ثُمَّ أَنشَأْنَا مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ قَرْنًا ءَاخَرِينَ
How to read it
Thumma 'ansha''nā min[m] baʻ'dihim' qar'nan 'ākharīna
Then We raised after them another generation.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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ثُمَّ أَنشَأْنَا مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ قَرْنًا ءَاخَرِينَ
Thumma 'ansha''nā min[m] baʻ'dihim' qar'nan 'ākharīna
Then We raised after them another generation.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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After Nuh's people, Allah brought another generation into being.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Who lived in your home before your family?"
Konten Kreator shares Mukhtar Al-Haj's recitation of Al-Mu'minun. Listen to a short stretch.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did Allah raise after them?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What will my generation be remembered for?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Mu'minun is surah 23. Find ayah 31. The key word qarn means a generation. People come and go, one after another. Each generation gets its own chance to listen to Allah's message.
Fact: Roughly how many years is one generation? Find a common estimate.
Ages 5–8: Family line. Draw yourself, your parents and grandparents in a line.
Ages 9–12: Generation gifts. Write one good thing your grandparents' generation passed to you.
Finish with: "I found a generation is about ___ years."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will ask a grandparent or elder about their childhood."
Action: Ask a grandparent or elder about their childhood.
