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۞ قَالَ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكَ إِنَّكَ لَن تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِىَ صَبْرًۭا
qāla 'alam' 'aqul llaka 'innaka lan tas'taṭīʻa maʻiya ṣab'ran
He answered: "Did I not tell thee that thou canst have no patience with me?"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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The teacher again asked whether he hadn't told Musa that he could not be patient with him.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How many chances should someone get?"
Nald Rainey has a short Al-Kahf clip of Omar Hisham Al Arabi reciting ayat 60–82. Play it all.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "How is this reminder different from the first?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why add 'to you' this time?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Kahf is surah 18. Find ayah 75. This reminder is a little firmer. Second chances are a gift, but we should try hard not to repeat mistakes.
Fact: Compare 18:72 and 18:75. What word is added?
Ages 5–8: Second chance. Talk about using second chances well.
Ages 9–12: Learning from mistakes. Write how to avoid repeating a mistake.
Finish with: "I found the extra words are ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will avoid repeating one mistake."
Action: Avoid repeating one mistake.
