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وَإِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ إِنِّى خَٰلِقٌۢ بَشَرًۭا مِّن صَلْصَٰلٍۢ مِّنْ حَمَإٍۢ مَّسْنُونٍۢ
Wa 'idh' qāla rabbuka lil'malā'ikati 'innī khāliqun[m] basharan mmin ṣalṣālin mmin' ḥama'in mmas'nūnin
Behold! thy Lord said to the angels: "I am about to create man, from sounding clay from mud moulded into shape;
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Your Lord told the angels He would create a human from dry, ringing clay.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What would it be like to hear about the very first human?"
Play the short clip from QuranHD Islam of Idrees Abkar reciting ayat 28–50 of Al-Hijr.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who did Allah tell?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why did Allah tell the angels first?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Hijr is surah 15. Find ayah 28. Allah told the angels about creating Adam. Humans were a special new creation, with a mind and a choice.
Fact: Find the similar ayah in Al-Baqarah (2:30).
Ages 5–8: First human. Talk about what makes humans special.
Ages 9–12: Special. Write three things that make humans special.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will make good choices with my free will."
Action: Make good choices with your free will.
