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فَأَرْسَلْنَا فِيهِمْ رَسُولًۭا مِّنْهُمْ أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥٓ ۖ أَفَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
Fa'ar'salnā fīhim' rassūlan mmin'hum' 'ani (u)ʻ'budū -llaha mā lakum mmin' 'ilāhin ghay'ruhu . 'afalā tattaqūna
And We sent to them a messenger from among themselves, (saying), "Worship Allah! ye have no other god but Him. Will ye not fear (Him)?"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah sent them a messenger from among themselves with the same call: worship Allah alone and be mindful of Him.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why is it easier to learn from someone who speaks your language?"
Play a few minutes of Ibrahim Idris reciting Al-Mu'minun on his own channel.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What message did this messenger bring?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is the message the same every time?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Mu'minun is surah 23. Find ayah 32. This messenger was one of their own people, so they knew him. His words match Nuh's exactly. Many scholars think these were the people of 'Ad or Thamud; the surah doesn't name them, so the lesson is the message itself.
Fact: Compare this ayah with ayah 23. Which words are the same?
Ages 5–8: Echo game. One person says a short good message; everyone echoes it.
Ages 9–12: Same words. Write the shared words of ayat 23 and 32 in English.
Finish with: "I found the same words: ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will thank the person who teaches me Quran."
Action: Thank the person who teaches you Quran.
