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وَتَٱللَّهِ لَأَكِيدَنَّ أَصْنَٰمَكُم بَعْدَ أَن تُوَلُّوا۟ مُدْبِرِينَ
Wa ta-llahi la'akīdanna 'aṣ'nāmakum baʻ'da 'an tuwallū mud'birīna
"And by Allah, I have a plan for your idols - after ye go away and turn your backs"..
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Ibrahim said that, by Allah, he had a plan for their idols once they had gone away.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why does a good plan need thinking first?"
Try a little of Muhammad Siddiq Al-Minshawi's Al-Anbiya from Abdelsattar Naji, and follow along.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "When would Ibrahim carry out his plan?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What was Ibrahim trying to teach?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Anbiya is surah 21. Find ayah 57. Ibrahim planned a way to show his people that their idols were powerless. His aim was to make them think, not to fight. He was a prophet guided by Allah; for us, the lesson is to use wisdom when teaching.
Fact: Read ahead: what did his plan show the people? (21:63–65.).
Ages 5–8: Plan steps. Draw three steps of a plan to help someone learn something.
Ages 9–12: Wise teaching. Write how to help someone think for themselves.
Finish with: "I found it showed ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will plan how to help a friend learn ___."
Action: Make your plan.
