Opening the ayah…
بَلْ هُوَ ءَايَٰتٌۢ بَيِّنَٰتٌۭ فِى صُدُورِ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْعِلْمَ ۚ وَمَا يَجْحَدُ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ إِلَّا ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ
Bal' huwa 'āyātun[m] bayyinātun fī ṣudūri -lladhīna 'ūtū l-ʻil'ma . wamā yaj'ḥadu bi'āyātinā 'illā ẓẓālimūna
Nay, here are Signs self-evident in the hearts of those endowed with knowledge: and none but the unjust reject Our Signs.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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The Quran is clear signs kept safe in the hearts of those given knowledge, and only wrongdoers reject them.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Where can the Quran be kept safe, besides books?"
Sheikh Shuraim reads with English on Haramain Translations.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Where are the clear signs kept?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can the Quran live in my heart?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-'Ankabut is surah 29. Find ayah 49. The key words fi suduri mean in the chests or hearts. The Quran is not only written on pages; millions of people have memorised it by heart. A sign to ponder: no other book in the world is memorised in full by so many people.
Fact: About how many words are in the whole Quran?
Ages 5–8: Heart memory. Learn one short ayah by heart this week.
Ages 9–12: Memory plan. Make a plan to memorise a whole short surah.
Finish with: "I found that the Quran has about ___ words."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will memorise one new ayah."
Action: Memorise one new ayah.
