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وَمَا كُنتَ تَتْلُوا۟ مِن قَبْلِهِۦ مِن كِتَٰبٍۢ وَلَا تَخُطُّهُۥ بِيَمِينِكَ ۖ إِذًۭا لَّٱرْتَابَ ٱلْمُبْطِلُونَ
Wa mā kunta tat'lū min qab'lihī min kitābin walā takhuṭṭuhu biyamīnika . 'idhan lla-r'tāba l-mub'ṭilūna
And thou wast not (able) to recite a Book before this (Book came), nor art thou (able) to transcribe it with thy right hand: In that case, indeed, would the talkers of vanities have doubted.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Before the Quran, the Prophet never read any book or wrote with his hand, so no one could claim he copied it.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Could someone who never studied books write a masterpiece?"
Watch the Yasir Qadhi video Did Prophet Muhammad Know How to Read and Write?
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did the Prophet not do before the Quran?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is this a proof?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-'Ankabut is surah 29. Find ayah 48. The key word takhuttuhu means write it. The Prophet was known as an unlettered man who did not read books or write. So when he brought the Quran, with its matchless language and stories of earlier prophets, no one could fairly claim he copied it from books. This is a sign of its truth.
Fact: What Arabic word, used in Surah Al-A'raf, describes the Prophet as unlettered?
Ages 5–8: Copy or not. Talk about how we know when someone copies, and why the Prophet could not have.
Ages 9–12: A clear proof. Write why the Prophet not reading or writing strengthens the Quran's truth.
Finish with: "I found that the word is ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will share one reason the Quran is from Allah."
Action: Share one reason the Quran is from Allah.
