26:171Ash-Shu'ara'
Juz 19 · Page 374إِلَّا عَجُوزًۭا فِى ٱلْغَٰبِرِينَ
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'Illā ʻajūzan fī l-ghābirīna
Except an old woman who lingered behind.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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إِلَّا عَجُوزًۭا فِى ٱلْغَٰبِرِينَ
'Illā ʻajūzan fī l-ghābirīna
Except an old woman who lingered behind.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Only one old woman stayed behind with those who were left.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Can family ties save someone who chooses wrong?"
Just a few minutes, please. Sit quietly and hear Ibrahim Al-Akhdar from the QURAN IS LIFE channel.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who stayed behind?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why couldn't family ties save her?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ash-Shu'ara is surah 26. Find ayah 171. The key word al-ghabirin means those who remained. Lut's wife sided with the wrongdoers. Being close to a prophet does not replace one's own faith. Each person chooses their path.
Fact: Which ayah of Hud tells Lut to travel by night with his family?
Ages 5–8: Leaving at night. Draw a family walking out of a town under the stars.
Ages 9–12: Each person's path. Write why being related to a prophet is not enough on its own.
Finish with: "I found it is ayah ___ of Al-'Ankabut."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will learn one thing about Islam on my own."
Action: Learn one thing about Islam on your own.
