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قَالَ فَإِنَّا قَدْ فَتَنَّا قَوْمَكَ مِنۢ بَعْدِكَ وَأَضَلَّهُمُ ٱلسَّامِرِىُّ
Qāla fa'innā qad' fatannā qaw'maka min[m] baʻ'dika wa'aḍallahumu ssāmiriyyu
(Allah) said: "We have tested thy people in thy absence: the Samiri has led them astray."
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah told Musa that his people had been tested while he was away, and a man called the Samiri had led them astray.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Is it easier to do right when a teacher is watching?"
Kareem Zakaria has the whole of Ta-Ha by Nasser Al-Qatami. Play just the first stretch.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who led the people astray?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why do people go wrong when the leader is away?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ta-Ha is surah 20. Find ayah 85. While Musa was on the mountain, a man called the Samiri misled the people. Doing right matters even when no one is watching.
Fact: Find this story in Surah Al-A'raf (7:148).
Ages 5–8: No one watching. Do a chore well while no one checks.
Ages 9–12: When away. Write why we should do right even when alone.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will behave well even when no adult is watching."
Action: Behave well even when no adult is watching.
