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قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوٓا۟ إِنَّا بِٱلَّذِىٓ ءَامَنتُم بِهِۦ كَٰفِرُونَ
Qāla -lladhīna (i)s'tak'barū 'innā bi-lladhī 'āmantum bihī kāfirūna
The Arrogant party said: "For our part, we reject what ye believe in."
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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The proud ones said, 'We reject what you believe in.'
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why do proud people refuse what others believe?"
Play the short Al-A'raf clip of ayat 73–84 from SoulFul Qur'an.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did the proud ones say?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How does pride stop people believing?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-A'raf is surah 7. Find ayah 76. The proud leaders rejected faith simply because the weak believed. Pride made them refuse the truth.
Fact: Find Al-Baqarah 2:13: shall we believe as the foolish believed?
Ages 5–8: Open heart. Say 'I'm willing to learn' about something new.
Ages 9–12: Pride. Write how pride stopped the leaders.
Finish with: "They refused because they were ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will be open to learning from anyone."
Action: Be open to learning from anyone.
