An authentic, source-transparent daily remembrance with Arabic, meaning units, pronunciation practice and adult teaching guidance.
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Setting Out on a Journey
These words glorify the One who subjected transport, deny human mastery and recall return to the Lord. In Sahih Muslim 1342 they open a longer travel supplication. This page teaches the selected Qur’anic opening without pretending it is the entire report.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
Careful reading aid
A full learner transliteration is not displayed here. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than guessing its sounds from English letters.
Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.
Interlinear word study
Read from right to left. Each column keeps one Arabic word, its reading aid and its contextual gloss together. Select a word to hear it.
Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
Each word card: Arabic · reading aid · contextual gloss
1لِتَسۡتَوُۥاْlitastawūThat you may sit firmly
2عَلَىٰʿalāon
3ظُهُورِهِۦẓuhūrihitheir backs
4ثُمَّthummathen
5تَذۡكُرُواْtadhkurūremember
6نِعۡمَةَniʿ'mata(the) favor
7رَبِّكُمۡrabbikum(of) your Lord
8إِذَاidhāwhen
9ٱسۡتَوَيۡتُمۡis'tawaytumyou sit firmly
10عَلَيۡهِʿalayhion them
11وَتَقُولُواْwataqūlūand say
12سُبۡحَٰنَsub'ḥānaGlory be (to)
13ٱلَّذِيalladhīthe One Who
14سَخَّرَsakhara(has) subjected
15لَنَاlanāto us
16هَٰذَاhādhāthis
17وَمَاwamāand not
18كُنَّاkunnāwe were
19لَهُۥlahuof it
20مُقۡرِنِينَmuq'rinīnacapable
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
That you may settle yourselves upon their backs and then remember the favor of your Lord when you have settled upon them and say, "Exalted is He who has subjected this to us, and we could not have [otherwise] subdued it.1
Compare · M. Pickthall
That ye may mount upon their backs, and may remember your Lord's favour when ye mount thereon, and may say: Glorified be He Who hath subdued these unto us, and we were not capable (of subduing them);
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
In order that ye may sit firm and square on their backs, and when so seated, ye may celebrate the (kind) favour of your Lord, and say, "Glory to Him Who has subjected these to our (use), for we could never have accomplished this (by ourselves),
Sources used for this ayah panelOpen the Arabic, audio and translation notes
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API snapshot for Qur’an 43:13. The selected riwayah and Mushaf text field are recorded with the source data.
Reading aids
A full learner transliteration is not displayed; use the recitation and Arabic with a capable teacher. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
Careful reading aid
A full learner transliteration is not displayed here. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than guessing its sounds from English letters.
Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.
Interlinear word study
Read from right to left. Each column keeps one Arabic word, its reading aid and its contextual gloss together. Select a word to hear it.
Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
Each word card: Arabic · reading aid · contextual gloss
1وَإِنَّآwa-innāAnd indeed, we
2إِلَىٰilāto
3رَبِّنَاrabbināour Lord
4لَمُنقَلِبُونَlamunqalibūnawill surely return
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And indeed we, to our Lord, will [surely] return."
Compare · M. Pickthall
And lo! unto our Lord we surely are returning.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
"And to our Lord, surely, must we turn back!"
Sources used for this ayah panelOpen the Arabic, audio and translation notes
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API snapshot for Qur’an 43:14. The selected riwayah and Mushaf text field are recorded with the source data.
Reading aids
A full learner transliteration is not displayed; use the recitation and Arabic with a capable teacher. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
The ayah panels show exact Arabic, full transliteration, named translations, word-level reading support and audio. The selected wording on this page follows the Arabic carried into the hadith report. Compare the phrase units without treating any one English rendering as the Arabic itself.
Meaning units
Arabic
Reading support
Meaning
سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي
Subhanal-ladhi
Glory belongs to the One who
سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا
sakhkhara lana hadha
subjected this for us
وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ
wa ma kunna lahu muqrinin
and we could not have mastered it
وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنْقَلِبُونَ
wa inna ila Rabbina lamunqalibun
and surely to our Lord we will return
Source and full-report context
Reliance does not cancel preparation
Transport is subjected by the Creator and remains a created means. Check safety, lawful documents, route, rest, accessibility, communication and the rights of fellow travellers. If official advice or a competent inspection identifies danger, remembrance is not permission to ignore it.
Pronunciation path
Listen to Qur’an 43:13–14 using the ayah audio.
Follow each Arabic word and its reading support.
Repeat the first two meaning units.
Add the human inability unit.
Finish with return to the Lord.
Ask a capable listener to correct خ, doubled consonants and vowel length.
Respectful printing
Teaching a child
Use a road, compass, suitcase or star-route graphic without animate objects. Ask, “Did people create the laws that make movement possible, or are they using what the Creator made?” Let the child help with one real safety check. Never say a delay or breakdown proves poor recitation.
