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Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah 170 (2:170)

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ مَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ قَالُوا۟ بَلْ نَتَّبِعُ مَآ أَلْفَيْنَا عَلَيْهِ ءَابَآءَنَآ ۗ أَوَلَوْ كَانَ ءَابَآؤُهُمْ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا يَهْتَدُونَ ۝١٧٠

wa-idhā qīla lahumu ittabiʿū mā anzala l-lahu qālū bal nattabiʿu mā alfaynā ʿalayhi ābāanā awalaw kāna ābāuhum lā yaʿqilūna shayan walā yahtadūn

Surah Al-BaqarahAyah 170 of 286Juz 2Page 26

The meaning of the ayah

And when it is said to them, "Follow what Allāh has revealed," they say, "Rather, we will follow that which we found our fathers doing." Even though their fathers understood nothing, nor were they guided?

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

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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:

وَإِذَاقِيلَلَهُمُٱتَّبِعُوا۟مَآأَنزَلَٱللَّهُقَالُوا۟بَلْنَتَّبِعُمَآأَلْفَيْنَاعَلَيْهِءَابَآءَنَآ ۗأَوَلَوْكَانَءَابَآؤُهُمْلَايَعْقِلُونَشَيْـًۭٔاوَلَايَهْتَدُونَ

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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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