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قَالُوا۟ بَلْ جِئْنَٰكَ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ فِيهِ يَمْتَرُونَ
Qālū bal' ji''nāka bimā kānū fīhi yam'tarūna
They said: "Yea, we have come to thee to accomplish that of which they doubt.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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The messengers said they had come with what Lut's people used to doubt.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What did Lut's people doubt?"
Another Saad Al-Ghamdi recording of Al-Hijr on islamicfromjamal. A few minutes is enough.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did the messengers bring?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why do people doubt warnings?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Hijr is surah 15. Find ayah 63. Lut's people doubted they would ever face consequences. Now the angels had come. Allah's warnings always come true.
Fact: Find the ayah 'Allah's promise is true' (Luqman 31:33).
Ages 5–8: True words. Talk about why we trust Allah's words.
Ages 9–12: Doubt. Write why doubting warnings is risky.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will take one reminder seriously."
Action: Take one reminder seriously.
