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فَلَمَّا دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ ءَاوَىٰٓ إِلَيْهِ أَبَوَيْهِ وَقَالَ ٱدْخُلُوا۟ مِصْرَ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ءَامِنِينَ
Falammā dakhalū ʻalā yūssufa 'āwā 'ilay'hi 'abaway'hi waqāla (u)d'khulū miṣ'ra 'in shā'a -llahu 'āminīna
Then when they entered the presence of Joseph, he provided a home for his parents with himself, and said: "Enter ye Egypt (all) in safety if it please Allah."
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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When they came to Yusuf, he took his parents close to him and said to enter Egypt safely, if Allah wills.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How do you welcome guests to your home?"
Tadabbur FHD has a short Yusuf clip of Sherif Mostafa reciting ayat 99–111. Play it all.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did Yusuf say to his family?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why did Yusuf say 'in sha Allah'?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Yusuf is surah 12. Find ayah 99. The family was finally together! Yusuf welcomed his parents warmly and said 'in sha Allah', remembering that everything happens by Allah's will.
Fact: Al-Kahf 18:23–24 teaches us to say in sha Allah about the future. Read it.
Ages 5–8: Warm welcome. Practise welcoming a guest at the door.
Ages 9–12: In sha Allah. Write why we say in sha Allah.
Finish with: "Al-Kahf 18:24 tells us to say ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will welcome a guest warmly."
Action: Welcome a guest warmly.
