فَلَمَّا جَآءَ ءَالَ لُوطٍ ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ
How to read it
Falammā jā'a 'āla lūṭin l-mur'salūna
At length when the messengers arrived among the adherents of Lut,
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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فَلَمَّا جَآءَ ءَالَ لُوطٍ ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ
Falammā jā'a 'āla lūṭin l-mur'salūna
At length when the messengers arrived among the adherents of Lut,
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Then the messengers came to Lut's family.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What did Lut think of the visitors?"
Alafasy has the whole of Al-Hijr by Mishary Alafasy. Play just the first stretch.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who did the messengers come to?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How would Lut feel?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Hijr is surah 15. Find ayah 61. The angels travelled from Ibrahim to Lut's town. Lut didn't yet know who they were.
Fact: Read 15:62 for what Lut said.
Ages 5–8: Story map. Draw the angels' journey from Ibrahim to Lut.
Ages 9–12: Two visits. Write how the two visits were different.
Finish with: "I found Lut said ___."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will retell this story to a family member."
Action: Retell this story to a family member.
