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۞ وَإِلَىٰ عَادٍ أَخَاهُمْ هُودًۭا ۗ قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥٓ ۚ أَفَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
wa'ilā ʻādin 'akhāhum' hūdan . qāla yāqaw'mi (u)ʻ'budū -llaha mā lakum mmin' 'ilāhin ghay'ruhu . 'afalā tattaqūna
To the 'Ad people, (We sent) Hud, one of their (own) brethren: He said: O my people! worship Allah! ye have no other god but Him will ye not fear (Allah)?"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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To the people of 'Ad, Allah sent their brother Hud, who said, 'My people, worship Allah; you have no god but Him; will you not be mindful of Him?'
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why does the Qur'an call prophets 'brothers' of their people?"
Tayyab Salman Chaudhary recites ayat 59–72 of Al-A'raf in a short clip on his own channel. Play it all.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did Hud ask?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why did every prophet share the same message?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-A'raf is surah 7. Find ayah 65. 'Ad were a strong people in southern Arabia. Hud, their brother, called them to worship Allah alone. Same message as Nuh.
Fact: Where 'Ad lived? Al-Ahqaf, the sand dunes, in southern Arabia.
Ages 5–8: Brother prophet. Talk about why prophets were like brothers to their people.
Ages 9–12: Same message. Compare Nuh's and Hud's words.
Finish with: "'Ad lived in al-___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will learn about Prophet Hud."
Action: Learn about Prophet Hud.
