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وَلَقَدْ ضَرَبْنَا لِلنَّاسِ فِى هَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانِ مِن كُلِّ مَثَلٍۢ لَّعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ
Wa laqad' ḍarab'nā li nnāssi fī hādhā l-qur''āni min kulli mathalin llaʻallahum' yatadhakkarūna
We have put forth for men, in this Qur'an every kind of Parable, in order that they may receive admonition.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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We have given people every sort of example in this Quran so that they may take it to heart.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why do teachers use examples?"
Watch the MAN n ISLAM Animations video The Parable of the Two Men.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What has Allah put in the Quran for us?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Which example in the Quran do I remember?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Az-Zumar is surah 39. Find ayah 27. The key word mathal means an example or parable. Examples make big ideas easy to understand. The Quran uses many: a seed that grows seven ears, a light in a niche, two men with gardens. Each one helps our hearts remember a lesson.
Fact: Which surah has the example of a light in a niche?
Ages 5–8: Picture the parable. Draw the parable of the two men and their gardens.
Ages 9–12: Parable hunt. Find two parables in the Quran and write the lesson of each.
Finish with: "I found that the surah is ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will learn one parable from the Quran and tell it to my family."
Action: Learn one parable from the Quran and tell it to your family.
