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Surah Saba, Ayah 16 (34:16)

فَأَعْرَضُوا۟ فَأَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَيْلَ ٱلْعَرِمِ وَبَدَّلْنَـٰهُم بِجَنَّتَيْهِمْ جَنَّتَيْنِ ذَوَاتَىْ أُكُلٍ خَمْطٍ وَأَثْلٍ وَشَىْءٍ مِّن سِدْرٍ قَلِيلٍ ۝١٦

fa-aʿraḍū fa-arsalnā ʿalayhim sayla l-ʿarimi wabaddalnāhum bijannatayhim jannatayni dhawātay ukulin khamṭin wa-athlin washayin min sid'rin qalīl

Surah SabaAyah 16 of 54Juz 22Page 430

The meaning of the ayah

But they turned away [refusing], so We sent upon them the flood of the dam, and We replaced their two [fields of] gardens with gardens of bitter fruit, tamarisks and something of sparse lote trees.

Saheeh International, the meaning of the Quran in English. The Quran itself is the Arabic text above.

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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:

فَأَعْرَضُوا۟فَأَرْسَلْنَاعَلَيْهِمْسَيْلَٱلْعَرِمِوَبَدَّلْنَـٰهُمبِجَنَّتَيْهِمْجَنَّتَيْنِذَوَاتَىْأُكُلٍخَمْطٍۢوَأَثْلٍۢوَشَىْءٍۢمِّنسِدْرٍۢقَلِيلٍۢ

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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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