Al-A'raf 7:96 · Tadabbur by IqraSaurus

7:96Al-A'raf

Juz 9 · Page 163

وَلَوْ أَنَّ أَهْلَ ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَٱتَّقَوْا۟ لَفَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِم بَرَكَٰتٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَٰكِن كَذَّبُوا۟ فَأَخَذْنَٰهُم بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ

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Wa law' 'anna 'ah'la l-qurā 'āmanū wa-ttaqaw' lafataḥ'nā ʻalay'him barakātin mmina ssamā'i wal-'ar'ḍi walākin kadhdhabū fa'akhadh'nāhum bimā kānū yak'sibūna

If the people of the towns had but believed and feared Allah, We should indeed have opened out to them (All kinds of) blessings from heaven and earth; but they rejected (the truth), and We brought them to book for their misdeeds.

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

Blessings From Above and Below

Ages 5–12

In short

Had the townspeople believed and stayed mindful of Allah, He would have opened blessings for them from above and below, but they denied the truth, so He took them for what they did.

1InspireWow, why?🎬 Start with bismillah. Ask: "What brings blessings to a town?" Muhammad Al-Luhaidan recites Al-A'raf on LightOfDeen. A few minutes is…
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What brings blessings to a town?"
Muhammad Al-Luhaidan recites Al-A'raf on LightOfDeen. A few minutes is plenty.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What would have been opened?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How do faith and taqwa bring blessings?" Younger children can draw theirs.
- Surah Al-A'raf by Muhammad Al-LuhaidanShared by LightOfDeen (YouTube) · "Surah Al-A’raf | Muhammad Al-Luhaidan | سورة الأعراف بصوت محمد اللحيدان" · youtube.com/@TheLightOfDeenYT
2InvestigateWhat do I notice? How do I know?📷 Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-A'raf is surah 7. Find ayah 96. Faith and mindfulness bring barakah: rain, good harvests and peace.…
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-A'raf is surah 7. Find ayah 96. Faith and mindfulness bring barakah: rain, good harvests and peace. Rejecting Allah closes those doors.
Fact: Barakah means blessing and increase in good.
Ages 5–8: Blessing hunt. Name blessings that come from above and from below.
Ages 9–12: Barakah. Write how faith brings barakah.
Finish with: "Barakah means ___."
- Rain on the landShared by Chris Heaton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Green_Lane_over_Pateley_Moor_-_geograph.org.uk_-_289851.jpg
3IntegrateWhat does this show me about Allah? What will I do?Talk together: What brings blessings? Which name of Allah does this remind you of? Where do they come from? How can you bring barakah? Make…
Talk together:
- What brings blessings?
- Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
- Where do they come from?
- How can you bring barakah?
Make a small plan: "This week, I will say bismillah before everything."
4ImpartWho can I tell or show?📷 Faith brings blessings. Name them. Say bismillah. Next time: the next ayah (7:97) asks if they felt safe at night. Explore it together!…
- Faith brings blessings.
- Name them.
- Say bismillah.
- Next time: the next ayah (7:97) asks if they felt safe at night. Explore it together!
Action: Say bismillah before everything.
- Blessings from sky and earthShared by Marc-Lautenbacher · CC BY-SA 4.0 · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Apple_harvest_boxes_of_apple_orchard_on_%C3%8Ele_d%E2%80%99Orl%C3%A9ans_in_Canada.jpg

Opening the guide…

4-I guide

Blessings From Above and Below

Ages 5–12

In short

Had the townspeople believed and stayed mindful of Allah, He would have opened blessings for them from above and below, but they denied the truth, so He took them for what they did.

1InspireWow, why?🎬 Start with bismillah. Ask: "What brings blessings to a town?" Muhammad Al-Luhaidan recites Al-A'raf on LightOfDeen. A few minutes is…
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What brings blessings to a town?"
Muhammad Al-Luhaidan recites Al-A'raf on LightOfDeen. A few minutes is plenty.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What would have been opened?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How do faith and taqwa bring blessings?" Younger children can draw theirs.
- Surah Al-A'raf by Muhammad Al-LuhaidanShared by LightOfDeen (YouTube) · "Surah Al-A’raf | Muhammad Al-Luhaidan | سورة الأعراف بصوت محمد اللحيدان" · youtube.com/@TheLightOfDeenYT
2InvestigateWhat do I notice? How do I know?📷 Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-A'raf is surah 7. Find ayah 96. Faith and mindfulness bring barakah: rain, good harvests and peace.…
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-A'raf is surah 7. Find ayah 96. Faith and mindfulness bring barakah: rain, good harvests and peace. Rejecting Allah closes those doors.
Fact: Barakah means blessing and increase in good.
Ages 5–8: Blessing hunt. Name blessings that come from above and from below.
Ages 9–12: Barakah. Write how faith brings barakah.
Finish with: "Barakah means ___."
- Rain on the landShared by Chris Heaton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Green_Lane_over_Pateley_Moor_-_geograph.org.uk_-_289851.jpg
3IntegrateWhat does this show me about Allah? What will I do?Talk together: What brings blessings? Which name of Allah does this remind you of? Where do they come from? How can you bring barakah? Make…
Talk together:
- What brings blessings?
- Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
- Where do they come from?
- How can you bring barakah?
Make a small plan: "This week, I will say bismillah before everything."
4ImpartWho can I tell or show?📷 Faith brings blessings. Name them. Say bismillah. Next time: the next ayah (7:97) asks if they felt safe at night. Explore it together!…
- Faith brings blessings.
- Name them.
- Say bismillah.
- Next time: the next ayah (7:97) asks if they felt safe at night. Explore it together!
Action: Say bismillah before everything.
- Blessings from sky and earthShared by Marc-Lautenbacher · CC BY-SA 4.0 · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Apple_harvest_boxes_of_apple_orchard_on_%C3%8Ele_d%E2%80%99Orl%C3%A9ans_in_Canada.jpg

Reflections for this ayah

A suggested way to reflect

Reflections for this ayah

A suggested way to reflect

Blessings From Above and Below

In short

Themes in this ayah

Themes in this ayah

Blessings From Above and Below

In short