Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah 40 (2:40)
يَـٰبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتِىَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَوْفُوا۟ بِعَهْدِىٓ أُوفِ بِعَهْدِكُمْ وَإِيَّـٰىَ فَٱرْهَبُونِ ٤٠
yābanī is'rāīla udh'kurū niʿ'matiya allatī anʿamtu ʿalaykum wa-awfū biʿahdī ūfi biʿahdikum wa-iyyāya fa-ir'habūn
The meaning of the ayah
O Children of Israel, remember My favor which I have bestowed upon you and fulfill My covenant [upon you] that I will fulfill your covenant [from Me], and be afraid of [only] Me.
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:
يَـٰبَنِىٓإِسْرَٰٓءِيلَٱذْكُرُوا۟نِعْمَتِىَٱلَّتِىٓأَنْعَمْتُعَلَيْكُمْوَأَوْفُوا۟بِعَهْدِىٓأُوفِبِعَهْدِكُمْوَإِيَّـٰىَفَٱرْهَبُونِ
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.