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Surah Al-Ma'idah, Ayah 31 (5:31)

فَبَعَثَ ٱللَّهُ غُرَابًا يَبْحَثُ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ لِيُرِيَهُۥ كَيْفَ يُوَٰرِى سَوْءَةَ أَخِيهِ ۚ قَالَ يَـٰوَيْلَتَىٰٓ أَعَجَزْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ مِثْلَ هَـٰذَا ٱلْغُرَابِ فَأُوَٰرِىَ سَوْءَةَ أَخِى ۖ فَأَصْبَحَ مِنَ ٱلنَّـٰدِمِينَ ۝٣١

fabaʿatha l-lahu ghurāban yabḥathu fī l-arḍi liyuriyahu kayfa yuwārī sawata akhīhi qāla yāwaylatā aʿajaztu an akūna mith'la hādhā l-ghurābi fa-uwāriya sawata akhī fa-aṣbaḥa mina l-nādimīn

Surah Al-Ma'idahAyah 31 of 120Juz 6Page 112

The meaning of the ayah

Then Allāh sent a crow searching [i.e., scratching] in the ground to show him how to hide the disgrace of his brother. He said, "O woe to me! Have I failed to be like this crow and hide the disgrace [i.e., body] of my brother?" And he became of the regretful.

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:

فَبَعَثَٱللَّهُغُرَابًۭايَبْحَثُفِىٱلْأَرْضِلِيُرِيَهُۥكَيْفَيُوَٰرِىسَوْءَةَأَخِيهِ ۚقَالَيَـٰوَيْلَتَىٰٓأَعَجَزْتُأَنْأَكُونَمِثْلَهَـٰذَاٱلْغُرَابِفَأُوَٰرِىَسَوْءَةَأَخِى ۖفَأَصْبَحَمِنَٱلنَّـٰدِمِينَ

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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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