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هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيْفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ٱلْمُكْرَمِينَ
Hal' 'atāka ḥadīthu ḍay'fi 'ib'rāhīma l-muk'ramīna
Has the story reached thee, of the honoured guests of Abraham?
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Has the story of Ibrahim's honoured guests reached you?
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How does your family get ready when guests are coming?"
Watch the Woohoo Storytime video We Have Guests, Roys Bedoys!
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Whose guests does this story tell about?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What made Ibrahim such a good host?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Adh-Dhariyat is surah 51. Find ayah 24. The key word al-mukramin means honoured. A new story begins: guests came to Prophet Ibrahim. They were actually angels, though he didn't know it at first. Ibrahim is remembered as someone who welcomed guests generously.
Fact: Which other surahs tell stories about Prophet Ibrahim?
Ages 5–8: Welcome sign. Make a welcome sign to put up when guests visit.
Ages 9–12: Host checklist. Write a checklist of five ways to make guests feel welcome.
Finish with: "I found that Ibrahim's story is also told in Surah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will greet every visitor at the door with a smile."
Action: Greet every visitor at the door with a smile.
