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وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْلَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَٰتٌۭ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ ۖ قُلْ إِنَّمَا ٱلْءَايَٰتُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَإِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ نَذِيرٌۭ مُّبِينٌ
Wa qālū law'lā 'unzila ʻalay'hi 'āyātun mmin rrabbihī . qul' 'innamā l-'āyātu ʻinda -llahi wa'innamā 'anā nadhīrun mmubīnun
Ye they say: "Why are not Signs sent down to him from his Lord?" Say: "The signs are indeed with Allah: and I am indeed a clear Warner."
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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People demanded miracles, but the Prophet said signs are with Allah and he is only a clear warner.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Would one more miracle change a closed heart?"
IQRA AL-QURAN shows Shuraim's reading with Arabic text.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who controls the signs?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why didn't Allah send every miracle people asked for?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-'Ankabut is surah 29. Find ayah 50. The key word nadhir means warner. Some people kept demanding special miracles. The Prophet's answer was humble: signs are in Allah's hands; my job is to warn clearly. The greatest sign was already among them: the Quran itself.
Fact: Which miracle was given to Musa, mentioned in Surah Ta-Ha, involving his staff?
Ages 5–8: Signs around me. Draw five signs of Allah you can see today.
Ages 9–12: Enough signs. Write why the Quran is a big enough sign on its own.
Finish with: "I found that his staff turned into ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will notice one sign of Allah each day."
Action: Notice one sign of Allah each day.
