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وَجَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ فِرْعَوْنَ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجْرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحْنُ ٱلْغَٰلِبِينَ
Wa jā'a ssaḥaratu fir'ʻaw'na qālū 'inna lanā la'aj'ran 'in kunnā naḥ'nu l-ghālibīna
So there came the sorcerers to Pharaoh: They said, "of course we shall have a (suitable) reward if we win!"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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The sorcerers came to Pharaoh and asked, 'Will we surely get a reward if we win?'
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why do people do things: for reward or for truth?"
Settle down and play the start of Abdur-Rahman As-Sudais's Al-A'raf (QariQuranRecitation).
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did the sorcerers ask?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How did their goals change later?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-A'raf is surah 7. Find ayah 113. At first, the sorcerers only cared about money. Later they found something more valuable than any reward: faith.
Fact: Find what the sorcerers chose instead of money in 7:126.
Ages 5–8: Real reward. Talk about rewards better than money.
Ages 9–12: Change. Write how the sorcerers changed.
Finish with: "The sorcerers later chose ___ over money."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will do good for Allah, not for rewards."
Action: Do good for Allah, not for rewards.
