كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
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Kadhdhabat' qaw'mu nūḥin l-mur'salīna
The people of Noah rejected the messengers.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
Kadhdhabat' qaw'mu nūḥin l-mur'salīna
The people of Noah rejected the messengers.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Nuh's people rejected the messengers.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why does denying one messenger mean denying all?"
Muslim Ummah shares ayah 105 in a very short clip.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who denied the messengers?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why does it say 'messengers' and not just Nuh?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ash-Shu'ara is surah 26. Find ayah 105. The key word al-mursalin means the messengers. Nuh's people denied only Nuh, but the Quran says they denied all the messengers. Every messenger brought the same message, so rejecting one is rejecting them all.
Fact: According to Al-'Ankabut ayah 14, for how many years did Nuh stay among his people?
Ages 5–8: Same message. Draw seven prophets all pointing up to one sky.
Ages 9–12: One message. Write the main message all prophets shared.
Finish with: "I found it was ___ years."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will learn the names of ten prophets."
Action: Learn the names of ten prophets.
