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قَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ مِن قَوْمِهِۦٓ إِنَّا لَنَرَىٰكَ فِى ضَلَٰلٍۢ مُّبِينٍۢ
Qāla l-mala'u min qaw'mihī 'innā lanarāka fī ḍalālin mmubīnin
The leaders of his people said: "Ah! we see thee evidently wandering (in mind)."
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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The leaders of Nuh's people said, 'We see you are clearly lost.'
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How do you feel when people say you are wrong for doing right?"
A short clip on UIN Raden Intan Lampung recites ayat 59–63 of Al-A'raf. Play the whole clip.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did the leaders say?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why did the leaders call Nuh lost?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-A'raf is surah 7. Find ayah 60. The powerful leaders called Nuh lost because he was different from them. Sometimes people call the right thing wrong. Prophets stayed patient.
Fact: In Hud 11:27, they also mocked Nuh's followers.
Ages 5–8: Stay kind. Practise staying kind when someone says something unkind.
Ages 9–12: Labels. Write how to respond when people mock the truth.
Finish with: "The leaders called Nuh ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will stay calm when teased."
Action: Stay calm when teased.
