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وَيَوْمَ يُنَادِيهِمْ فَيَقُولُ مَاذَآ أَجَبْتُمُ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
Wa yaw'ma yunādīhim' fayaqūlu mādhā 'ajab'tumu l-mur'salīna
That Day (Allah) will call to them, and say: "What was the answer ye gave to the messengers?"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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On that Day Allah will call them and ask how they responded to the messengers.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How do you answer when someone gives you good advice?"
Elm Al Quran posted Islam Sobhi's gentle full reading; pick any few minutes.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What question will Allah ask?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How am I answering the messengers today?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Qasas is surah 28. Find ayah 65. The key words madha ajabtum mean what did you answer? Each of us is answering the messengers through how we live. When we pray, speak kindly and are honest, we are giving a good answer.
Fact: Which surah says, in ayah 109, Allah will gather the messengers and ask what reply they received?
Ages 5–8: Good answers. Draw yourself answering the call to pray.
Ages 9–12: My answer. Write how your actions answer the Prophet's message.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will pray on time as my answer to the message."
Action: Pray on time as your answer to the message.
