Opening the ayah…
قَالُوٓا۟ أَضْغَٰثُ أَحْلَٰمٍۢ ۖ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِتَأْوِيلِ ٱلْأَحْلَٰمِ بِعَٰلِمِينَ
Qālū 'aḍ'ghāthu 'aḥ'lāmin . wamā naḥ'nu bita''wīli l-'aḥ'lāmi biʻālimīna
They said: "A confused medley of dreams: and we are not skilled in the interpretation of dreams."
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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The chiefs said these were just jumbled dreams and that they did not know how to interpret dreams.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Is it okay to say 'I don't know'?"
Hear the opening minutes of Yusuf in Mohamiden Umpong's voice, from MY Quran.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did the advisers call the dream?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is it good to admit when we don't know?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Yusuf is surah 12. Find ayah 44. The king's experts could not explain the dream and called it jumbled. Admitting 'I don't know' is honest. Real knowledge comes from Allah, and He had given it to Yusuf.
Fact: Al-Isra 17:85 says people have been given only a little knowledge. Read it.
Ages 5–8: I don't know. Practise saying 'I don't know, let's find out' together.
Ages 9–12: Humble learners. Write why saying 'I don't know' helps us learn.
Finish with: "Al-Isra 17:85 says we have been given ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will say 'I don't know' honestly and look it up."
Action: Say 'you don't know' honestly and look it up.
