26:23Ash-Shu'ara'
Juz 19 · Page 368قَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَا رَبُّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
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Qāla fir'ʻaw'nu wamā rabbu l-ʻālamīna
Pharaoh said: "And what is the 'Lord and Cherisher of the worlds'?"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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قَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَا رَبُّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Qāla fir'ʻaw'nu wamā rabbu l-ʻālamīna
Pharaoh said: "And what is the 'Lord and Cherisher of the worlds'?"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Pharaoh asked mockingly what this 'Lord of the worlds' was supposed to be.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How would you describe Allah to someone who asks?"
Play only a little. Abdelsattar Naji shares Al-Minshawi's reading; hear a short stretch.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did Pharaoh ask?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why did Pharaoh ask 'what' instead of 'who'?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ash-Shu'ara is surah 26. Find ayah 23. The key word ma means what. Pharaoh asked rudely, as if Allah were a thing. Musa would answer with patience. When people ask about Allah, even rudely, we answer with calm and wisdom.
Fact: What does the Arabic word al-'alamin mean?
Ages 5–8: Describe Allah. Say three things you know about Allah.
Ages 9–12: Rude questions. Write how to answer a rude question politely.
Finish with: "I found al-'alamin means ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will learn three names of Allah to share."
Action: Learn three names of Allah to share.
