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قَدْ كَانَتْ ءَايَٰتِى تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْكُمْ فَكُنتُمْ عَلَىٰٓ أَعْقَٰبِكُمْ تَنكِصُونَ
Qad' kānat' 'āyātī tut'lā ʻalay'kum' fakuntum' ʻalā 'aʻ'qābikum' tankiṣūna
"My Signs used to be rehearsed to you, but ye used to turn back on your heels-
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah's ayat were recited to them, but they turned on their heels and walked away.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What does it look like when someone won't listen?"
Play a few minutes of Abdul Basit Abdus-Samad on fawazh695.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did they do when the ayat were recited?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How do I respond when I hear the Quran?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Mu'minun is surah 23. Find ayah 66. They heard the Quran but turned their backs. Believers do the opposite: they listen, think and act.
Fact: Find the ayah that says listen quietly when the Quran is recited (Al-A'raf 7:204).
Ages 5–8: Listening posture. Practise sitting and listening quietly to a recitation.
Ages 9–12: Listening ladder. Write the steps: hear, understand, act.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will listen quietly to a recitation ___ (when)."
Action: Listen quietly.
