26:224Ash-Shu'ara'
Juz 19 · Page 376وَٱلشُّعَرَآءُ يَتَّبِعُهُمُ ٱلْغَاوُۥنَ
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Wa shshuʻarā'u yattabiʻuhumu l-ghāwuna
And the Poets,- It is those straying in Evil, who follow them:
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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وَٱلشُّعَرَآءُ يَتَّبِعُهُمُ ٱلْغَاوُۥنَ
Wa shshuʻarā'u yattabiʻuhumu l-ghāwuna
And the Poets,- It is those straying in Evil, who follow them:
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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As for the poets, it is those who have gone astray who follow them.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why might words without truth mislead people?"
akhiemir shares Alim Ash-Shishani reciting ayat 217 to 227.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who follows the poets?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Was the Prophet a poet?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ash-Shu'ara is surah 26. Find ayah 224. The key word ash-shu'ara' means the poets, and gives the surah its name. In old Arabia, many poets praised, insulted and boasted without caring about truth. The Quran is not poetry; it is truth from Allah.
Fact: What were the famous Mu'allaqat poems of old Arabia?
Ages 5–8: True words. Write a short true sentence about something you love.
Ages 9–12: Poetry or revelation. Write how the Quran is different from poetry.
Finish with: "I found the Mu'allaqat were ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will use beautiful words that are also true."
Action: Use beautiful words that are also true.
