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وَلَقَدْ كَذَّبَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْحِجْرِ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
Wa laqad' kadhdhaba 'aṣ'ḥābu l-ḥij'ri l-mur'salīna
The Companions of the Rocky Tract also rejected the messengers:
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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The people of al-Hijr also denied the messengers.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why is this surah named Al-Hijr?"
Play the short Al-Hijr clip of ayat 80–99 from Al-Quran Al-Karim.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did the people of al-Hijr do?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Who were they?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Hijr is surah 15. Find ayah 80. Al-Hijr was the rocky land of Thamud, the people of the prophet Salih. They carved homes into mountains. They denied Allah's messengers.
Fact: Where is al-Hijr (Mada'in Salih) today? Find it on a map.
Ages 5–8: Rock homes. Draw homes carved into a cliff.
Ages 9–12: Thamud. Write what you know about Salih's people.
Finish with: "I found it is in ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will learn the story of Salih."
Action: Learn the story of Salih.
