat 18" · youtube.com/@Quranwithtranslation03
2InvestigateWhat do I notice? How do I know?📷 Find it in the mushaf: Surah Yusuf is surah 12. Find ayah 18. The shirt had fake blood but was not torn. Ya'qub knew it was a lie. Instead…
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Yusuf is surah 12. Find ayah 18. The shirt had fake blood but was not torn. Ya'qub knew it was a lie. Instead of shouting, he chose 'sabrun jamil': beautiful patience, with no complaining to people, and he asked Allah for help.
Fact: The phrase 'fasabrun jamil' appears here and in 12:83. Find both.
Ages 5–8: Patience words. Learn to say 'sabrun jamil' when something hard happens.
Ages 9–12: Beautiful patience. Write what beautiful patience looks like at school.
Finish with: "Fasabrun jamil appears in 12:18 and 12:___."
- Calm patienceShared by Afham Hamsyari · CC0 · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mountain_Lake_Landscape.jpg
3IntegrateWhat does this show me about Allah? What will I do?Talk together: What did Ya'qub choose? Which name of Allah does this remind you of? What is beautiful patience? When will you practise it?…
Talk together:
- What did Ya'qub choose?
- Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
- What is beautiful patience?
- When will you practise it?
Make a small plan: "This week, I will say sabrun jamil and stay calm when upset."
4ImpartWho can I tell or show?📷 Choose beautiful patience. Learn the words. Share your writing. Next time: the next ayah (12:19) brings travellers to the well. Explore it…
- Choose beautiful patience.
- Learn the words.
- Share your writing.
- Next time: the next ayah (12:19) brings travellers to the well. Explore it together!
Action: Say sabrun jamil and stay calm when upset.
- Clothes on the lineShared by Neil Theasby · CC BY-SA 2.0 · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Washing_line_in_recess_beneath_Nottingham_Castle_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2239926.jpg

Reflections for this ayah

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Reflections for this ayah

A suggested way to reflect

Beautiful Patience

In short

Themes in this ayah

Themes in this ayah

Beautiful Patience

In short