إِنَّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
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'Innaka lamina l-mur'salīna
Thou art indeed one of the messengers,
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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إِنَّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
'Innaka lamina l-mur'salīna
Thou art indeed one of the messengers,
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah tells the Prophet Muhammad that he is truly one of the messengers.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What is a messenger's job?"
Watch the Deenee video Birth of the Final Messenger.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who is Allah speaking to in this ayah?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why did Allah send so many messengers?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ya-Sin is surah 36. Find ayah 3. The key word al-mursalin means the ones who are sent. Allah reassures the Prophet Muhammad that he truly belongs to the long line of messengers. Some people in Makkah said he was not sent by Allah, so this ayah answers them clearly.
Fact: In which city was the Prophet Muhammad born?
Ages 5–8: Message relay. Pass a short kind message from one person to the next and see if it arrives unchanged.
Ages 9–12: Messenger timeline. Draw a line and place five messengers on it in order.
Finish with: "I found that he was born in ___."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will learn three facts about the Prophet's early life."
Action: Learn three facts about the Prophet's early life.
