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قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّآ أُرْسِلْنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوْمٍۢ مُّجْرِمِينَ
Qālū 'innā 'ur'silnā 'ilā qaw'min mmuj'rimīna
They said: "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin,
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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They said they had been sent to a people who kept doing serious wrong.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why do warnings come to people who do wrong?"
Hear the opening minutes of Al-Hijr in Maher Al-Muaiqly's voice, from QURAN.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who were the angels sent to?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why did this people deserve a warning?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Hijr is surah 15. Find ayah 58. The angels were sent to the people of Lut, who kept doing shameful deeds even after being warned. Lut had told them again and again.
Fact: Find where Lut warned his people (Ash-Shu'ara 26:160–166).
Ages 5–8: Listen to warnings. Talk about why we should listen the first time.
Ages 9–12: Warnings. Write why people should change after warnings.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will listen the first time I'm warned."
Action: Listen the first time you're warned.
