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The Twenty-Five Prophets Named in the Qur’an · lesson 3
Ten names appear in this wide middle cluster. The selected passages show patient supplication, honest measure, explicit prophethood, strength joined to return, righteous service and messengers calling people away from false worship. They also model an important research limit: some figures receive long narratives, while Dhul-Kifl and Al-Yasa’ are named in brief lists. Precision means giving the long accounts room while refusing to inflate the short notices.
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1۞ وَأَيُّوبَwa-ayyūbaAnd Ayub
2إِذۡidhwhen
3نَادَىٰnādāhe called
4رَبَّهُۥٓrabbahu(to) his Lord
5أَنِّيannīIndeed, [I]
6مَسَّنِيَmassaniyahas touched me
7ٱلضُّرُّl-ḍuruthe adversity
8وَأَنتَwa-antaand You
9أَرۡحَمُarḥamu(are) Most Merciful
10ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَl-rāḥimīna(of) the Merciful
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 [mention] Job, when he called to his Lord, "Indeed, adversity has touched me, and You are the most merciful of the merciful."
Compare · M. Pickthall
And Job, when he cried unto his Lord, (saying): Lo! adversity afflicteth me, and Thou art Most Merciful of all who show mercy.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
And (remember) Job, when He cried to his Lord, "Truly distress has seized me, but Thou art the Most Merciful of those that are merciful."
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 21:83. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. 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.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 3 September 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
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A human-reviewed full transliteration is being prepared. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than relying on an unreviewed technical conversion.
Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَوَهَبۡنَاwawahabnāAnd We bestowed
2لَهُۥٓlahuto him
3إِسۡحَٰقَis'ḥāqaIsaac
4وَيَعۡقُوبَۚwayaʿqūbaand Yaqub
5كُلًّاkullanall
6هَدَيۡنَاۚhadaynāWe guided
7وَنُوحًاwanūḥanAnd Nuh
8هَدَيۡنَاhadaynāWe guided
9مِنminfrom
10قَبۡلُۖqablubefore
11وَمِنwaminand of
12ذُرِّيَّتِهِۦdhurriyyatihihis descendents
13دَاوُۥدَdāwūdaDawood
14وَسُلَيۡمَٰنَwasulaymānaand Sulaiman
15وَأَيُّوبَwa-ayyūbaand Ayyub
16وَيُوسُفَwayūsufaand Yusuf
17وَمُوسَىٰwamūsāand Musa
18وَهَٰرُونَۚwahārūnaand Harun
19وَكَذَٰلِكَwakadhālikaAnd thus
20نَجۡزِيnajzīWe reward
21ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَl-muḥ'sinīnathe good-doers
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 We gave to him [i.e., Abraham] Isaac and Jacob – all [of them] We guided. And Noah, We guided before; and among his descendants, David and Solomon and Job and Joseph and Moses and Aaron. Thus do We reward the doers of good.
Compare · M. Pickthall
And We bestowed upon him Isaac and Jacob; each of them We guided; and Noah did We guide aforetime; and of his seed (We guided) David and Solomon and Job and Joseph and Moses and Aaron. Thus do We reward the good.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
We gave him Isaac and Jacob: all (three) guided: and before him, We guided Noah, and among his progeny, David, Solomon, Job, Joseph, Moses, and Aaron: thus do We reward those who do good:
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 6:84. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. 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.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 3 September 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Qur’an 21:83 records Ayyub acknowledging that adversity touched him and calling upon his Lord as the most merciful of the merciful; Qur’an 6:84 includes him among the guided. Teach the supplication as truthful need joined to praise, without pretending to know every illness detail, duration or conversation. Read the complete controlled Arabic panel, transliteration and named translations before summarising the point in your own words.
Read the complete evidence panel before reducing it to a step. The Arabic, named translation, source locator and explanation have different roles; preserving those roles lets a learner worship with confidence without turning a short guide into an unsupported ruling.
Keep three lines in your notes: what the source explicitly says, what this lesson explains, and what remains for qualified review. That structure makes later correction clear rather than embarrassing.
