26:204Ash-Shu'ara'
Juz 19 · Page 375أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونَ
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'Afabiʻadhābinā yas'taʻ'jilūna
Do they then ask for Our Penalty to be hastened on?
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونَ
'Afabiʻadhābinā yas'taʻ'jilūna
Do they then ask for Our Penalty to be hastened on?
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah asks whether they are really trying to hurry His punishment.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why would anyone ask for something harmful to come quickly?"
Ibrahim Al-Gambi reads Surah Ash-Shu'ara here, uploaded by The_guider.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What were they hurrying?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why were they so reckless?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ash-Shu'ara is surah 26. Find ayah 204. The key word yasta'jilun means they hurry. Earlier they mocked, asking for punishment now. Later they will beg for delay. Mocking now and pleading later shows how foolish rejection is.
Fact: Which ayah of Al-Hajj says they ask you to hurry the punishment, but Allah never breaks His promise?
Ages 5–8: Wise or foolish. Sort wise and foolish requests.
Ages 9–12: Mocking then begging. Write how their attitude changes.
Finish with: "I found it is ayah ___ of Al-Hajj."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will think before asking for something."
Action: Think before asking for something.
