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قَالَ سَوْفَ أَسْتَغْفِرُ لَكُمْ رَبِّىٓ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Qāla saw'fa 'as'tagh'firu lakum' rabbī . 'innahu huwa l-ghafūru rraḥīmu
He said: "Soon will I ask my Lord for forgiveness for you: for he is indeed Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Ya'qub said he would ask his Lord to forgive them, for He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How does a loving parent respond when you say sorry?"
Muslim Ummah posted a short recitation of ayah 98 of Yusuf. Listen to all of it together.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Which two names of Allah are mentioned?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why did Ya'qub forgive his sons?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Yusuf is surah 12. Find ayah 98. Ya'qub forgave and promised to pray for them. Al-Ghafur, the Forgiving, and Ar-Rahim, the Merciful: these names give hope to everyone who says sorry.
Fact: Al-Ghafur appears many times in the Quran. Find it in Al-Baqarah 2:173.
Ages 5–8: Names of mercy. Learn Al-Ghafur and Ar-Rahim with their meanings.
Ages 9–12: Parents forgive. Write how parents' forgiveness reminds us of Allah's.
Finish with: "Al-Baqarah 2:173 ends with ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will forgive someone who says sorry."
Action: Forgive someone who says sorry.
