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قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّى لَآ أَمْلِكُ إِلَّا نَفْسِى وَأَخِى ۖ فَٱفْرُقْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْفَٰسِقِينَ
Qāla rabbi 'innī lā 'am'liku 'illā naf'sī wa'akhī . fa-f'ruq' bay'nanā wabay'na l-qaw'mi l-fāssiqīna
He said: "O my Lord! I have power only over myself and my brother: so separate us from this rebellious people!"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Musa prayed that he could answer only for himself and his brother Harun, and asked Allah to set them apart from the disobedient people.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What can you control, and what can't you?"
Abdullah Abualnaja عبدالله أبو النجا posted a short recitation of ayat 20–26 of Al-Ma'idah. Listen to all of it together.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who did Musa say he had power over?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why did Musa turn to Allah?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Ma'idah is surah 5. Find ayah 25. Musa felt sad and alone, so he turned to Allah. We can only control ourselves; the rest we leave to Allah.
Fact: In Ta-Ha 20:29–32, Musa asked for his brother Harun as helper.
Ages 5–8: My part. Name three things you can control.
Ages 9–12: Turning to Allah. Write a du'a for a time you feel alone.
Finish with: "Musa said he controlled only himself and his ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will focus on what I can control and make du'a for the rest."
Action: Focus on what you can control and make du'a for the rest.
