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وَتِلْكَ نِعْمَةٌۭ تَمُنُّهَا عَلَىَّ أَنْ عَبَّدتَّ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ
Wa til'ka niʻ'matun tamunnuhā ʻalayya 'an' ʻabbadtta banī 'is'rā'īla
"And this is the favour with which thou dost reproach me,- that thou hast enslaved the Children of Israel!"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Musa answered that the so-called favour was nothing next to the fact that Pharaoh had enslaved the Children of Israel.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Can one kindness cancel out great unfairness?"
Nouman Ali Khan picks out prophetic manners from ayat 22, 69, 70 and 109; uploaded by TVSUNNAH.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What had Pharaoh done to the Israelites?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How did Musa answer so wisely?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ash-Shu'ara is surah 26. Find ayah 22. The key word 'abbadta means you enslaved. Pharaoh raised one Israelite child while oppressing a whole people. Musa pointed this out calmly. A small kindness cannot hide a great injustice.
Fact: Which ayah of Surah Ibrahim reminds the Israelites how Allah saved them from Pharaoh's people?
Ages 5–8: Fair scales. Weigh a small toy against a big book and talk about fairness.
Ages 9–12: Calm truth. Write how Musa answered firmly but calmly.
Finish with: "I found it is ayah ___ of Ibrahim."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will speak up calmly about something unfair."
Action: Speak up calmly about something unfair.
