26:64Ash-Shu'ara'
Juz 19 · Page 370وَأَزْلَفْنَا ثَمَّ ٱلْءَاخَرِينَ
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Wa 'az'laf'nā thamma l-'ākharīna
And We made the other party approach thither.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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وَأَزْلَفْنَا ثَمَّ ٱلْءَاخَرِينَ
Wa 'az'laf'nā thamma l-'ākharīna
And We made the other party approach thither.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah brought Pharaoh's army close to that place.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What happens when someone chases wrong too far?"
Muslim Ummah shares ayah 62 in a short clip.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who came near the sea?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why did the army follow into the sea?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ash-Shu'ara is surah 26. Find ayah 64. The key word azlafna means We brought near. Pharaoh's army rushed after the believers into the sea path. They thought they were winning. Chasing wrong blinds people to danger.
Fact: Which ayah of Al-Baqarah reminds the Israelites that Allah parted the sea for them?
Ages 5–8: Stop and think. Play a game where you must stop before a line.
Ages 9–12: Blind chase. Write why chasing wrong blinds people.
Finish with: "I found it is ayah ___ of Al-Baqarah."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will stop and think before acting in anger."
Action: Stop and think before acting in anger.
