Opening the ayah…
فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُنذَرِينَ
Fa-nẓur' kay'fa kāna ʻāqibatu l-mundharīna
Then see what was the end of those who were admonished (but heeded not),-
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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So look at how things turned out for those who had been warned.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What can we learn from how stories end?"
Watch the Tiny Sparks Stories video The Miraculous Cloud of Prophet Muhammad.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What are we told to look at?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why should we learn from history?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah As-Saffat is surah 37. Find ayah 73. The key word 'aqibah means the end or outcome. History is a teacher. When we look at how people ended up after their choices, we learn what to do and what to avoid. The Quran tells true stories so we can learn without making the same mistakes.
Fact: Which ayah in Surah Yusuf says there is a lesson in the stories of the prophets for people of understanding?
Ages 5–8: Story endings. Read a short story and talk about why it ended the way it did.
Ages 9–12: History lesson. Pick one Quran story and write the lesson from its ending.
Finish with: "I found that the ayah is Yusuf ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will learn one lesson from a true story."
Action: Learn one lesson from a true story.
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