This is not medical advice, a diagnosis or evidence that illness reveals a person’s faith; healthcare and safety needs still require appropriate help. The familiar twenty-five-name list is a teaching arrangement, not a claim that only twenty-five prophets existed. This is a Qur’an-primary learning resource, not an independent chronology, genealogy, archaeological claim, biography, tafsir verdict or ranking of prophets. Do not add a date, place, family link, dialogue, appearance, miracle detail or moral judgement unless the displayed Qur’anic wording establishes it. Named translations communicate meaning but are not the Arabic Qur’an. Historical sequence, Arabic usage, tafsir, variant identification and disputed details remain assigned to qualified Qur’an, Arabic, theology and prophetic-history review before indexing.
Learning move: Write two sentences about “Ayyub calls upon the Most Merciful in adversity”: one limited to what the displayed verse states and one labelled learning reflection. Do not import a detail from memory.
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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
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَإِلَىٰwa-ilāAnd to
2مَدۡيَنَmadyanaMadyan
3أَخَاهُمۡakhāhumhis brother
4شُعَيۡبٗاۚshuʿaybanShuaib
5قَالَqālaHe said
6يَٰقَوۡمِyāqawmiO my people
7ٱعۡبُدُواْuʿ'budūWorship
8ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
9مَاmānot
10لَكُمlakumfor you
11مِّنۡminany
12إِلَٰهٍilāhingod
13غَيۡرُهُۥۖghayruhuother than Him
14قَدۡqadVerily
15جَآءَتۡكُمjāatkumhas came to you
16بَيِّنَةٞbayyinatuna clear proof
17مِّنminfrom
18رَّبِّكُمۡۖrabbikumyour Lord
19فَأَوۡفُواْfa-awfūSo give full
20ٱلۡكَيۡلَl-kayla[the] measure
21وَٱلۡمِيزَانَwal-mīzānaand the weight
22وَلَاwalāand (do) not
23تَبۡخَسُواْtabkhasūdeprive
24ٱلنَّاسَl-nāsa[the] people
25أَشۡيَآءَهُمۡashyāahumin their things
26وَلَاwalāand (do) not
27تُفۡسِدُواْtuf'sidūcause corruption
28فِيfīin
29ٱلۡأَرۡضِl-arḍithe earth
30بَعۡدَbaʿdaafter
31إِصۡلَٰحِهَاۚiṣ'lāḥihāits reformation
32ذَٰلِكُمۡdhālikumThat
33خَيۡرٞkhayrun(is) better
34لَّكُمۡlakumfor you
35إِنinif
36كُنتُمkuntumyou are
37مُّؤۡمِنِينَmu'minīnabelievers
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 to [the people of] Madyan [We sent] their brother Shuʿayb. He said, "O my people, worship Allāh; you have no deity other than Him. There has come to you clear evidence from your Lord. So fulfill the measure and weight and do not deprive people of their due and cause not corruption upon the earth after its reformation. That is better for you, if you should be believers.
Compare · M. Pickthall
And unto Midian (We sent) their brother, Shu'eyb. He said: O my people! Serve Allah. Ye have no other Allah save Him. Lo! a clear proof hath come unto you from your Lord; so give full measure and full weight and wrong not mankind in their goods, and work not confusion in the earth after the fair ordering thereof. That will be better for you, if ye are believers.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
To the Madyan people We sent Shu'aib, one of their own brethren: he said: "O my people! worship Allah; Ye have no other god but Him. Now hath come unto you a clear (Sign) from your Lord! Give just measure and weight, nor withhold from the people the things that are their due; and do no mischief on the earth after it has been set in order: that will be best for you, if ye have Faith.
How this ayah panel was sourced and checkedOpen the transparent evidence record
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 7:85. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. 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.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 25 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Qur’an 7:85 records Shu’ayb calling Madyan to worship اللّٰه(ALLAH) alone and then commanding full measure and weight, protection of people’s due and avoidance of corruption. Show that worship and market conduct belong in one moral world: a religious label cannot excuse cheating another person. Read the complete controlled Arabic panel, transliteration and named translations before summarising the point in your own words.
