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وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِىٓ ءَامَنَ يَٰقَوْمِ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُم مِّثْلَ يَوْمِ ٱلْأَحْزَابِ
Wa qāla -lladhī 'āmana yāqaw'mi 'innī 'akhāfu ʻalay'kum mmith'la yaw'mi l-'aḥ'zābi
Then said the man who believed: "O my people! Truly I do fear for you something like the Day (of disaster) of the Confederates (in sin)!-
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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The believer said: My people, I fear for you a day like the one that came to the earlier groups.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why do people build huge monuments?"
Watch the Peekaboo Kidz video How The Great Pyramid of Giza Was Built.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did the believer fear for his people?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Who were the earlier groups?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ghafir is surah 40. Find ayah 30. The key word al-ahzab means the groups or confederates. The believer cared about his people. He reminded them of earlier nations who joined together against their messengers and were destroyed. Caring for people means warning them kindly before harm comes.
Fact: Which surah is named Al-Ahzab, the Confederates, and what is its number?
Ages 5–8: Kind warning. Practise warning someone kindly, like: careful, the floor is wet.
Ages 9–12: Caring words. Write how the believer showed he cared, not just that he was right.
Finish with: "I found that Al-Ahzab is surah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will give a kind warning when I see a friend in danger."
Action: Give a kind warning when you see a friend in danger.
