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قَالُوا۟ سَنُرَٰوِدُ عَنْهُ أَبَاهُ وَإِنَّا لَفَٰعِلُونَ
Qālū sanurāwidu ʻan'hu 'abāhu wa'innā lafāʻilūna
They said: "We shall certainly seek to get our wish about him from his father: Indeed we shall do it."
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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They said they would try hard to persuade his father to let him come, and that they would certainly do it.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What do you do when you have to ask your parents for something hard?"
Play the short Yusuf clip of ayat 58–68 from Ruku 8.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did the brothers promise?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Would their father trust them again?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Yusuf is surah 12. Find ayah 61. The brothers promised to try. But would Ya'qub trust them after what happened to Yusuf? Broken trust is hard to rebuild.
Fact: Al-Isra 17:34 says promises will be asked about. Read it.
Ages 5–8: Ask nicely. Practise asking your parents for permission politely.
Ages 9–12: Rebuilding trust. Write how to rebuild trust after breaking it.
Finish with: "Al-Isra 17:34 says promises ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will keep every promise I make."
Action: Keep every promise you make.