A beginner needs a usable route and an honest boundary at the same time. Learn the shared practice first, record any circumstance that changes it, and take medical, financial, disability or school-specific questions to a qualified person who can examine the real case.
Read once for meaning and a second time for boundaries. On the second reading, test strong words such as always, never, invalid and required against the complete evidence shown.
The verse supplies a foundation, not a complete modern weights, consumer, contract or criminal code. The familiar twenty-five-name list is a teaching arrangement, not a claim that only twenty-five prophets existed. This is a Qur’an-primary learning resource, not an independent chronology, genealogy, archaeological claim, biography, tafsir verdict or ranking of prophets. Do not add a date, place, family link, dialogue, appearance, miracle detail or moral judgement unless the displayed Qur’anic wording establishes it. Named translations communicate meaning but are not the Arabic Qur’an. Historical sequence, Arabic usage, tafsir, variant identification and disputed details remain assigned to qualified Qur’an, Arabic, theology and prophetic-history review before indexing.
Learning move: Write two sentences about “Shu’ayb connects Tawheed with honest exchange”: one limited to what the displayed verse states and one labelled learning reflection. Do not import a detail from memory.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
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A human-reviewed full transliteration is being prepared. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than relying on an unreviewed technical conversion.
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
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَٱذۡكُرۡwa-udh'kurAnd mention
2فِيfīin
3ٱلۡكِتَٰبِl-kitābithe Book
4مُوسَىٰٓۚmūsāMusa
5إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, he
6كَانَkānawas
7مُخۡلَصٗاmukh'laṣanchosen
8وَكَانَwakānaand was
9رَسُولٗاrasūlana Messenger
10نَّبِيّٗاnabiyyana Prophet
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 mention in the Book, Moses. Indeed, he was chosen, and he was a messenger and a prophet.
Compare · M. Pickthall
And make mention in the Scripture of Moses. Lo! he was chosen, and he was a messenger (of Allah), a prophet.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
Also mention in the Book (the story of) Moses: for he was specially chosen, and he was a messenger (and) a prophet.
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 19:51. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. 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.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 3 September 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
Careful reading aid
A human-reviewed full transliteration is being prepared. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than relying on an unreviewed technical conversion.
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
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَوَهَبۡنَاwawahabnāAnd We bestowed
2لَهُۥlahu[to] him
3مِنminfrom
4رَّحۡمَتِنَآraḥmatināOur Mercy
5أَخَاهُakhāhuhis brother
6هَٰرُونَhārūnaHarun
7نَبِيّٗاnabiyyana Prophet
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 We gave him out of Our mercy his brother Aaron as a prophet.
Compare · M. Pickthall
And We bestowed upon him of Our mercy his brother Aaron, a prophet (likewise).
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
And, out of Our Mercy, We gave him his brother Aaron, (also) a prophet.
How this ayah panel was sourced and checkedOpen the transparent evidence record
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 19:53. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. 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.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 3 September 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
Careful reading aid
A human-reviewed full transliteration is being prepared. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than relying on an unreviewed technical conversion.
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
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَوَهَبۡنَاwawahabnāAnd We bestowed
2لَهُۥٓlahuto him
3إِسۡحَٰقَis'ḥāqaIsaac
4وَيَعۡقُوبَۚwayaʿqūbaand Yaqub
5كُلًّاkullanall
6هَدَيۡنَاۚhadaynāWe guided
7وَنُوحًاwanūḥanAnd Nuh
8هَدَيۡنَاhadaynāWe guided
9مِنminfrom
10قَبۡلُۖqablubefore
11وَمِنwaminand of
12ذُرِّيَّتِهِۦdhurriyyatihihis descendents
13دَاوُۥدَdāwūdaDawood
14وَسُلَيۡمَٰنَwasulaymānaand Sulaiman
15وَأَيُّوبَwa-ayyūbaand Ayyub
16وَيُوسُفَwayūsufaand Yusuf
17وَمُوسَىٰwamūsāand Musa
18وَهَٰرُونَۚwahārūnaand Harun
19وَكَذَٰلِكَwakadhālikaAnd thus
20نَجۡزِيnajzīWe reward
21ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَl-muḥ'sinīnathe good-doers
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 We gave to him [i.e., Abraham] Isaac and Jacob – all [of them] We guided. And Noah, We guided before; and among his descendants, David and Solomon and Job and Joseph and Moses and Aaron. Thus do We reward the doers of good.
