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قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ لَيْسَ بِى ضَلَٰلَةٌۭ وَلَٰكِنِّى رَسُولٌۭ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Qāla yāqaw'mi lay'sa bī ḍalālatun walākinnī rassūlun mmin rrabbi l-ʻālamīna
He said: "O my people! No wandering is there in my (mind): on the contrary I am a messenger from the Lord and Cherisher of the worlds!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Nuh told his people he was not lost at all but a messenger sent by the Lord of all the worlds.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How do you answer an unfair accusation?"
Play the short Al-A'raf clip of ayat 58–67 from A.A.H. (Abu Al Humaira).
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did Nuh say he was?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How did Nuh stay calm?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-A'raf is surah 7. Find ayah 61. Nuh didn't insult them back. He gently explained he was a messenger from Allah. Calm answers are powerful.
Fact: The title 'Rabb al-'alamin': Lord of all the worlds.
Ages 5–8: Calm answer. Practise a calm answer to 'you're wrong!'
Ages 9–12: Gentle reply. Write how Nuh answered calmly.
Finish with: "Nuh was a messenger from the Lord of the ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will answer unfair words calmly."
Action: Answer unfair words calmly.
