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فَقُولَا لَهُۥ قَوْلًۭا لَّيِّنًۭا لَّعَلَّهُۥ يَتَذَكَّرُ أَوْ يَخْشَىٰ
Faqūlā lahu qaw'lan llayyinan llaʻallahu yatadhakkaru 'aw' yakh'shā
"But speak to him mildly; perchance he may take warning or fear (Allah)."
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah told them to speak gently to Pharaoh, so that he might remember or feel fear of Allah.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "If even Pharaoh deserved gentle words, who doesn't?"
Khalid Al-Ghamdi recites Ta-Ha on AbooAbdillah. A few minutes is plenty.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "How should they speak?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why speak gently to someone cruel?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ta-Ha is surah 20. Find ayah 44. Qawlan layyina means soft words. Even with the worst ruler, Allah chose gentleness. Gentle words open hearts better than harsh ones.
Fact: Find the ayah that praises the Prophet for being gentle (Al Imran 3:159).
Ages 5–8: Gentle words. Practise saying 'please', 'thank you' and 'could you' softly.
Ages 9–12: Soft words. Rewrite a harsh sentence as a gentle one.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will speak gently even when I'm upset."
Action: Speak gently even when you're upset.
