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قَٰلَ رَبِّ ٱحْكُم بِٱلْحَقِّ ۗ وَرَبُّنَا ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ ٱلْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلَىٰ مَا تَصِفُونَ
Qāla rabbi (u)ḥ'kum bil-ḥaqqi . warabbunā rraḥ'mānu l-mus'taʻānu ʻalā mā taṣifūna
Say: "O my Lord! judge Thou in truth!" "Our Lord Most Gracious is the One Whose assistance should be sought against the blasphemies ye utter!"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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The surah ends with a du'a: my Lord, judge with truth, and our Lord, the Most Merciful, is the One whose help we seek against what they say.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Who do you ask for help when people say unkind things?"
Mufti Abdur-Rahman ibn Yusuf Mangera gives an overview of Al-Anbiya for ZamZamAcademy. A grown-up can choose a short part to play.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Which name of Allah ends the surah?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why end with a du'a?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Anbiya is surah 21. Find ayah 112. Al-Anbiya ends with the Prophet asking Allah to judge with truth and seeking help from Ar-Rahman. After all the prophets' stories, the ending teaches us to turn to Allah.
Fact: How many prophets did you count in this surah?
Check your list from ayah 1.
Ages 5–8: Prophet wall. Draw a wall with each prophet's name from the surah.
Ages 9–12: Surah review. Write three favourite lessons from the prophets in Al-Anbiya.
Finish with: "I counted ___ prophets."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will learn one prophet's du'a by heart in meaning."
Action: Learn one prophet's du'a by heart in meaning.
