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وَقَالُوا۟ لَن نُّؤْمِنَ لَكَ حَتَّىٰ تَفْجُرَ لَنَا مِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ يَنۢبُوعًا
Wa qālū lan nnu''mina laka ḥattā taf'jura lanā mina l-'ar'ḍi yan[m]būʻan
They say: "We shall not believe in thee, until thou cause a spring to gush forth for us from the earth,
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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They said they would not believe until the Prophet made a spring gush out of the ground for them.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Should faith depend on getting what we ask for?"
Settle down and play the start of Muhammad Siddiq Al-Minshawi's Al-Isra (The Guidance).
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What was the first demand?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why do people demand miracles?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Isra is surah 17. Find ayah 90. The deniers made demands, starting with a spring. Faith shouldn't depend on getting what we want. Allah's signs were already all around them.
Fact: How does water come out of a natural spring? Find out.
Ages 5–8: Water from the ground. Talk about where springs come from.
Ages 9–12: Demands. Write why faith shouldn't depend on demands.
Finish with: "I found springs come from ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will thank Allah without asking for anything."
Action: Thank Allah without asking for anything.
