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Surah At-Tawbah, Ayah 42 (9:42)

لَوْ كَانَ عَرَضًا قَرِيبًا وَسَفَرًا قَاصِدًا لَّٱتَّبَعُوكَ وَلَـٰكِنۢ بَعُدَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلشُّقَّةُ ۚ وَسَيَحْلِفُونَ بِٱللَّهِ لَوِ ٱسْتَطَعْنَا لَخَرَجْنَا مَعَكُمْ يُهْلِكُونَ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ إِنَّهُمْ لَكَـٰذِبُونَ ۝٤٢

law kāna ʿaraḍan qarīban wasafaran qāṣidan la-ittabaʿūka walākin baʿudat ʿalayhimu l-shuqatu wasayaḥlifūna bil-lahi lawi is'taṭaʿnā lakharajnā maʿakum yuh'likūna anfusahum wal-lahu yaʿlamu innahum lakādhibūn

Surah At-TawbahAyah 42 of 129Juz 10Page 194

The meaning of the ayah

Had it been a near [i.e., easy] gain and a moderate trip, they [i.e., the hypocrites] would have followed you, but distant to them was the journey. And they will swear by Allāh, "If we were able, we would have gone forth with you," destroying themselves [through false oaths], and Allāh knows that indeed they are liars.

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:

لَوْكَانَعَرَضًۭاقَرِيبًۭاوَسَفَرًۭاقَاصِدًۭالَّٱتَّبَعُوكَوَلَـٰكِنۢبَعُدَتْعَلَيْهِمُٱلشُّقَّةُ ۚوَسَيَحْلِفُونَبِٱللَّهِلَوِٱسْتَطَعْنَالَخَرَجْنَامَعَكُمْيُهْلِكُونَأَنفُسَهُمْوَٱللَّهُيَعْلَمُإِنَّهُمْلَكَـٰذِبُونَ

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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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