Surah Ali 'Imran, Ayah 42 (3:42)
وَإِذْ قَالَتِ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ يَـٰمَرْيَمُ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱصْطَفَىٰكِ وَطَهَّرَكِ وَٱصْطَفَىٰكِ عَلَىٰ نِسَآءِ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ٤٢
wa-idh qālati l-malāikatu yāmaryamu inna l-laha iṣ'ṭafāki waṭahharaki wa-iṣ'ṭafāki ʿalā nisāi l-ʿālamīn
The meaning of the ayah
And [mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed Allāh has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds.
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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:
وَإِذْقَالَتِٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُيَـٰمَرْيَمُإِنَّٱللَّهَٱصْطَفَىٰكِوَطَهَّرَكِوَٱصْطَفَىٰكِعَلَىٰنِسَآءِٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
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.