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وَإِن يُكَذِّبُوكَ فَقَدْ كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍۢ وَعَادٌۭ وَثَمُودُ
Wa 'in yukadhdhibūka faqad' kadhdhabat' qab'lahum' qaw'mu nūḥin waʻādun wathamūdu
If they treat thy (mission) as false, so did the peoples before them (with their prophets),- the People of Noah, and 'Ad and Thamud;
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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If they deny you, remember that the people of Nuh, 'Ad and Thamud denied their prophets too.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Does it help to know others faced the same problem?"
Play a few minutes of Mishary Alafasy on القران الكريم.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Which three peoples are named?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why does Allah comfort the Prophet?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Hajj is surah 22. Find ayah 42. Allah comforts the Prophet: you are not the first to be denied. Nuh, Hud and Salih faced the same. Their stories are in many surahs.
Fact: Which prophets were sent to 'Ad and Thamud? (Hud and Salih.).
Ages 5–8: Prophet list. Write the names of prophets you know.
Ages 9–12: Comfort. Write how knowing others' stories can comfort you.
Finish with: "I found ___ and ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will comfort someone who is having a hard time."
Action: Comfort someone who is having a hard time.
