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يَٰيَحْيَىٰ خُذِ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ بِقُوَّةٍۢ ۖ وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُ ٱلْحُكْمَ صَبِيًّۭا
Yāyaḥ'yā khudhi l-kitāba biquwatin . wa'ātay'nāhu l-ḥuk'ma ṣabiyyan
(To his son came the command): "O Yahya! take hold of the Book with might": and We gave him Wisdom even as a youth,
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Yahya was told to hold firmly to the Book, and Allah gave him wisdom while still a child.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Can children be wise?"
Play the short clip from Nada Penyejuk Hati of Bandar Baleela reciting ayat 1–26 of Maryam.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "How was Yahya told to hold the Book?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What does holding the Book firmly mean?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Maryam is surah 19. Find ayah 12. Yahya was given wisdom young. Holding the Book firmly means learning it, living by it and not letting go. Children can be wise too.
Fact: Find the ayah that says hold fast to the rope of Allah (Al Imran 3:103).
Ages 5–8: Hold tight. Hold a book with both hands and talk about holding the Quran in your life.
Ages 9–12: Firmly. Write three ways to hold on to the Quran.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will learn one ayah and act on it."
Action: Learn one ayah and act on it.
