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سُنَّةَ مَن قَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا قَبْلَكَ مِن رُّسُلِنَا ۖ وَلَا تَجِدُ لِسُنَّتِنَا تَحْوِيلًا
Sunnata man qad' 'ar'salnā qab'laka min rrussulinā . walā tajidu lissunnatinā taḥ'wīlan
(This was Our) way with the messengers We sent before thee: thou wilt find no change in Our ways.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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This has always been Allah's way with the messengers before, and you will find no change in His way.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What happens every single day without fail?"
التوحيد has the whole of Al-Isra by Abdul Basit Abdus-Samad. Play just the first stretch.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What will never change?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What is Allah's way with messengers?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Isra is surah 17. Find ayah 77. Allah always helps His messengers in the end, and those who oppose them lose. His ways don't change, like the sun rising every morning.
Fact: Find a similar ayah about Allah's unchanging way (Al-Ahzab 33:62).
Ages 5–8: Every day. List things that happen every day, like sunrise.
Ages 9–12: Unchanging. Write how Allah's ways give us confidence.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will watch the sunrise and remember Allah's ways."
Action: Watch the sunrise and remember Allah's ways.