Compare · M. Pickthall
And We bestowed upon him Isaac and Jacob; each of them We guided; and Noah did We guide aforetime; and of his seed (We guided) David and Solomon and Job and Joseph and Moses and Aaron. Thus do We reward the good.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
We gave him Isaac and Jacob: all (three) guided: and before him, We guided Noah, and among his progeny, David, Solomon, Job, Joseph, Moses, and Aaron: thus do We reward those who do good:
How this ayah panel was sourced and checkedOpen the transparent evidence record
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 6:84. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. 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.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 3 September 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Qur’an 19:51 describes Musa as chosen, a messenger and a prophet; Qur’an 19:53 states that Harun was granted to him from Divine mercy as a prophet; Qur’an 6:84 names both among the guided. Keep brotherhood, support and individual prophethood visible while reading their fuller shared mission from its surrounding passages. Read the complete controlled Arabic panel, transliteration and named translations before summarising the point in your own words.
Calm completeness is the goal. Repeating an action without evidence, rushing past a required distinction, or ignoring real harm can all move the learner away from careful worship. Work through the evidence once slowly, check once, and improve through reviewed teaching.
An adult guiding a child should praise careful attention and an honest “I need to ask” answer. The aim is worship with understanding, not performance for the teacher.
Do not collapse two persons into one role or add a complete Exodus chronology from sources outside the Qur’an. The familiar twenty-five-name list is a teaching arrangement, not a claim that only twenty-five prophets existed. This is a Qur’an-primary learning resource, not an independent chronology, genealogy, archaeological claim, biography, tafsir verdict or ranking of prophets. Do not add a date, place, family link, dialogue, appearance, miracle detail or moral judgement unless the displayed Qur’anic wording establishes it. Named translations communicate meaning but are not the Arabic Qur’an. Historical sequence, Arabic usage, tafsir, variant identification and disputed details remain assigned to qualified Qur’an, Arabic, theology and prophetic-history review before indexing.
Learning move: Write two sentences about “Musa and Harun are each explicitly identified”: one limited to what the displayed verse states and one labelled learning reflection. Do not import a detail from memory.
Dhul-Kifl and Al-Yasa’ require disciplined brevity
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
Careful reading aid
A human-reviewed full transliteration is being prepared. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than relying on an unreviewed technical conversion.
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
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَإِسۡمَٰعِيلَwa-is'māʿīlaAnd Ishmael
2وَإِدۡرِيسَwa-id'rīsaand Idris
3وَذَاwadhāand Dhul-Kifl
4ٱلۡكِفۡلِۖl-kif'liand Dhul-Kifl
5كُلّٞkullunall
6مِّنَmina(were) of
7ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَl-ṣābirīnathe patient ones
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 [mention] Ishmael and Idrees and Dhul-Kifl; all were of the patient.
Compare · M. Pickthall
And (mention) Ishmael, and Idris, and Dhu'l-Kifl. All were of the steadfast.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
And (remember) Isma'il, Idris, and Zul-kifl, all (men) of constancy and patience;
How this ayah panel was sourced and checkedOpen the transparent evidence record
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 21:85. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. 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.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 3 September 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
Careful reading aid
A human-reviewed full transliteration is being prepared. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than relying on an unreviewed technical conversion.
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
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَٱذۡكُرۡwa-udh'kurAnd remember
2إِسۡمَٰعِيلَis'māʿīlaIshmael
3وَٱلۡيَسَعَwal-yasaʿaand Elisha
4وَذَاwadhāand Dhul-kifl
5ٱلۡكِفۡلِۖl-kif'liand Dhul-kifl
6وَكُلّٞwakullunand all
7مِّنَmina(are) from
8ٱلۡأَخۡيَارِl-akhyārithe best
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 remember Ishmael, Elisha and Dhul-Kifl, and all are among the outstanding.
