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Surah Al-Isra, Ayah 33 (17:33)

وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا۟ ٱلنَّفْسَ ٱلَّتِى حَرَّمَ ٱللَّهُ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ ۗ وَمَن قُتِلَ مَظْلُومًا فَقَدْ جَعَلْنَا لِوَلِيِّهِۦ سُلْطَـٰنًا فَلَا يُسْرِف فِّى ٱلْقَتْلِ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مَنصُورًا ۝٣٣

walā taqtulū l-nafsa allatī ḥarrama l-lahu illā bil-ḥaqi waman qutila maẓlūman faqad jaʿalnā liwaliyyihi sul'ṭānan falā yus'rif fī l-qatli innahu kāna manṣūrā

Surah Al-IsraAyah 33 of 111Juz 15Page 285

The meaning of the ayah

And do not kill the soul [i.e., person] which Allāh has forbidden, except by right. And whoever is killed unjustly - We have given his heir authority, but let him not exceed limits in [the matter of] taking life. Indeed, he has been supported [by the law].

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:

وَلَاتَقْتُلُوا۟ٱلنَّفْسَٱلَّتِىحَرَّمَٱللَّهُإِلَّابِٱلْحَقِّ ۗوَمَنقُتِلَمَظْلُومًۭافَقَدْجَعَلْنَالِوَلِيِّهِۦسُلْطَـٰنًۭافَلَايُسْرِففِّىٱلْقَتْلِ ۖإِنَّهُۥكَانَمَنصُورًۭا

Memorize it with your child in Qurrah

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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