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۞ فَـَٔامَنَ لَهُۥ لُوطٌۭ ۘ وَقَالَ إِنِّى مُهَاجِرٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّىٓ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ
fa'āmana lahu lūṭun waqāla 'innī muhājirun 'ilā rabbī . 'innahu huwa l-ʻazīzu l-ḥakīmu
But Lut had faith in Him: He said: "I will leave home for the sake of my Lord: for He is Exalted in Might, and Wise."
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Lut believed Ibrahim, and Ibrahim said he would leave his land for the sake of his Lord.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Would you move to a new place for something important?"
Door to Deen shares Al-Minshawi's audio; let it run for a few minutes.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who believed in Ibrahim?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why did Ibrahim move away?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-'Ankabut is surah 29. Find ayah 26. The key word muhajir means one who migrates. Lut, Ibrahim's nephew, believed in his message. Ibrahim then left his homeland for the sake of Allah, travelling to a new land where he could worship freely. Hijrah means leaving something for Allah's sake.
Fact: To which land did Ibrahim migrate, where Al-Aqsa later stood?
Ages 5–8: Packing for Allah. Pretend to pack a bag for a journey for Allah's sake. What would you bring?
Ages 9–12: Leaving for good. Write about leaving a bad habit as a kind of hijrah.
Finish with: "I found that it was the land of ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will leave behind one bad habit for Allah's sake."
Action: Leave behind one bad habit for Allah's sake.
