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فَٱسْتَجَابَ لَهُۥ رَبُّهُۥ فَصَرَفَ عَنْهُ كَيْدَهُنَّ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ
Fa-s'tajāba lahu rabbuhu faṣarafa ʻan'hu kay'dahunna . 'innahu huwa ssamīʻu l-ʻalīmu
So his Lord hearkened to him (in his prayer), and turned away from him their snare: Verily He heareth and knoweth (all things).
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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His Lord answered his prayer and turned their schemes away from him, for He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Has Allah ever answered your du'a?"
For a few quiet minutes, listen to Bandar Baleela reciting Yusuf, shared by Bandar Baleela clips.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Which two names of Allah end the ayah?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How does Allah answer du'a?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Yusuf is surah 12. Find ayah 34. Allah heard Yusuf's du'a and protected him. As-Sami' hears every du'a; Al-'Alim knows what is best. Sometimes Allah answers in ways we don't expect.
Fact: Ghafir 40:60 says 'Call on Me, I will answer you.' Read it.
Ages 5–8: Du'a diary. Write a du'a and check later how Allah answered.
Ages 9–12: Answered prayers. Write the three ways Allah may answer a du'a.
Finish with: "Ghafir 40:60 says ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will start a du'a diary."
Action: Start a du'a diary.
