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إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَٰكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ بَشِيرًۭا وَنَذِيرًۭا ۚ وَإِن مِّنْ أُمَّةٍ إِلَّا خَلَا فِيهَا نَذِيرٌۭ
'Innā 'ar'salnāka bil-ḥaqqi bashīran wanadhīran . wa'in mmin' 'ummatin 'illā khalā fīhā nadhīrun
Verily We have sent thee in truth, as a bearer of glad tidings, and as a warner: and there never was a people, without a warner having lived among them (in the past).
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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The Prophet was sent with truth to give good news and to warn, and every nation had a warner pass among them.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Do you think people far away long ago also had prophets?"
Watch The Kitab Lab video A Messenger to Every Nation.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Which nations had a warner?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Who were the warners in faraway lands?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Fatir is surah 35. Find ayah 24. The key word bashir means bringer of good news. Every nation in history received someone who reminded them of Allah. The Quran names twenty-five prophets, but there were many more whose names we do not know. Allah's care reached every people.
Fact: How many prophets are named in the Quran?
Ages 5–8: World map hearts. Put a small heart sticker on every continent to show that Allah sent reminders everywhere.
Ages 9–12: Named prophets. List all the prophets named in the Quran in order.
Finish with: "I found that ___ prophets are named."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will share one piece of good news from the Quran with someone."
Action: Share one piece of good news from the Quran with someone.
