Al-A'raf 7:142 · Tadabbur by IqraSaurus

7:142Al-A'raf

Juz 9 · Page 167

۞ وَوَٰعَدْنَا مُوسَىٰ ثَلَٰثِينَ لَيْلَةًۭ وَأَتْمَمْنَٰهَا بِعَشْرٍۢ فَتَمَّ مِيقَٰتُ رَبِّهِۦٓ أَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةًۭ ۚ وَقَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِأَخِيهِ هَٰرُونَ ٱخْلُفْنِى فِى قَوْمِى وَأَصْلِحْ وَلَا تَتَّبِعْ سَبِيلَ ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ

How to read it

wawāʻad'nā mūssā thalāthīna lay'latan wa'at'mam'nāhā biʻash'rin fatamma mīqātu rabbihī 'ar'baʻīna lay'latan . waqāla mūssā li'akhīhi hārūna (u)kh'luf'nī fī qaw'mī wa'aṣ'liḥ' walā tattabiʻ' sabīla l-muf'sidīna

We appointed for Moses thirty nights, and completed (the period) with ten (more): thus was completed the term (of communion) with his Lord, forty nights. And Moses had charged his brother Aaron (before he went up): "Act for me amongst my people: Do right, and follow not the way of those who do mischief."

Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali

A suggested way to reflect

Guided by the 4-I journey: Inspire, Investigate, Integrate, Impart. Use it as a starting point and make it your own.

4-I guide

Forty Nights

Ages 5–12

In short

Allah appointed thirty nights for Musa and completed them with ten more, making forty, and Musa told his brother Harun, 'Take my place among my people, do right, and do not follow the corrupters.'

1InspireWow, why?🎬 Start with bismillah. Ask: "What would you tell someone looking after things while you're away?" Play the short Al-A'raf clip of ayah 142…
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What would you tell someone looking after things while you're away?"
Play the short Al-A'raf clip of ayah 142 from Ummah Muslim.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "How many nights in total?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why did Musa ask Harun to take his place?" Younger children can draw theirs.
- Al-A'raf 142 by a reciterShared by Ummah Muslim (YouTube) · "Al-A'raf ayat 142" · youtube.com/@ummahmuslim7472
2InvestigateWhat do I notice? How do I know?📷 Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-A'raf is surah 7. Find ayah 142. Musa went to meet Allah for forty nights. He left Harun in charge, telling…
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-A'raf is surah 7. Find ayah 142. Musa went to meet Allah for forty nights. He left Harun in charge, telling him to do right. Good leaders choose good helpers.
Fact: Where Musa went? Mount Tur, or Sinai.
Ages 5–8: In charge. Talk about how to act when you're left in charge.
Ages 9–12: Responsibility. Write what Musa told Harun.
Finish with: "Musa met Allah at Mount ___."
- Forty nightsShared by Ummidnp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Under_stars_and_snows.jpg
3IntegrateWhat does this show me about Allah? What will I do?Talk together: How long was the meeting? Which name of Allah does this remind you of? What did Musa tell Harun? How do you act when in…
Talk together:
- How long was the meeting?
- Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
- What did Musa tell Harun?
- How do you act when in charge?
Make a small plan: "This week, I will act responsibly when left in charge."
4ImpartWho can I tell or show?📷 Do right. Be responsible. Good helpers. Next time: the next ayah (7:143) tells of Musa asking to see Allah. Explore it together! Action:…
- Do right.
- Be responsible.
- Good helpers.
- Next time: the next ayah (7:143) tells of Musa asking to see Allah. Explore it together!
Action: Act responsibly when left in charge.
- Forty nightsShared by W.carter · CC0 · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stars_and_Milky_Way_over_%C3%85byfjorden_5.jpg

Opening the guide…

4-I guide

Forty Nights

Ages 5–12

In short

Allah appointed thirty nights for Musa and completed them with ten more, making forty, and Musa told his brother Harun, 'Take my place among my people, do right, and do not follow the corrupters.'

1InspireWow, why?🎬 Start with bismillah. Ask: "What would you tell someone looking after things while you're away?" Play the short Al-A'raf clip of ayah 142…
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What would you tell someone looking after things while you're away?"
Play the short Al-A'raf clip of ayah 142 from Ummah Muslim.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "How many nights in total?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why did Musa ask Harun to take his place?" Younger children can draw theirs.
- Al-A'raf 142 by a reciterShared by Ummah Muslim (YouTube) · "Al-A'raf ayat 142" · youtube.com/@ummahmuslim7472
2InvestigateWhat do I notice? How do I know?📷 Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-A'raf is surah 7. Find ayah 142. Musa went to meet Allah for forty nights. He left Harun in charge, telling…
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-A'raf is surah 7. Find ayah 142. Musa went to meet Allah for forty nights. He left Harun in charge, telling him to do right. Good leaders choose good helpers.
Fact: Where Musa went? Mount Tur, or Sinai.
Ages 5–8: In charge. Talk about how to act when you're left in charge.
Ages 9–12: Responsibility. Write what Musa told Harun.
Finish with: "Musa met Allah at Mount ___."
- Forty nightsShared by Ummidnp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Under_stars_and_snows.jpg
3IntegrateWhat does this show me about Allah? What will I do?Talk together: How long was the meeting? Which name of Allah does this remind you of? What did Musa tell Harun? How do you act when in…
Talk together:
- How long was the meeting?
- Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
- What did Musa tell Harun?
- How do you act when in charge?
Make a small plan: "This week, I will act responsibly when left in charge."
4ImpartWho can I tell or show?📷 Do right. Be responsible. Good helpers. Next time: the next ayah (7:143) tells of Musa asking to see Allah. Explore it together! Action:…
- Do right.
- Be responsible.
- Good helpers.
- Next time: the next ayah (7:143) tells of Musa asking to see Allah. Explore it together!
Action: Act responsibly when left in charge.
- Forty nightsShared by W.carter · CC0 · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stars_and_Milky_Way_over_%C3%85byfjorden_5.jpg

Reflections for this ayah

A suggested way to reflect

Reflections for this ayah

A suggested way to reflect

Forty Nights

In short

Themes in this ayah

Themes in this ayah

Forty Nights

In short