Al-A'raf 7:11 · Tadabbur by IqraSaurus

7:11Al-A'raf

Juz 8 · Page 151

وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَٰكُمْ ثُمَّ صَوَّرْنَٰكُمْ ثُمَّ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِءَادَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ لَمْ يَكُن مِّنَ ٱلسَّٰجِدِينَ

How to read it

Wa laqad' khalaq'nākum' thumma ṣawwar'nākum' thumma qulnā lil'malā'ikati (u)s'judū li'ādama fassajadū 'illā 'ib'līssa lam' yakun mmina ssājidīna

It is We Who created you and gave you shape; then We bade the angels prostrate to Adam, and they prostrate; not so Iblis; He refused to be of those who prostrate.

Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali

A suggested way to reflect

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4-I guide

Bow to Adam

Ages 5–12

In short

Allah created people and shaped them, then told the angels to bow to Adam; they all bowed except Iblis, who refused.

1InspireWow, why?🎬 Start with bismillah. Ask: "What does it mean to obey straight away?" Listen together as Mishary Alafasy recites ayat 11–25 of Al-A'raf, a…
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What does it mean to obey straight away?"
Listen together as Mishary Alafasy recites ayat 11–25 of Al-A'raf, a short clip shared by Washeel Kassee.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who refused to bow?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why did Allah honour Adam?" Younger children can draw theirs.
- Al-A'raf 11–25 by Mishary AlafasyShared by Washeel Kassee (YouTube) · "Surah Al Araf (11-25) Sheik Mishary Alafasy" · youtube.com/@washeelost
2InvestigateWhat do I notice? How do I know?📷 Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-A'raf is surah 7. Find ayah 11. Allah created Adam and honoured him. The angels bowed out of respect at…
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-A'raf is surah 7. Find ayah 11. Allah created Adam and honoured him. The angels bowed out of respect at Allah's command. Iblis refused out of pride. This bow was a bow of honour, not worship.
Fact: In Al-Baqarah 2:34, the same story is told.
Ages 5–8: Obey quickly. Do what your parents ask the first time.
Ages 9–12: Honour. Write how Allah honoured Adam.
Finish with: "All bowed except ___."
- Shaped from clayShared by QueenCityCebu · CC BY-SA 4.0 · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cebu_Clay_pots_1.jpg
3IntegrateWhat does this show me about Allah? What will I do?Talk together: Who bowed? Which name of Allah does this remind you of? Who refused? How can you obey quickly? Make a small plan: "This…
Talk together:
- Who bowed?
- Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
- Who refused?
- How can you obey quickly?
Make a small plan: "This week, I will obey good instructions the first time."
4ImpartWho can I tell or show?📷 Allah honoured Adam. Obey quickly. Avoid pride. Next time: the next ayah (7:12) tells why Iblis refused. Explore it together! Action: Obey…
- Allah honoured Adam.
- Obey quickly.
- Avoid pride.
- Next time: the next ayah (7:12) tells why Iblis refused. Explore it together!
Action: Obey good instructions the first time.
- Light from aboveShared by Kiril Simeonovski · CC BY 4.0 · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%A1%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B8_%D0%B7%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8_%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B4_%D0%A2%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%88_(cropped).jpg

Opening the guide…

4-I guide

Bow to Adam

Ages 5–12

In short

Allah created people and shaped them, then told the angels to bow to Adam; they all bowed except Iblis, who refused.

1InspireWow, why?🎬 Start with bismillah. Ask: "What does it mean to obey straight away?" Listen together as Mishary Alafasy recites ayat 11–25 of Al-A'raf, a…
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What does it mean to obey straight away?"
Listen together as Mishary Alafasy recites ayat 11–25 of Al-A'raf, a short clip shared by Washeel Kassee.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who refused to bow?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why did Allah honour Adam?" Younger children can draw theirs.
- Al-A'raf 11–25 by Mishary AlafasyShared by Washeel Kassee (YouTube) · "Surah Al Araf (11-25) Sheik Mishary Alafasy" · youtube.com/@washeelost
2InvestigateWhat do I notice? How do I know?📷 Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-A'raf is surah 7. Find ayah 11. Allah created Adam and honoured him. The angels bowed out of respect at…
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-A'raf is surah 7. Find ayah 11. Allah created Adam and honoured him. The angels bowed out of respect at Allah's command. Iblis refused out of pride. This bow was a bow of honour, not worship.
Fact: In Al-Baqarah 2:34, the same story is told.
Ages 5–8: Obey quickly. Do what your parents ask the first time.
Ages 9–12: Honour. Write how Allah honoured Adam.
Finish with: "All bowed except ___."
- Shaped from clayShared by QueenCityCebu · CC BY-SA 4.0 · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cebu_Clay_pots_1.jpg
3IntegrateWhat does this show me about Allah? What will I do?Talk together: Who bowed? Which name of Allah does this remind you of? Who refused? How can you obey quickly? Make a small plan: "This…
Talk together:
- Who bowed?
- Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
- Who refused?
- How can you obey quickly?
Make a small plan: "This week, I will obey good instructions the first time."
4ImpartWho can I tell or show?📷 Allah honoured Adam. Obey quickly. Avoid pride. Next time: the next ayah (7:12) tells why Iblis refused. Explore it together! Action: Obey…
- Allah honoured Adam.
- Obey quickly.
- Avoid pride.
- Next time: the next ayah (7:12) tells why Iblis refused. Explore it together!
Action: Obey good instructions the first time.
- Light from aboveShared by Kiril Simeonovski · CC BY 4.0 · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%A1%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B8_%D0%B7%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8_%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B4_%D0%A2%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%88_(cropped).jpg

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Reflections for this ayah

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Bow to Adam

In short

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Themes in this ayah

Bow to Adam

In short