Opening the ayah…
وَلَقَدْ صَرَّفْنَا لِلنَّاسِ فِى هَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانِ مِن كُلِّ مَثَلٍۢ فَأَبَىٰٓ أَكْثَرُ ٱلنَّاسِ إِلَّا كُفُورًۭا
Wa laqad' ṣarraf'nā li nnāssi fī hādhā l-qur''āni min kulli mathalin fa'abā 'ak'tharu nnāssi 'illā kufūran
And We have explained to man, in this Qur'an, every kind of similitude: yet the greater part of men refuse (to receive it) except with ingratitude!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah has explained every kind of example in this Quran, yet most people refuse everything except denial.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How many ways can a lesson be taught?"
Hear the opening minutes of Al-Isra in Mahmoud Khalil Al-Husary's voice, from Quran.surf.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What do most people refuse?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why do people refuse clear examples?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Isra is surah 17. Find ayah 89. The Quran gives many examples to help everyone understand. Some still refuse. We choose to listen and learn.
Fact: List three examples (parables) in the Quran you know.
Ages 5–8: Examples. Explain a lesson with an example you make up.
Ages 9–12: Refusing. Write why some people refuse clear truth.
Finish with: "I found ___, ___ and ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will learn one Quran example (parable)."
Action: Learn one Quran example (parable).
