Surah Sad, Ayah 3 (38:3)
كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن قَرْنٍ فَنَادَوا۟ وَّلَاتَ حِينَ مَنَاصٍ ٣
kam ahlaknā min qablihim min qarnin fanādaw walāta ḥīna manāṣ
The meaning of the ayah
How many a generation have We destroyed before them, and they [then] called out; but it was not a time for escape.
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:
كَمْأَهْلَكْنَامِنقَبْلِهِممِّنقَرْنٍۢفَنَادَوا۟وَّلَاتَحِينَمَنَاصٍۢ
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.