قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّى دَعَوْتُ قَوْمِى لَيْلًۭا وَنَهَارًۭا
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Qāla rabbi 'innī daʻaw'tu qaw'mī lay'lan wanahāran
He said: "O my Lord! I have called to my People night and day:
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّى دَعَوْتُ قَوْمِى لَيْلًۭا وَنَهَارًۭا
Qāla rabbi 'innī daʻaw'tu qaw'mī lay'lan wanahāran
He said: "O my Lord! I have called to my People night and day:
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Nuh said: my Lord, I have called my people night and day.
Start with bismillah.
Clap in a big hall or near a cliff. Ask: "Did the sound come back?"
Watch the Little School video Echoes.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "When did Nuh call his people?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How could Nuh keep going for so long?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Nuh is surah 71. Find ayah 5. The key words da'awtu qawmi laylan wa nahara mean I called my people night and day. Nuh never stopped trying. Like an echo that bounces back, his call kept coming, but few listened.
Fact: What makes an echo?
Ages 5–8: Echo hunt. Find a place where you can hear an echo, like a tunnel or stairwell.
Ages 9–12: Echo distance. Find how bats and ships use echoes to measure distance.
Finish with: "I found that an echo happens when ___."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will keep going with one good habit even when it's hard."
Action: Keep going with one good habit even when it's hard.
