The dua “Rabbana atina fid-dunya hasanah”: Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah 201 (2:201)
وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَقُولُ رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَا فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ ٢٠١
wamin'hum man yaqūlu rabbanā ātinā fī l-dun'yā ḥasanatan wafī l-ākhirati ḥasanatan waqinā ʿadhāba l-nār
The meaning of the ayah
But among them is he who says, "Our Lord, give us in this world [that which is] good and in the Hereafter [that which is] good and protect us from the punishment of the Fire."
Saheeh International, the meaning of the Quran in English. The Quran itself is the Arabic text above.
Listen to the ayah
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:
وَمِنْهُممَّنيَقُولُرَبَّنَآءَاتِنَافِىٱلدُّنْيَاحَسَنَةًۭوَفِىٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِحَسَنَةًۭوَقِنَاعَذَابَٱلنَّارِ
Memorize it with your child in Qurrah
In Qurrah, your child memorizes the ayah step by step:
- They listen to the ayah from the teaching sheikh.
- They repeat it with him two or three times.
- They recite it from memory and record their voice for a parent to hear.
- It comes back in review until it sticks.