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Surah Al-Anbya, Ayah 97 (21:97)

وَٱقْتَرَبَ ٱلْوَعْدُ ٱلْحَقُّ فَإِذَا هِىَ شَـٰخِصَةٌ أَبْصَـٰرُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يَـٰوَيْلَنَا قَدْ كُنَّا فِى غَفْلَةٍ مِّنْ هَـٰذَا بَلْ كُنَّا ظَـٰلِمِينَ ۝٩٧

wa-iq'taraba l-waʿdu l-ḥaqu fa-idhā hiya shākhiṣatun abṣāru alladhīna kafarū yāwaylanā qad kunnā fī ghaflatin min hādhā bal kunnā ẓālimīn

Surah Al-AnbyaAyah 97 of 112Juz 17Page 330

The meaning of the ayah

And [when] the true promise [i.e., the resurrection] has approached; then suddenly the eyes of those who disbelieved will be staring [in horror, while they say], "O woe to us; we had been unmindful of this; rather, we were wrongdoers."

Saheeh International, the meaning of the Quran in English. The Quran itself is the Arabic text above.

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Sheikh Mahmoud Khalil al-Husary (Mu'allim)
Sheikh Muhammad Siddiq al-Minshawi (Mu'allim)

The words of the ayah

Your child memorizes the ayah word by word, then puts the words back in order in the “Put the words in order” game:

وَٱقْتَرَبَٱلْوَعْدُٱلْحَقُّفَإِذَاهِىَشَـٰخِصَةٌأَبْصَـٰرُٱلَّذِينَكَفَرُوا۟يَـٰوَيْلَنَاقَدْكُنَّافِىغَفْلَةٍۢمِّنْهَـٰذَابَلْكُنَّاظَـٰلِمِينَ

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In Qurrah, your child memorizes the ayah step by step:

  1. They listen to the ayah from the teaching sheikh.
  2. They repeat it with him two or three times.
  3. They recite it from memory and record their voice for a parent to hear.
  4. It comes back in review until it sticks.
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