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وَمَا يَنۢبَغِى لَهُمْ وَمَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ
Wa mā yan[m]baghī lahum' wamā yas'taṭīʻūna
It would neither suit them nor would they be able (to produce it).
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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It does not suit them, and they would never be able to do it.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Can darkness produce light?"
Keep this one short. Sit quietly and hear Abdullah Basfar from the Quran Majeed channel.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Why couldn't devils bring the Quran?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What makes the Quran unlike devilish words?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ash-Shu'ara is surah 26. Find ayah 211. The key words ma yanbaghi lahum mean it does not suit them. Devils call to evil; the Quran calls to good. The Quran's goodness proves it could never come from them.
Fact: Which ayah of Al-Hijr says Allah guarded the sky from every rejected devil?
Ages 5–8: Light and dark. Show that a dark cloth cannot make light.
Ages 9–12: Opposites. Write why the Quran's message is opposite to devils' aims.
Finish with: "I found it is ayah ___ of Al-Hijr."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will notice how the Quran calls me to good."
Action: Notice how the Quran calls you to good.
