26:112Ash-Shu'ara'
Juz 19 · Page 372قَالَ وَمَا عِلْمِى بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ
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Qāla wamā ʻil'mī bimā kānū yaʻ'malūna
He said: "And what do I know as to what they do?
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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قَالَ وَمَا عِلْمِى بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ
Qāla wamā ʻil'mī bimā kānū yaʻ'malūna
He said: "And what do I know as to what they do?
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Nuh replied that he had no knowledge of what those followers used to do.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Is it our job to judge people's pasts?"
Just a few minutes, please. Open the Door to Deen video of Nabil Ar-Rifai and listen for a while.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did Nuh say about his followers?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why didn't Nuh look into their pasts?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ash-Shu'ara is surah 26. Find ayah 112. The key words wa ma 'ilmi mean what knowledge have I? Nuh judged people by their faith now, not their past or status. He left their hearts to Allah. That is how we should treat others.
Fact: Which ayah of Al-An'am tells the Prophet not to send away believers who call on their Lord?
Ages 5–8: Fresh start. Give someone a fresh start in your mind.
Ages 9–12: Not my job. Write why we should not judge people's pasts.
Finish with: "I found it is ayah ___ of Al-An'am."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will not judge anyone by their past."
Action: Not judge anyone by their past.
