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وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن قَوْمِهِۦ لَئِنِ ٱتَّبَعْتُمْ شُعَيْبًا إِنَّكُمْ إِذًۭا لَّخَٰسِرُونَ
Wa qāla l-mala'u -lladhīna kafarū min qaw'mihī la'ini (i)ttabaʻ'tum' shuʻay'ban 'innakum' 'idhan llakhāssirūna
The leaders, the unbelievers among his people, said: "If ye follow Shu'aib, be sure then ye are ruined!"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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The disbelieving leaders told the people that if they followed Shu'ayb they would surely be losers.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Who are the real losers?"
Put on Saud Al-Shuraim's Al-A'raf from Muhammad AbdulFattaah and follow along for a little while.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did the leaders claim?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why were the leaders wrong?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-A'raf is surah 7. Find ayah 90. The leaders said following Shu'ayb would make people lose money. But the real losers are those who lose their faith.
Fact: Find Al-'Asr 103, which describes who is truly not a loser.
Ages 5–8: Al-'Asr. Recite Surah Al-'Asr.
Ages 9–12: Real loss. Write who the real losers are.
Finish with: "Al-'Asr names those who are not ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will recite Al-'Asr."
Action: Recite Al-'Asr.
