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فَإِن لَّمْ تَأْتُونِى بِهِۦ فَلَا كَيْلَ لَكُمْ عِندِى وَلَا تَقْرَبُونِ
Fa'in llam' ta''tūnī bihī falā kay'la lakum' ʻindī walā taq'rabūni
"Now if ye bring him not to me, ye shall have no measure (of corn) from me, nor shall ye (even) come near me."
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Yusuf said that if they did not bring their brother, they would get no more grain and should not come near him.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why do some deals have conditions?"
A short clip on Surah Yusuf Ruku 8 recites ayat 58–68 of Yusuf. Play the whole clip.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What would happen if they didn't bring their brother?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What was Yusuf's wise plan?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Yusuf is surah 12. Find ayah 60. Yusuf set a condition to bring his younger brother to him. He had a gentle plan to reunite his family and to test whether his brothers had changed.
Fact: Find 12:63 to see if the brothers took the condition seriously.
Ages 5–8: If-then. Make up fair 'if-then' rules for a game.
Ages 9–12: Wise plans. Write why Yusuf might have set this condition.
Finish with: "In 12:63 the brothers said ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will keep the conditions of my promises."
Action: Keep the conditions of your promises.
