44:26Ad-Dukhan
Juz 25 · Page 497وَزُرُوعٍۢ وَمَقَامٍۢ كَرِيمٍۢ
How to read it
Wa zurūʻin wamaqāmin karīmin
And corn-fields and noble buildings,
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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وَزُرُوعٍۢ وَمَقَامٍۢ كَرِيمٍۢ
Wa zurūʻin wamaqāmin karīmin
And corn-fields and noble buildings,
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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And crops, and fine places to live.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How did people grow food in ancient Egypt?"
Watch the Inspire Education video Farming in Ancient Egypt.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What two things are listed in this ayah?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Who really makes the crops grow?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ad-Dukhan is surah 44. Find ayah 26. The key words maqamin karim mean noble, fine places. Egyptians farmed wheat and barley in the rich soil left by the Nile floods and built grand buildings. All of these were gifts from Allah. Pharaoh's people used them with pride instead of thanks.
Fact: What crops did ancient Egyptians grow?
Ages 5–8: Seed planting. Plant a few seeds and remember that Allah makes them grow.
Ages 9–12: Gift or pride. Write how the same gift can lead to thanks or to pride.
Finish with: "I found that they grew ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will thank Allah for the food on my plate at every meal."
Action: Thank Allah for the food on your plate at every meal.
