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وَنَجَّيْنَٰهُ وَلُوطًا إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّتِى بَٰرَكْنَا فِيهَا لِلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Wa najjay'nāhu walūṭan 'ilāl-'ar'ḍi -llatī bārak'nā fīhā lil'ʻālamīna
But We delivered him and (his nephew) Lut (and directed them) to the land which We have blessed for the nations.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah saved Ibrahim and Lut and brought them to the land He blessed for all people.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What makes a land blessed?"
Hear a short part of Abdul Basit Abdus-Samad's recitation on Quran English Translation.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Where were they taken?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why did Allah bless that land?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Anbiya is surah 21. Find ayah 71. Allah rescued Ibrahim and his nephew Lut and took them to a blessed land, which many scholars say is the area of ash-Sham. Allah's blessing can be in a place, a time or a person.
Fact: Which other ayah mentions the land around Masjid al-Aqsa as blessed (Al-Isra 17:1)?
Ages 5–8: Blessed place. Draw a place you feel blessed in.
Ages 9–12: Blessing. Write what makes a place blessed.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will bring blessing home with dhikr."
Action: Bring blessing home with dhikr.
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