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قَالَ لَئِنِ ٱتَّخَذْتَ إِلَٰهًا غَيْرِى لَأَجْعَلَنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْمَسْجُونِينَ
Qāla la'ini (i)ttakhadh'ta 'ilāhan ghay'rī la'aj'ʻalannaka mina l-mas'jūnīna
(Pharaoh) said: "If thou dost put forward any god other than me, I will certainly put thee in prison!"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Pharaoh threatened to throw Musa in prison if he took any god other than Pharaoh.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What do bullies do when they lose an argument?"
Only the start is needed. Mahmoud Khalil Al-Husary's voice carries the surah in this Ar-Rahmaan Quran Channel upload.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did Pharaoh threaten?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why did Pharaoh turn to threats?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ash-Shu'ara is surah 26. Find ayah 29. The key word al-masjunin means the imprisoned. Pharaoh lost the argument, so he used power. Threats show weakness, not truth. Musa did not back down.
Fact: Which prophet was unjustly kept in prison in Egypt for years?
Ages 5–8: Words not threats. Practise solving a quarrel with words only.
Ages 9–12: Power and truth. Write why threats cannot change what is true.
Finish with: "I found it was Prophet ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will tell an adult if anyone bullies me or a friend."
Action: Tell an adult if anyone bullies you or a friend.
