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لَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيْدِيَكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُم مِّنْ خِلَٰفٍۢ ثُمَّ لَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ
La'uqaṭṭiʻanna 'ay'diyakum' wa'ar'julakum mmin' khilāfin thumma la'uṣallibannakum' 'aj'maʻīna
"Be sure I will cut off your hands and your feet on apposite sides, and I will cause you all to die on the cross."
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Pharaoh threatened to punish them very cruelly for believing.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What gives people courage when they are threatened?"
Put on Idrees Abkar's Al-A'raf from tawus7691 and follow along for a little while.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did Pharaoh do?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why do tyrants use threats?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-A'raf is surah 7. Find ayah 124. Pharaoh threatened to hurt the believers badly. Tyrants use fear when they have no good argument. The next ayat show how the believers answered.
Fact: Find the believers' brave answer in 7:125–126.
Ages 5–8: Courage. Talk about where courage comes from.
Ages 9–12: Threats. Write why threats show weakness, not strength.
Finish with: "The believers' answer is in 7:___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will ask Allah for courage."
Action: Ask Allah for courage.
