2:18Al-Baqarah
Juz 1 · Page 4صُمٌّۢ بُكْمٌ عُمْىٌۭ فَهُمْ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ
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Ṣummun[m] buk'mun ʻum'yun fahum' lā yar'jiʻūna
Deaf, dumb, and blind, they will not return (to the path).
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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صُمٌّۢ بُكْمٌ عُمْىٌۭ فَهُمْ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ
Ṣummun[m] buk'mun ʻum'yun fahum' lā yar'jiʻūna
Deaf, dumb, and blind, they will not return (to the path).
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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They are deaf, mute and blind to the truth, so they will not return.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Can someone with good eyes still be blind to the truth?"
Put on Mishary Alafasy's Al-Baqarah from QURAN HIFZ and follow along for a little while.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What are they described as?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What does it mean to be blind to the truth?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Baqarah is surah 2. Find ayah 18. Their ears and eyes worked, but they refused to hear or see the truth. We use our senses to notice Allah's signs.
Fact: Helen Keller could not see or hear, yet she learned to read and write; real blindness is refusing to learn.
Ages 5–8: Five senses. Name a sign of Allah for each sense.
Ages 9–12: Open senses. Write how to use our senses for good.
Finish with: "Use our senses to notice Allah's ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will notice one sign of Allah each day."
Action: Notice one sign of Allah each day.