Mastery
Read the four meaning units, identify Qur’an 43:13–14, cite Muslim 1342, name two themes from the continuation and explain why preparation remains required.
See exactly where this resource comes fromQur’an, authentic hadith and editorial boundaries are kept distinct
Hadith evidence
Sahih Muslim 1342; the full report continues with a longer travel supplication.. Sahih Muslim. The collection and reference are preserved; a named displayed grading is not silently changed into a universal claim.
Teaching explanation
Explanatory prose, examples, diagrams and adult teaching advice are Tawheed Club editorial material. They are never presented as Qur’an, translation, tafsir or words of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Peace and blessings be upon him).
Release control
This item must pass source, meaning, language, editorial and release checks. Corrections remain welcome when supported by an exact source locator.
Begin the reported travel remembrance with Arabic meaning units, careful transliteration, pronunciation practice and its Sahih Muslim locator. Qur’anic panels explain the opening words while the page identifies that the full narration continues. Your role is to slow the learning down, keep the exact evidence visible and make it safe for the learner to say, “I am not sure yet.”
Begin with the source
Open the named ayah or hadith before explaining it. Tell the learner whether they are seeing Arabic revelation, a reading aid, a named translation, a hadith translation or editorial teaching.
Invite an answer before helping
Ask one precise question and wait. If the learner struggles, point to the relevant line, narrow the choice or replay the audio before supplying the answer.
Correct with dignity
Praise honest checking and careful effort. Correct the idea or sound without labelling the learner, and never turn a mistake into embarrassment.
01Prepare a focused session
Read Setting Out on a Journey yourself and open every cited source before inviting the learner.
Choose one realistic aim from the mastery statement. Do not try to teach the whole page in one sitting.
Test any Arabic audio. If a sound is outside your confidence, plan to listen together and seek correction from a capable teacher.
Remove distractions and decide when to stop: about 8–10 minutes for a younger child, 15–20 minutes for ages 8–11, or 20–30 minutes for an older learner.
Keep paper optional. If Qur’anic text is printed, follow the respect and waste guidance shown above the ayah panel.
Opening words: “We are going to learn one idea carefully and see exactly where it comes from. We can pause, replay and check the source whenever we need to.”
02Use a source-led teaching conversation
Connect: Ask what the learner already thinks the title means. Record the answer without immediately judging it.
Read or listen: Open the first evidence panel or cited report. Hear the complete Arabic before isolating one word or phrase.
Notice: Ask the learner to identify the exact words that support the first teaching point. A contextual word gloss is a clue; the complete named translation supplies the sentence meaning.
Explain: Read the teaching paragraph. Ask, “Which part came directly from the source, and which part is the writer helping us understand?”
Apply: Choose one practice task. Keep everyday examples within the boundary of the source; do not invent promises, hidden causes or rulings.
Retrieve: Close the explanation and ask the learner to state the idea, evidence locator and one careful application in their own words.
04Adapt the same truth for different ages
Ages 5–7
Teach one short source phrase and one meaning. Use text cards, colour bands, paths or simple geometric symbols—never a picture of اللّٰه(ALLAH) and never an image that implies His form. Let the child point, match, listen and repeat once or twice.
Ages 8–11
Use two or three evidence cards and ask the learner to match each idea to its locator. Invite a short explanation in their own words, then reopen the source to correct it together.
Ages 12–15
Compare the named English translations where provided. Ask what wording differs, what remains constant, and why a translation must not be called the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Ages 16+ and adults
Require a precise claim, an exact source locator and a stated boundary. Invite the learner to distinguish established meaning from inference and to mark any unresolved question for qualified guidance.
05Support Arabic without creating false confidence
Listen to the whole ayah or supplication first.
Follow the Arabic from right to left and use the word-level controls only after hearing the complete wording.
Treat transliteration as temporary scaffolding. It cannot reproduce every Arabic sound.
Let the learner echo a short unit, then return it to the full phrase so meaning and pronunciation remain connected.
If neither of you can hear or form a sound confidently, record it for a capable Qur’an or Arabic teacher. Do not manufacture an English substitute and call it exact.
Gentle correction: “Let us listen once more and notice where the sound begins,” protects both accuracy and confidence.
07Revisit for durable mastery
After 24 hours · five minutes
Ask for the central idea without showing the answer.
Ask the learner to find its source locator.
Replay one Arabic phrase and reconnect it to the complete meaning.
Correct by reopening the source, then end with one successful retrieval.
After seven days · eight minutes
Ask for the idea, source and boundary in the learner’s own words.
Retry the most difficult mastery question.
Apply the idea to one new but appropriate situation.
Record what is secure and what needs another supported attempt.
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