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Surah An-Nahl, Ayah 112 (16:112)

وَضَرَبَ ٱللَّهُ مَثَلًا قَرْيَةً كَانَتْ ءَامِنَةً مُّطْمَئِنَّةً يَأْتِيهَا رِزْقُهَا رَغَدًا مِّن كُلِّ مَكَانٍ فَكَفَرَتْ بِأَنْعُمِ ٱللَّهِ فَأَذَٰقَهَا ٱللَّهُ لِبَاسَ ٱلْجُوعِ وَٱلْخَوْفِ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَصْنَعُونَ ۝١١٢

waḍaraba l-lahu mathalan qaryatan kānat āminatan muṭ'ma-innatan yatīhā riz'quhā raghadan min kulli makānin fakafarat bi-anʿumi l-lahi fa-adhāqahā l-lahu libāsa l-jūʿi wal-khawfi bimā kānū yaṣnaʿūn

Surah An-NahlAyah 112 of 128Juz 14Page 280

The meaning of the ayah

And Allāh presents an example: a city [i.e., Makkah] which was safe and secure, its provision coming to it in abundance from every location, but it denied the favors of Allāh. So Allāh made it taste the envelopment of hunger and fear for what they had been doing.

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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:

وَضَرَبَٱللَّهُمَثَلًۭاقَرْيَةًۭكَانَتْءَامِنَةًۭمُّطْمَئِنَّةًۭيَأْتِيهَارِزْقُهَارَغَدًۭامِّنكُلِّمَكَانٍۢفَكَفَرَتْبِأَنْعُمِٱللَّهِفَأَذَٰقَهَاٱللَّهُلِبَاسَٱلْجُوعِوَٱلْخَوْفِبِمَاكَانُوا۟يَصْنَعُونَ

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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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