Opening the ayah…
وَفَعَلْتَ فَعْلَتَكَ ٱلَّتِى فَعَلْتَ وَأَنتَ مِنَ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ
Wa faʻalta faʻ'lataka -llatī faʻalta wa'anta mina l-kāfirīna
"And thou didst a deed of thine which (thou knowest) thou didst, and thou art an ungrateful (wretch)!"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Pharaoh accused Musa of the deed he had done long ago and called him ungrateful.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How should we respond when someone brings up our old mistakes?"
Keep this one short. Saud Ash-Shuraim's voice carries the surah in this Majed_Vu upload.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did Pharaoh call Musa?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why did Pharaoh use Musa's past?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ash-Shu'ara is surah 26. Find ayah 19. The key word fa'lataka means your deed. Pharaoh tried to shame Musa with the past. But Allah had already forgiven him. Old mistakes, once repented, do not define who we are.
Fact: In which ayah of Al-Qasas does Musa ask Allah to forgive him after that event?
Ages 5–8: Clean slate. Wipe a whiteboard clean and draw something new.
Ages 9–12: Not defined by the past. Write why repentance gives a new start.
Finish with: "I found it is ayah ___ of Al-Qasas."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will not bring up someone's old mistake."
Action: Not bring up someone's old mistake.