Compare · M. Pickthall
And make mention of Ishmael and Elisha and Dhu'l-Kifl. All are of the chosen.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
And commemorate Isma'il, Elisha, and Zul-Kifl: Each of them was of the Company of the Good.
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 38:48. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. 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.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 3 September 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَإِسۡمَٰعِيلَwa-is'māʿīlaAnd Ishmael
2وَٱلۡيَسَعَwal-yasaʿaand Elisha
3وَيُونُسَwayūnusaand Yunus
4وَلُوطٗاۚwalūṭanand Lut
5وَكُلّٗاwakullanand all
6فَضَّلۡنَاfaḍḍalnāWe preferred
7عَلَىʿalāover
8ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَl-ʿālamīnathe worlds
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 Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot – and all [of them] We preferred over the worlds.
Compare · M. Pickthall
And Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot. Each one (of them) did We prefer above (Our) creatures,
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
And Isma'il and Elisha, and Jonas, and Lot: and to all We gave favour above the nations:
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 6:86. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. 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.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 3 September 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Qur’an 21:85 names Dhul-Kifl with Isma’il and Idris among the patient; Qur’an 38:48 names Dhul-Kifl and Al-Yasa’ among the outstanding; Qur’an 6:86 includes Al-Yasa’ among those preferred. Record the praise the verses actually give and let the absence of a long narrative remain visible to the learner. Read the complete controlled Arabic panel, transliteration and named translations before summarising the point in your own words.
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Learning move: Write two sentences about “Dhul-Kifl and Al-Yasa’ require disciplined brevity”: one limited to what the displayed verse states and one labelled learning reflection. Do not import a detail from memory.
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1ٱصۡبِرۡiṣ'birBe patient
2عَلَىٰʿalāover
3مَاmāwhat
4يَقُولُونَyaqūlūnathey say
5وَٱذۡكُرۡwa-udh'kurand remember
6عَبۡدَنَاʿabdanāOur slave
7دَاوُۥدَdāwūdaDawood
8ذَاdhāthe possessor of strength
9ٱلۡأَيۡدِۖl-aydithe possessor of strength
10إِنَّهُۥٓinnahuIndeed, he (was)
11أَوَّابٌawwābunrepeatedly turning
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
Be patient over what they say and remember Our servant, David, the possessor of strength; indeed, he was one who repeatedly turned back [to Allāh].
Compare · M. Pickthall
Bear with what they say, and remember Our bondman David, lord of might, Lo! he was ever turning in repentance (toward Allah).
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
Have patience at what they say, and remember our servant David, the man of strength: for he ever turned (to Allah).
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 38:17. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. 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.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 3 September 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
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A human-reviewed full transliteration is being prepared. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than relying on an unreviewed technical conversion.
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَوَهَبۡنَاwawahabnāAnd We gave
2لِدَاوُۥدَlidāwūdato Dawood
3سُلَيۡمَٰنَۚsulaymānaSulaiman
4نِعۡمَniʿ'maan excellent
5ٱلۡعَبۡدُl-ʿabduslave
6إِنَّهُۥٓinnahuIndeed, he
7أَوَّابٌawwābun(was) one who repeatedly turned
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 to David We gave Solomon. An excellent servant, indeed he was one repeatedly turning back [to Allāh].
Compare · M. Pickthall
And We bestowed on David, Solomon. How excellent a slave! Lo! he was ever turning in repentance (toward Allah).
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
To David We gave Solomon (for a son),- How excellent in Our service! Ever did he turn (to Us)!
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 38:30. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. 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.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 3 September 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
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A human-reviewed full transliteration is being prepared. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than relying on an unreviewed technical conversion.
