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Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah 246 (2:246)

أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلْمَلَإِ مِنۢ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مُوسَىٰٓ إِذْ قَالُوا۟ لِنَبِىٍّ لَّهُمُ ٱبْعَثْ لَنَا مَلِكًا نُّقَـٰتِلْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ قَالَ هَلْ عَسَيْتُمْ إِن كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْقِتَالُ أَلَّا تُقَـٰتِلُوا۟ ۖ قَالُوا۟ وَمَا لَنَآ أَلَّا نُقَـٰتِلَ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَقَدْ أُخْرِجْنَا مِن دِيَـٰرِنَا وَأَبْنَآئِنَا ۖ فَلَمَّا كُتِبَ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْقِتَالُ تَوَلَّوْا۟ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا مِّنْهُمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌۢ بِٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ ۝٢٤٦

alam tara ilā l-mala-i min banī is'rāīla min baʿdi mūsā idh qālū linabiyyin lahumu ib'ʿath lanā malikan nuqātil fī sabīli l-lahi qāla hal ʿasaytum in kutiba ʿalaykumu l-qitālu allā tuqātilū qālū wamā lanā allā nuqātila fī sabīli l-lahi waqad ukh'rij'nā min diyārinā wa-abnāinā falammā kutiba ʿalayhimu l-qitālu tawallaw illā qalīlan min'hum wal-lahu ʿalīmun bil-ẓālimīn

Surah Al-BaqarahAyah 246 of 286Juz 2Page 40

The meaning of the ayah

Have you not considered the assembly of the Children of Israel after [the time of] Moses when they said to a prophet of theirs, "Send to us a king, and we will fight in the way of Allāh"? He said, "Would you perhaps refrain from fighting if battle was prescribed for you?" They said, "And why should we not fight in the cause of Allāh when we have been driven out from our homes and from our children?" But when battle was prescribed for them, they turned away, except for a few of them. And Allāh is Knowing of the wrongdoers.

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:

أَلَمْتَرَإِلَىٱلْمَلَإِمِنۢبَنِىٓإِسْرَٰٓءِيلَمِنۢبَعْدِمُوسَىٰٓإِذْقَالُوا۟لِنَبِىٍّۢلَّهُمُٱبْعَثْلَنَامَلِكًۭانُّقَـٰتِلْفِىسَبِيلِٱللَّهِ ۖقَالَهَلْعَسَيْتُمْإِنكُتِبَعَلَيْكُمُٱلْقِتَالُأَلَّاتُقَـٰتِلُوا۟ ۖقَالُوا۟وَمَالَنَآأَلَّانُقَـٰتِلَفِىسَبِيلِٱللَّهِوَقَدْأُخْرِجْنَامِندِيَـٰرِنَاوَأَبْنَآئِنَا ۖفَلَمَّاكُتِبَعَلَيْهِمُٱلْقِتَالُتَوَلَّوْا۟إِلَّاقَلِيلًۭامِّنْهُمْ ۗوَٱللَّهُعَلِيمٌۢبِٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ

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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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