Surah Az-Zukhruf, Ayah 16 (43:16)
أَمِ ٱتَّخَذَ مِمَّا يَخْلُقُ بَنَاتٍ وَأَصْفَىٰكُم بِٱلْبَنِينَ ١٦
ami ittakhadha mimmā yakhluqu banātin wa-aṣfākum bil-banīn
The meaning of the ayah
Or has He taken, out of what He has created, daughters and chosen you for [having] sons?
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:
أَمِٱتَّخَذَمِمَّايَخْلُقُبَنَاتٍۢوَأَصْفَىٰكُمبِٱلْبَنِينَ
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.