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وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۖ فَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ صَدَقُوا۟ وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ ٱلْكَٰذِبِينَ
Wa laqad' fatannā -lladhīna min qab'lihim' . falayaʻ'lamanna -llahu -lladhīna ṣadaqū walayaʻ'lamanna l-kādhibīna
We did test those before them, and Allah will certainly know those who are true from those who are false.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah tested the people before, and through tests He makes clear who is truthful and who is not.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Who in the Quran faced the hardest tests?"
Watch the Nouman Ali Khan talk on Al-'Ankabut 1 to 11, When Life Gets Hard. Play the first few minutes.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What do tests make clear?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How did earlier believers stay strong?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-'Ankabut is surah 29. Find ayah 3. The key words alladhina sadaqu mean those who are truthful. Every generation of believers faced tests: prophets, companions and ordinary people. Allah already knows everything; tests bring the truth out into the open, so everyone can see who is sincere.
Fact: Which prophet was tested by being thrown into a well by his brothers?
Ages 5–8: Story heroes. Draw a prophet who stayed strong in a test.
Ages 9–12: Test timeline. List five prophets and the main test each faced.
Finish with: "I found that it was prophet ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will learn the story of one prophet's test."
Action: Learn the story of one prophet's test.
