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مَآ ءَامَنَتْ قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَٰهَآ ۖ أَفَهُمْ يُؤْمِنُونَ
Mā 'āmanat' qab'lahum mmin qar'yatin 'ah'lak'nāhā . 'afahum' yu''minūna
(As to those) before them, not one of the populations which We destroyed believed: will these believe?
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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None of the towns destroyed before them believed even after signs, so will these people believe?
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Does seeing a miracle always change a stubborn heart?"
Farhan Channel has a short recitation of ayat 1–10. Play it all.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What does Allah ask about these people?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What really changes a heart?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Anbiya is surah 21. Find ayah 6. Earlier peoples were shown signs and still refused. One calm line: those towns were destroyed. Miracles don't help a heart that refuses; sincerity does.
Fact: Which people asked for a she-camel as a sign? (Thamud, Ash-Shu'ara 26:155.).
Ages 5–8: Open heart. Draw a heart with a door that opens.
Ages 9–12: Signs around us. List five signs of Allah you see daily.
Finish with: "I found it was ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will notice one daily sign of Allah."
Action: Notice one daily sign of Allah.
