26:198Ash-Shu'ara'
Juz 19 · Page 375وَلَوْ نَزَّلْنَٰهُ عَلَىٰ بَعْضِ ٱلْأَعْجَمِينَ
How to read it
Wa law' nazzalnāhu ʻalā baʻ'ḍi l-'aʻ'jamīna
Had We revealed it to any of the non-Arabs,
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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وَلَوْ نَزَّلْنَٰهُ عَلَىٰ بَعْضِ ٱلْأَعْجَمِينَ
Wa law' nazzalnāhu ʻalā baʻ'ḍi l-'aʻ'jamīna
Had We revealed it to any of the non-Arabs,
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah says, if He had revealed it to someone who was not an Arab,
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Would people find new excuses if things were different?"
Dr. Omar Suleiman talks about the night the first revelation came; play the first few minutes.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What does the ayah imagine?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Would a different messenger have changed their minds?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ash-Shu'ara is surah 26. Find ayah 198. The key word al-a'jamin means non-Arabs. Allah imagines a different messenger. The next ayah shows they would still have refused. When hearts are closed, they find new excuses.
Fact: Which ayah of Ibrahim says every messenger was sent in his own people's language?
Ages 5–8: Hello in many languages. Say hello in three languages.
Ages 9–12: Language and message. Write why messengers spoke their people's language.
Finish with: "I found it is ayah ___ of Ibrahim."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will notice when I am making excuses."
Action: Notice when you are making excuses.
