فَأَلْقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِىَ ثُعْبَانٌۭ مُّبِينٌۭ
How to read it
Fa'al'qā ʻaṣāhu fa'idhā hiya thuʻ'bānun mmubīnun
So (Moses) threw his rod, and behold, it was a serpent, plain (for all to see)!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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فَأَلْقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِىَ ثُعْبَانٌۭ مُّبِينٌۭ
Fa'al'qā ʻaṣāhu fa'idhā hiya thuʻ'bānun mmubīnun
So (Moses) threw his rod, and behold, it was a serpent, plain (for all to see)!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Musa threw down his staff, and suddenly it was a real, unmistakable serpent.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What is the most amazing thing you have ever seen?"
Quranic Stories tells how Musa faced Pharaoh's magicians.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did the staff become?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How did Pharaoh's court react?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ash-Shu'ara is surah 26. Find ayah 32. The key word thu'ban means a large serpent. No trick could do this. It was a real sign from Allah, clear to everyone watching. Signs from Allah are not illusions.
Fact: Which ayah of Ta-Ha describes the staff turning into a moving snake when Musa first threw it?
Ages 5–8: Staff and serpent. Draw a staff on one side and a serpent on the other.
Ages 9–12: Trick or sign. Write how a miracle differs from a magic trick.
Finish with: "I found it is ayah ___ of Ta-Ha."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will notice one of Allah's signs each day."
Action: Notice one of Allah's signs each day.