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
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَوَهَبۡنَاwawahabnāAnd We bestowed
2لَهُۥٓlahuto him
3إِسۡحَٰقَis'ḥāqaIsaac
4وَيَعۡقُوبَۚwayaʿqūbaand Yaqub
5كُلًّاkullanall
6هَدَيۡنَاۚhadaynāWe guided
7وَنُوحًاwanūḥanAnd Nuh
8هَدَيۡنَاhadaynāWe guided
9مِنminfrom
10قَبۡلُۖqablubefore
11وَمِنwaminand of
12ذُرِّيَّتِهِۦdhurriyyatihihis descendents
13دَاوُۥدَdāwūdaDawood
14وَسُلَيۡمَٰنَwasulaymānaand Sulaiman
15وَأَيُّوبَwa-ayyūbaand Ayyub
16وَيُوسُفَwayūsufaand Yusuf
17وَمُوسَىٰwamūsāand Musa
18وَهَٰرُونَۚwahārūnaand Harun
19وَكَذَٰلِكَwakadhālikaAnd thus
20نَجۡزِيnajzīWe reward
21ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَl-muḥ'sinīnathe good-doers
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 We gave to him [i.e., Abraham] Isaac and Jacob – all [of them] We guided. And Noah, We guided before; and among his descendants, David and Solomon and Job and Joseph and Moses and Aaron. Thus do We reward the doers of good.
Compare · M. Pickthall
And We bestowed upon him Isaac and Jacob; each of them We guided; and Noah did We guide aforetime; and of his seed (We guided) David and Solomon and Job and Joseph and Moses and Aaron. Thus do We reward the good.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
We gave him Isaac and Jacob: all (three) guided: and before him, We guided Noah, and among his progeny, David, Solomon, Job, Joseph, Moses, and Aaron: thus do We reward those who do good:
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 6:84. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. 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.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 3 September 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Qur’an 38:17 calls Dawud a strong servant who repeatedly turned back, and Qur’an 38:30 calls Sulayman an excellent servant who repeatedly turned back; Qur’an 6:84 includes both among the guided. Connect strength and authority to servanthood and return, never to independent divine power. Read the complete controlled Arabic panel, transliteration and named translations before summarising the point in your own words.
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Learning move: Write two sentences about “Dawud and Sulayman are strong servants who return”: one limited to what the displayed verse states and one labelled learning reflection. Do not import a detail from memory.
Ilyas and Yunus are called messengers
Qur’an study · As-Saffat
Ayah 37:123
✓ Source checkedArabic Qur’an:
وَإِنَّ إِلۡيَاسَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ ١٢٣
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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
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeed
2إِلۡيَاسَil'yāsaElijah
3لَمِنَlamina(was) surely of
4ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَl-mur'salīnathe Messengers
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, Elias was from among the messengers,
Compare · M. Pickthall
And lo! Elias was of those sent (to warn),
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
So also was Elias among those sent (by Us).
How this ayah panel was sourced and checkedOpen the transparent evidence record
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 37:123. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. 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.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 3 September 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
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A human-reviewed full transliteration is being prepared. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than relying on an unreviewed technical conversion.
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
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeed
2يُونُسَyūnusaYunus
3لَمِنَlamina(was) surely of
4ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَl-mur'salīnathe Messengers
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, Jonah was among the messengers.
Compare · M. Pickthall
And lo! Jonah verily was of those sent (to warn)
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
So also was Jonah among those sent (by Us).
How this ayah panel was sourced and checkedOpen the transparent evidence record
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 37:139. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. 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.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 3 September 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
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A human-reviewed full transliteration is being prepared. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than relying on an unreviewed technical conversion.
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
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَزَكَرِيَّاwazakariyyāAnd Zakariya
2وَيَحۡيَىٰwayaḥyāand Yahya
3وَعِيسَىٰwaʿīsāand Isa
4وَإِلۡيَاسَۖwa-il'yāsaand Elijah
5كُلّٞkullunall (were)
6مِّنَminaof
7ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَl-ṣāliḥīnathe righteous
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 Zechariah and John and Jesus and Elias – and all were of the righteous.
