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وَكَمْ قَصَمْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍۢ كَانَتْ ظَالِمَةًۭ وَأَنشَأْنَا بَعْدَهَا قَوْمًا ءَاخَرِينَ
Wa kam' qaṣam'nā min qar'yatin kānat' ẓālimatan wa'ansha''nā baʻ'dahā qaw'man 'ākharīna
How many were the populations We utterly destroyed because of their iniquities, setting up in their places other peoples?
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Many towns that did wrong were broken down, and other peoples were brought after them.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What grows where an old tree has fallen?"
Hear a short part of Haitham Al-Dukhain's recitation on Alaseef.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did Allah raise after them?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why does wrongdoing not last?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Anbiya is surah 21. Find ayah 11. One calm line: towns full of injustice did not last, and others replaced them. Justice and goodness are what last.
Fact: Find a famous city that was ruined long ago. What do people learn from it?
Ages 5–8: New growth. Plant seeds in an old pot.
Ages 9–12: Lasting good. Write why justice lasts longer than power.
Finish with: "I found ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will be fair in ___."
Action: Be fair.
