21:53Al-Anbiya'
Juz 17 · Page 326قَالُوا۟ وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا لَهَا عَٰبِدِينَ
How to read it
Qālū wajad'nā 'ābā'anā lahā ʻābidīna
They said, "We found our fathers worshipping them."
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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قَالُوا۟ وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا لَهَا عَٰبِدِينَ
Qālū wajad'nā 'ābā'anā lahā ʻābidīna
They said, "We found our fathers worshipping them."
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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They answered that they had found their forefathers worshipping them.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Is something right just because people always did it?"
Listen together to a short recitation of ayat 51–70, shared by Roshni Taj.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What was their reason?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why isn't 'we always did it' a good reason?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Anbiya is surah 21. Find ayah 53. Copying old habits without thinking isn't a good reason. Islam asks us to follow the truth, and keep good family traditions while leaving wrong ones.
Fact: Find another ayah where people say 'we follow our fathers' (Al-Baqarah 2:170).
Ages 5–8: Good habits. List good habits from your family.
Ages 9–12: Think first. Write why we check habits against the truth.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will thank my family for one good habit they taught me."
Action: Thank your family for one good habit they taught you.