Compare · M. Pickthall
And Zachariah and John and Jesus and Elias. Each one (of them) was of the righteous.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
And Zakariya and John, and Jesus and Elias: all in the ranks of the righteous:
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Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 6:85. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. 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.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 3 September 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
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A human-reviewed full transliteration is being prepared. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than relying on an unreviewed technical conversion.
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
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَإِسۡمَٰعِيلَwa-is'māʿīlaAnd Ishmael
2وَٱلۡيَسَعَwal-yasaʿaand Elisha
3وَيُونُسَwayūnusaand Yunus
4وَلُوطٗاۚwalūṭanand Lut
5وَكُلّٗاwakullanand all
6فَضَّلۡنَاfaḍḍalnāWe preferred
7عَلَىʿalāover
8ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَl-ʿālamīnathe worlds
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 Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot – and all [of them] We preferred over the worlds.
Compare · M. Pickthall
And Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot. Each one (of them) did We prefer above (Our) creatures,
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
And Isma'il and Elisha, and Jonas, and Lot: and to all We gave favour above the nations:
How this ayah panel was sourced and checkedOpen the transparent evidence record
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 6:86. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. 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.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 3 September 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Qur’an 37:123 explicitly includes Ilyas among the messengers and Qur’an 37:139 does the same for Yunus; Qur’an 6:85–86 also names Ilyas, Yunus and Al-Yasa’ within its guided list. Use the explicit titles where they occur, then read each surrounding passage before summarising its call, trial or outcome. Read the complete controlled Arabic panel, transliteration and named translations before summarising the point in your own words.
Save the exact point that needs review. A useful learning record says what was completed, what remains uncertain, which source was checked and who should help next. That is more valuable than a confident tick beside a misunderstood step.
Explain the practice in plain language before using legal vocabulary. If the simple sentence overstates the evidence, a technical Arabic label will not repair it.
A list verse does not provide the whole account, and similar English spellings do not justify merging distinct names or events. The familiar twenty-five-name list is a teaching arrangement, not a claim that only twenty-five prophets existed. This is a Qur’an-primary learning resource, not an independent chronology, genealogy, archaeological claim, biography, tafsir verdict or ranking of prophets. Do not add a date, place, family link, dialogue, appearance, miracle detail or moral judgement unless the displayed Qur’anic wording establishes it. Named translations communicate meaning but are not the Arabic Qur’an. Historical sequence, Arabic usage, tafsir, variant identification and disputed details remain assigned to qualified Qur’an, Arabic, theology and prophetic-history review before indexing.
Learning move: Write two sentences about “Ilyas and Yunus are called messengers”: one limited to what the displayed verse states and one labelled learning reflection. Do not import a detail from memory.
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Hadith evidence
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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).
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Help a learner master Ayyub, Shu'ayb, Musa, Harun, Dhul-Kifl, Dawud, Sulayman, Ilyas, Al-Yasa' and Yunus
Ten names appear in this wide middle cluster. The selected passages show patient supplication, honest measure, explicit prophethood, strength joined to return, righteous service and messengers calling people away from false worship. They also model an important research limit: some figures receive long narratives, while Dhul-Kifl and Al-Yasa' are named in brief lists. Precision means giving the long accounts room while refusing to inflate the short notices. 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 Ayyub, Shu'ayb, Musa, Harun, Dhul-Kifl, Dawud, Sulayman, Ilyas, Al-Yasa' and Yunus 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.
03Questions for this exact resource
“What does Ayyub calls upon the Most Merciful in adversity mean here, and which words or source locator support your answer (Qur'an 21:83)?”
“What does Shu’ayb connects Tawheed with honest exchange mean here, and which words or source locator support your answer (Qur'an 6:84)?”
“Which sentence is revelation or hadith, and which sentence is explanation?”
“What would be an overstatement that the cited source does not allow us to make?”
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 review.
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.
06Choose one useful follow-up
Study every controlled Qur’anic panel in context.
Complete the learning move and resume from the saved position.
Complete one task independently before adding another. Adult support should reveal the route, not hide whether the learner can use it.
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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