Al-A'raf 7:86 · Tadabbur by IqraSaurus

7:86Al-A'raf

Juz 8 · Page 161

وَلَا تَقْعُدُوا۟ بِكُلِّ صِرَٰطٍۢ تُوعِدُونَ وَتَصُدُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ مَنْ ءَامَنَ بِهِۦ وَتَبْغُونَهَا عِوَجًۭا ۚ وَٱذْكُرُوٓا۟ إِذْ كُنتُمْ قَلِيلًۭا فَكَثَّرَكُمْ ۖ وَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ

How to read it

Wa lā taq'ʻudū bikulli ṣirāṭin tūʻidūna wataṣuddūna ʻan sabīli -llahi man' 'āmana bihī watab'ghūnahā ʻiwajan . wa-dh'kurū 'idh' kuntum' qalīlan fakaththarakum' . wa-nẓurū kay'fa kāna ʻāqibatu l-muf'sidīna

"And squat not on every road, breathing threats, hindering from the path of Allah those who believe in Him, and seeking in it something crooked; But remember how ye were little, and He gave you increase. And hold in your mind's eye what was the end of those who did mischief.

Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali

A suggested way to reflect

Guided by the 4-I journey: Inspire, Investigate, Integrate, Impart. Use it as a starting point and make it your own.

4-I guide

Don't Block the Roads

Ages 5–12

In short

Shu'ayb told them not to sit on every road threatening people and blocking believers from Allah's way, to remember they were once few and Allah made them many, and to see the end of those who spread corruption.

1InspireWow, why?🎬 Start with bismillah. Ask: "Should anyone stop people from doing good?" A short clip on Quran The Reminder recites ayat 85–93 of Al-A'raf.…
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Should anyone stop people from doing good?"
A short clip on Quran The Reminder recites ayat 85–93 of Al-A'raf. Play the whole clip.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did they do on the roads?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why remind them they were once few?" Younger children can draw theirs.
- Al-A'raf 85–93 by a reciterShared by Quran The Reminder (YouTube) · "Surah Al - Araf (Verse 85 - 93)" · youtube.com/@QuranTheReminder
2InvestigateWhat do I notice? How do I know?📷 Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-A'raf is surah 7. Find ayah 86. Madyan's people threatened travellers and blocked believers. Shu'ayb…
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-A'raf is surah 7. Find ayah 86. Madyan's people threatened travellers and blocked believers. Shu'ayb reminded them of Allah's favour in making them many. Blessings should lead to thankfulness, not bullying.
Fact: Where Madyan was? North-west Arabia, near the Gulf of Aqaba.
Ages 5–8: Clear the way. Help someone instead of getting in their way.
Ages 9–12: Blessings. Write how remembering blessings changes behaviour.
Finish with: "Madyan was near the Gulf of ___."
- Don't block the pathShared by Faroukkalbouchi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Country_Road_by_Albouchi_farouk.jpg
3IntegrateWhat does this show me about Allah? What will I do?Talk together: What did they do? Which name of Allah does this remind you of? Why remind them? How can you help instead of block? Make a…
Talk together:
- What did they do?
- Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
- Why remind them?
- How can you help instead of block?
Make a small plan: "This week, I will help someone along."
4ImpartWho can I tell or show?📷 Don't block good. Remember blessings. Help others. Next time: the next ayah (7:87) asks for patience until Allah judges. Explore it…
- Don't block good.
- Remember blessings.
- Help others.
- Next time: the next ayah (7:87) asks for patience until Allah judges. Explore it together!
Action: Help someone along.
- Remember when you were fewShared by Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cataratas_Victoria,_Zambia-Zimbabue,_2018-07-27,_DD_30-34_PAN.jpg

Opening the guide…

4-I guide

Don't Block the Roads

Ages 5–12

In short

1InspireWow, why?🎬 Start with bismillah. Ask: "Should anyone stop people from doing good?" A short clip on Quran The Reminder recites ayat 85–93 of Al-A'raf.…
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Should anyone stop people from doing good?"
A short clip on Quran The Reminder recites ayat 85–93 of Al-A'raf. Play the whole clip.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did they do on the roads?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why remind them they were once few?" Younger children can draw theirs.
- Al-A'raf 85–93 by a reciterShared by Quran The Reminder (YouTube) · "Surah Al - Araf (Verse 85 - 93)" · youtube.com/@QuranTheReminder
2InvestigateWhat do I notice? How do I know?📷 Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-A'raf is surah 7. Find ayah 86. Madyan's people threatened travellers and blocked believers. Shu'ayb…
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-A'raf is surah 7. Find ayah 86. Madyan's people threatened travellers and blocked believers. Shu'ayb reminded them of Allah's favour in making them many. Blessings should lead to thankfulness, not bullying.
Fact: Where Madyan was? North-west Arabia, near the Gulf of Aqaba.
Ages 5–8: Clear the way. Help someone instead of getting in their way.
Ages 9–12: Blessings. Write how remembering blessings changes behaviour.
Finish with: "Madyan was near the Gulf of ___."
- Don't block the pathShared by Faroukkalbouchi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Country_Road_by_Albouchi_farouk.jpg
3IntegrateWhat does this show me about Allah? What will I do?Talk together: What did they do? Which name of Allah does this remind you of? Why remind them? How can you help instead of block? Make a…
Talk together:
- What did they do?
- Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
- Why remind them?
- How can you help instead of block?
Make a small plan: "This week, I will help someone along."
4ImpartWho can I tell or show?📷 Don't block good. Remember blessings. Help others. Next time: the next ayah (7:87) asks for patience until Allah judges. Explore it…
- Don't block good.
- Remember blessings.
- Help others.
- Next time: the next ayah (7:87) asks for patience until Allah judges. Explore it together!
Action: Help someone along.
- Remember when you were fewShared by Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cataratas_Victoria,_Zambia-Zimbabue,_2018-07-27,_DD_30-34_PAN.jpg

Reflections for this ayah

A suggested way to reflect

Reflections for this ayah

A suggested way to reflect

Don't Block the Roads

In short

Themes in this ayah

Themes in this ayah

Don't Block the Roads

In short