وَنَبِّئْهُمْ عَن ضَيْفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ
How to read it
Wa nabbi''hum' ʻan ḍay'fi 'ib'rāhīma
Tell them about the guests of Abraham.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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وَنَبِّئْهُمْ عَن ضَيْفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ
Wa nabbi''hum' ʻan ḍay'fi 'ib'rāhīma
Tell them about the guests of Abraham.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Tell them about the guests who visited Ibrahim.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How do you welcome guests at home?"
Quran Ruku has ayat 45–60. Play it and listen for Ibrahim's guests.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Whose guests are mentioned?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Who were these special guests?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Hijr is surah 15. Find ayah 51. Ibrahim, peace be upon him, was known for welcoming guests. One day, unusual guests came: they were angels. Let's follow the story.
Fact: Find where Ibrahim served his guests a roasted calf (Hud 11:69).
Ages 5–8: Welcome guests. Help set the table for a guest.
Ages 9–12: Hospitality. Write how Ibrahim welcomed guests.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will help welcome a guest at home."
Action: Help welcome a guest at home.
