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فَأُلْقِىَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سُجَّدًۭا قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّ هَٰرُونَ وَمُوسَىٰ
Fa'ul'qiya ssaḥaratu sujjadan qālū 'āmannā birabbi hārūna wamūssā
So the magicians were thrown down to prostration: they said, "We believe in the Lord of Aaron and Moses".
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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The magicians fell down in sujud and said they believed in the Lord of Harun and Musa.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What makes an expert change their mind?"
Put on Ali Jaber's Ta-Ha from Door to Deen and follow along for a little while.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Whose Lord did the magicians believe in?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why did the experts believe first?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ta-Ha is surah 20. Find ayah 70. The magicians knew magic best, so they knew this was no trick. They bowed down at once. Knowing the truth and accepting it bravely is a beautiful thing.
Fact: Find the same moment in Surah Ash-Shu'ara (26:46–47).
Ages 5–8: Sujud. Practise a calm sujud and think of Allah's greatness.
Ages 9–12: Change of heart. Write how the magicians changed in one moment.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will make my sujud slow and calm."
Action: Make your sujud slow and calm.
