37:135As-Saffat
Juz 23 · Page 451إِلَّا عَجُوزًۭا فِى ٱلْغَٰبِرِينَ
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'Illā ʻajūzan fī l-ghābirīna
Except an old woman who was among those who lagged behind:
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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إِلَّا عَجُوزًۭا فِى ٱلْغَٰبِرِينَ
'Illā ʻajūzan fī l-ghābirīna
Except an old woman who was among those who lagged behind:
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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All except an elderly woman, who remained behind with the rest.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Can someone close to a good person still choose wrong?"
Watch the IQRA Cartoon video Prophet Stories: Lut.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who was not saved?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why didn't she believe?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah As-Saffat is surah 37. Find ayah 135. The key word al-ghabirin means those who remained behind. Other ayat explain that this old woman was Lut's own wife, who chose not to believe. Even living with a prophet did not save her, because faith is a personal choice. Being close to good people helps, but each heart must choose.
Fact: Which ayah in Surah At-Tahrim gives the wives of Nuh and Lut as an example of people who did not believe?
Ages 5–8: My own heart. Put your hand on your heart and say "I choose to love Allah."
Ages 9–12: Personal choice. Write why faith cannot be inherited like a family name.
Finish with: "I found that the ayah is At-Tahrim ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will do one act of worship just because I love Allah."
Action: Do one act of worship just because you love Allah.
