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Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah 221 (2:221)

وَلَا تَنكِحُوا۟ ٱلْمُشْرِكَـٰتِ حَتَّىٰ يُؤْمِنَّ ۚ وَلَأَمَةٌ مُّؤْمِنَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِّن مُّشْرِكَةٍ وَلَوْ أَعْجَبَتْكُمْ ۗ وَلَا تُنكِحُوا۟ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ حَتَّىٰ يُؤْمِنُوا۟ ۚ وَلَعَبْدٌ مُّؤْمِنٌ خَيْرٌ مِّن مُّشْرِكٍ وَلَوْ أَعْجَبَكُمْ ۗ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ يَدْعُونَ إِلَى ٱلنَّارِ ۖ وَٱللَّهُ يَدْعُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱلْجَنَّةِ وَٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ بِإِذْنِهِۦ ۖ وَيُبَيِّنُ ءَايَـٰتِهِۦ لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ ۝٢٢١

walā tankiḥū l-mush'rikāti ḥattā yu'minna wala-amatun mu'minatun khayrun min mush'rikatin walaw aʿjabatkum walā tunkiḥū l-mush'rikīna ḥattā yu'minū walaʿabdun mu'minun khayrun min mush'rikin walaw aʿjabakum ulāika yadʿūna ilā l-nāri wal-lahu yadʿū ilā l-janati wal-maghfirati bi-idh'nihi wayubayyinu āyātihi lilnnāsi laʿallahum yatadhakkarūn

Surah Al-BaqarahAyah 221 of 286Juz 2Page 35

The meaning of the ayah

And do not marry polytheistic women until they believe. And a believing slave woman is better than a polytheist, even though she might please you. And do not marry polytheistic men [to your women] until they believe. And a believing slave is better than a polytheist, even though he might please you. Those invite [you] to the Fire, but Allāh invites to Paradise and to forgiveness, by His permission. And He makes clear His verses [i.e., ordinances] to the people that perhaps they may remember.

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:

وَلَاتَنكِحُوا۟ٱلْمُشْرِكَـٰتِحَتَّىٰيُؤْمِنَّ ۚوَلَأَمَةٌۭمُّؤْمِنَةٌخَيْرٌۭمِّنمُّشْرِكَةٍۢوَلَوْأَعْجَبَتْكُمْ ۗوَلَاتُنكِحُوا۟ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَحَتَّىٰيُؤْمِنُوا۟ ۚوَلَعَبْدٌۭمُّؤْمِنٌخَيْرٌۭمِّنمُّشْرِكٍۢوَلَوْأَعْجَبَكُمْ ۗأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَيَدْعُونَإِلَىٱلنَّارِ ۖوَٱللَّهُيَدْعُوٓا۟إِلَىٱلْجَنَّةِوَٱلْمَغْفِرَةِبِإِذْنِهِۦ ۖوَيُبَيِّنُءَايَـٰتِهِۦلِلنَّاسِلَعَلَّهُمْيَتَذَكَّرُونَ

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  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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