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وَإِن كَانَ قَمِيصُهُۥ قُدَّ مِن دُبُرٍۢ فَكَذَبَتْ وَهُوَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ
Wa 'in kāna qamīṣuhu qudda min duburin fakadhabat' wahuwa mina ṣṣādiqīna
"But if it be that his shirt is torn from the back, then is she the liar, and he is telling the truth!"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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The witness added that if the shirt was torn at the back, then she had lied and Yusuf was telling the truth.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What does a torn back of a shirt tell you?"
Qari Osama Shoukat has a short Yusuf clip of Osama Shoukat reciting ayat 21–29. Play it all.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What would a shirt torn at the back prove?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is the truth always the strongest?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Yusuf is surah 12. Find ayah 27. A shirt torn from behind meant Yusuf was running away. The clue showed he was innocent. The truth has a way of showing itself.
Fact: Find At-Tawbah 9:119: be with the truthful.
Ages 5–8: Truth wins. Talk about a time the truth came out.
Ages 9–12: Clear clues. Write how this clue proved Yusuf innocent.
Finish with: "At-Tawbah 9:119 tells us to be with ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will stand by someone who tells the truth."
Action: Stand by someone who tells the truth.
