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وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Wa mā 'as''alukum' ʻalay'hi min' 'aj'rin . 'in' 'aj'riya 'illā ʻalā rabbi l-ʻālamīna
"No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Salih asked nothing from Thamud, looking only to the Lord of the worlds for reward.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why does a free gift feel special?"
The full upload is long. Try a few minutes of Raad Al-Kurdi, posted by Peaceful soul.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did Salih not want?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why does the Quran repeat this line for each prophet?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ash-Shu'ara is surah 26. Find ayah 145. The key word ajr means reward. Every prophet in this surah says the same thing: I want nothing from you. Their sincerity was clear. The message itself was the gift.
Fact: Which ayah near the end of Surah Yusuf says no reward is asked for this reminder?
Ages 5–8: Gift with no price tag. Make a small gift for someone with no price tag.
Ages 9–12: Repeated words. Write why every prophet said 'no reward'.
Finish with: "I found it is ayah ___ of Yusuf."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will give a gift with no price tag."
Action: Give a gift with no price tag.
