Al-Ma'idah 5:21 · Tadabbur by IqraSaurus

5:21Al-Ma'idah

Juz 6 · Page 111

يَٰقَوْمِ ٱدْخُلُوا۟ ٱلْأَرْضَ ٱلْمُقَدَّسَةَ ٱلَّتِى كَتَبَ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ وَلَا تَرْتَدُّوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ أَدْبَارِكُمْ فَتَنقَلِبُوا۟ خَٰسِرِينَ

How to read it

Yāqaw'mi (u)d'khulū l-'ar'ḍa l-muqaddassata -llatī kataba -llahu lakum' walā tar'taddū ʻalā 'ad'bārikum' fatanqalibū khāssirīna

"O my people! Enter the holy land which Allah hath assigned unto you, and turn not back ignominiously, for then will ye be overthrown, to your own ruin."

Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali

A suggested way to reflect

Guided by the 4-I journey: Inspire, Investigate, Integrate, Impart. Use it as a starting point and make it your own.

4-I guide

Enter the Holy Land

Ages 5–12

In short

Musa told his people to enter the holy land Allah had decreed for them and not to turn back, or they would end up losing.

1InspireWow, why?🎬 Start with bismillah. Ask: "What happens when we give up just before the finish?" A short clip on Quran in Minutes recites ayat 20–26 of…
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What happens when we give up just before the finish?"
A short clip on Quran in Minutes recites ayat 20–26 of Al-Ma'idah. Play the whole clip.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What land were they told to enter?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why would people turn back from a gift?" Younger children can draw theirs.
- Al-Ma'idah 20–26 by a reciterShared by Quran in Minutes (YouTube) · "Jews Refused to Enter the Holy Land | Surah Al-Maidah V20-26" · youtube.com/@QuraninMins
2InvestigateWhat do I notice? How do I know?📷 Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Ma'idah is surah 5. Find ayah 21. The holy land refers to the blessed land around Jerusalem. Musa…
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Ma'idah is surah 5. Find ayah 21. The holy land refers to the blessed land around Jerusalem. Musa encouraged his people to go forward with trust in Allah.
Fact: Al-Isra' 17:1 calls the land around Al-Aqsa blessed.
Ages 5–8: Keep going. Finish a task without giving up.
Ages 9–12: Courage. Write why turning back from good is a loss.
Finish with: "The land around Al-Aqsa is ___."
- Go forwardShared by Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0 · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Green_valley_on_the_Malvern_Hills_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5959590.jpg
3IntegrateWhat does this show me about Allah? What will I do?Talk together: Where were they told to go? Which name of Allah does this remind you of? Why not turn back? What will you keep going at?…
Talk together:
- Where were they told to go?
- Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
- Why not turn back?
- What will you keep going at?
Make a small plan: "This week, I will finish something I usually give up on."
4ImpartWho can I tell or show?📷 Go forward. Trust Allah. Don't turn back. Next time: the next ayah (5:22) tells how they were afraid. Explore it together! Action: Finish…
- Go forward.
- Trust Allah.
- Don't turn back.
- Next time: the next ayah (5:22) tells how they were afraid. Explore it together!
Action: Finish something you usually give up on.
- An open gatewayShared by Michal Klajban · CC BY-SA 4.0 · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gate_and_farm_tracks_close_to_Gartur_Stitich_Farm,_Scotland.jpg

Opening the guide…

4-I guide

Enter the Holy Land

Ages 5–12

In short

Musa told his people to enter the holy land Allah had decreed for them and not to turn back, or they would end up losing.

1InspireWow, why?🎬 Start with bismillah. Ask: "What happens when we give up just before the finish?" A short clip on Quran in Minutes recites ayat 20–26 of…
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What happens when we give up just before the finish?"
A short clip on Quran in Minutes recites ayat 20–26 of Al-Ma'idah. Play the whole clip.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What land were they told to enter?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why would people turn back from a gift?" Younger children can draw theirs.
- Al-Ma'idah 20–26 by a reciterShared by Quran in Minutes (YouTube) · "Jews Refused to Enter the Holy Land | Surah Al-Maidah V20-26" · youtube.com/@QuraninMins
2InvestigateWhat do I notice? How do I know?📷 Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Ma'idah is surah 5. Find ayah 21. The holy land refers to the blessed land around Jerusalem. Musa…
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Ma'idah is surah 5. Find ayah 21. The holy land refers to the blessed land around Jerusalem. Musa encouraged his people to go forward with trust in Allah.
Fact: Al-Isra' 17:1 calls the land around Al-Aqsa blessed.
Ages 5–8: Keep going. Finish a task without giving up.
Ages 9–12: Courage. Write why turning back from good is a loss.
Finish with: "The land around Al-Aqsa is ___."
- Go forwardShared by Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0 · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Green_valley_on_the_Malvern_Hills_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5959590.jpg
3IntegrateWhat does this show me about Allah? What will I do?Talk together: Where were they told to go? Which name of Allah does this remind you of? Why not turn back? What will you keep going at?…
Talk together:
- Where were they told to go?
- Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
- Why not turn back?
- What will you keep going at?
Make a small plan: "This week, I will finish something I usually give up on."
4ImpartWho can I tell or show?📷 Go forward. Trust Allah. Don't turn back. Next time: the next ayah (5:22) tells how they were afraid. Explore it together! Action: Finish…
- Go forward.
- Trust Allah.
- Don't turn back.
- Next time: the next ayah (5:22) tells how they were afraid. Explore it together!
Action: Finish something you usually give up on.
- An open gatewayShared by Michal Klajban · CC BY-SA 4.0 · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gate_and_farm_tracks_close_to_Gartur_Stitich_Farm,_Scotland.jpg

Reflections for this ayah

A suggested way to reflect

Reflections for this ayah

A suggested way to reflect

Enter the Holy Land

In short

Themes in this ayah

Themes in this ayah

Enter the Holy Land

In short