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۞ وَمَآ أَعْجَلَكَ عَن قَوْمِكَ يَٰمُوسَىٰ
wamā 'aʻ'jalaka ʻan qaw'mika yāmūssā
(When Moses was up on the Mount, Allah said:) "What made thee hasten in advance of thy people, O Moses?"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah asked Musa why he had hurried ahead of his people.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Have you ever rushed ahead of your group?"
Settle down and play the start of Raad Muhammad Al-Kurdi's Ta-Ha (Agames Academy).
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did Allah ask Musa?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why do leaders need to stay with their people?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ta-Ha is surah 20. Find ayah 83. Musa went to the mountain to meet Allah, keen to arrive early. Allah asked why he had left his people behind. Leaders care for those who follow.
Fact: Find how many nights Musa spent on the mountain (Al-A'raf 7:142).
Ages 5–8: Stay together. Walk as a group, keeping the slowest person with you.
Ages 9–12: Leaders. Write why leaders should stay with their group.
Finish with: "I found ___ nights."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will wait for a slower friend or sibling."
Action: Wait for a slower friend or sibling.
