74:25Al-Muddathir
Juz 29 · Page 576إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا قَوْلُ ٱلْبَشَرِ
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'In' hādhā 'illā qaw'lu l-bashari
"This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا قَوْلُ ٱلْبَشَرِ
'In' hādhā 'illā qaw'lu l-bashari
"This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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He claimed the Quran was nothing but the words of a human.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How does a phone know whose voice it is hearing?"
Watch the iluli video How Voice Recognition Works.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did he claim about the Quran?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How do we know the Quran is from Allah?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Muddaththir is surah 74. Find ayah 25. The key words qawlul-bashar mean the speech of a human. Every voice has its own pattern, and the Quran has a style no human could copy. Allah challenged people to bring even one surah like it.
Fact: What does a voice look like on a spectrogram?
Ages 5–8: Voice guess. Close your eyes while family members say "salam". Can you tell who is who?
Ages 9–12: Style spotting. Read a few lines by two different authors. What makes each style different?
Finish with: "I found that voices are different because ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will listen to a beautiful recitation every day."
Action: Listen to a beautiful recitation every day.
