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۞ وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا دَاوُۥدَ مِنَّا فَضْلًۭا ۖ يَٰجِبَالُ أَوِّبِى مَعَهُۥ وَٱلطَّيْرَ ۖ وَأَلَنَّا لَهُ ٱلْحَدِيدَ
walaqad' 'ātay'nā dāwuda minnā faḍ'lan . yājibālu 'awwibī maʻahu wa ṭṭay'ra . wa'alannā lahu l-ḥadīda
We bestowed Grace aforetime on David from ourselves: "O ye Mountains! Sing ye back the Praises of Allah with him! and ye birds (also)! And We made the iron soft for him;-
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah honoured Dawud: the mountains and birds joined his praise, and iron became soft in his hands.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Have you heard birds singing in the morning?"
Watch the Zam Zam Quran Stories video Prophet Dawud, Part 1.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What joined Dawud in praising Allah?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How do mountains praise Allah?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Saba is surah 34. Find ayah 10. The key word awwibi means echo back the praise. Dawud had a beautiful voice, and when he praised Allah, the mountains and birds praised with him. Allah also made iron soft for him to shape. Everything in creation praises Allah in its own way.
Fact: Which book was revealed to Dawud?
Ages 5–8: Echo game. Stand in a big room or outside and say glory be to Allah, listening for an echo.
Ages 9–12: Bird song. Record or listen to three different bird songs and describe them.
Finish with: "I found that Dawud's book is ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will say glory be to Allah when I hear birds."
Action: Say glory be to Allah when you hear birds.
