Surah At-Tawbah, Ayah 116 (9:116)
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ ۚ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ ١١٦
inna l-laha lahu mul'ku l-samāwāti wal-arḍi yuḥ'yī wayumītu wamā lakum min dūni l-lahi min waliyyin walā naṣīr
The meaning of the ayah
Indeed, to Allāh belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth; He gives life and causes death. And you have not besides Allāh any protector or any helper.
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:
إِنَّٱللَّهَلَهُۥمُلْكُٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِوَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖيُحْىِۦوَيُمِيتُ ۚوَمَالَكُممِّندُونِٱللَّهِمِنوَلِىٍّۢوَلَانَصِيرٍۢ
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.