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ثُمَّ رَدَدْنَا لَكُمُ ٱلْكَرَّةَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَأَمْدَدْنَٰكُم بِأَمْوَٰلٍۢ وَبَنِينَ وَجَعَلْنَٰكُمْ أَكْثَرَ نَفِيرًا
Thumma radad'nā lakumu l-karrata ʻalay'him' wa'am'dad'nākum bi'am'wālin wabanīna wajaʻalnākum' 'ak'thara nafīran
Then did We grant you the Return as against them: We gave you increase in resources and sons, and made you the more numerous in man-power.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Then Allah gave them the upper hand again over those people, helping them with wealth and children and making them many.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Have you ever been given a second chance?"
A short clip on Naoora Tv recites ayat 1–10 of Al-Isra. Play the whole clip.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did Allah give them?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why does Allah give second chances?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Isra is surah 17. Find ayah 6. After the hard time, Allah gave the people another chance and many blessings. Allah's mercy gives people chance after chance to do better; what matters is what we do with them.
Fact: Find the ayah 'He is the One who accepts repentance' (At-Tawbah 9:104).
Ages 5–8: Fresh start. Draw a sunrise after a storm.
Ages 9–12: Second chances. Write how to use a second chance well.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will use a second chance to do better."
Action: Use a second chance to do better.
