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۞ قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ
qāla famā khaṭ'bukum' 'ayyuhā l-mur'salūna
(Abraham) said: "And what, O ye Messengers, is your errand (now)?"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Ibrahim asked, Messengers, what is your mission?
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How did people send important messages before phones?"
Watch the Animalogic video How Do Pigeons Find Their Way Back Home?
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did Ibrahim ask the messengers?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why did Ibrahim want to know their task?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Adh-Dhariyat is surah 51. Find ayah 31. The key word khatbukum means your important business or mission. Ibrahim now understood his guests were angels sent by Allah, so he asked politely what they had come to do. Angels always carry out Allah's commands exactly.
Fact: How fast can a homing pigeon fly?
Ages 5–8: Kind delivery. Write a kind message, fold it, and deliver it to someone at home.
Ages 9–12: Mission card. Write your own "mission" for this week: one good task you will finish.
Finish with: "I found that pigeons can fly at about ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will choose one mission and finish it."
Action: Choose one mission and finish it.
