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وَمِن قَوْمِ مُوسَىٰٓ أُمَّةٌۭ يَهْدُونَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَبِهِۦ يَعْدِلُونَ
Wa min qaw'mi mūssā 'ummatun yah'dūna bil-ḥaqqi wabihī yaʻ'dilūna
Of the people of Moses there is a section who guide and do justice in the light of truth.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Among the people of Musa is a group who guide others with the truth and act justly by it.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why does the Qur'an praise good people from every group?"
Play the short Al-A'raf clip of ayat 157–165 from Learn Islamic Topics.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What does this group do?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is the Qur'an fair to everyone?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-A'raf is surah 7. Find ayah 159. The Qur'an doesn't call all of Musa's people bad. It praises those who guide with truth and act fairly. We should be fair to people of every group too.
Fact: Find Al-Imran 3:113: they are not all alike.
Ages 5–8: Be fair. Say something good about someone different from you.
Ages 9–12: Fairness. Write why the Qur'an is fair to all groups.
Finish with: "They are not all ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will say something good about someone different from me."
Action: Say something good about someone different from you.
