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أَوْ تُسْقِطَ ٱلسَّمَآءَ كَمَا زَعَمْتَ عَلَيْنَا كِسَفًا أَوْ تَأْتِىَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ قَبِيلًا
'Aw' tus'qiṭa ssamā'a kamā zaʻam'ta ʻalay'nā kissafan 'aw' ta''tiya bi-llahi wal-malā'ikati qabīlan
"Or thou cause the sky to fall in pieces, as thou sayest (will happen), against us; or thou bring Allah and the angels before (us) face to face:
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Or, they said, he should make the sky fall on them in pieces, or bring Allah and the angels before them.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why would anyone ask for something harmful?"
yshawareb01 has the whole of Al-Isra by Mishary Alafasy. Play just the first stretch.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did they ask to see?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why were their demands so extreme?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Isra is surah 17. Find ayah 92. The demands got bigger and bigger. They weren't really looking for truth. A sincere heart doesn't need such demands.
Fact: Find a similar demand in Al-Anfal (8:32).
Ages 5–8: Sincere heart. Talk about the difference between asking to learn and asking to argue.
Ages 9–12: Extreme demands. Write how stubbornness grows.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will ask questions to learn, not to argue."
Action: Ask questions to learn, not to argue.
