The Prophets
Al-Anbiyâ'
الانبیاء
Surah Al-Anbiyâ' for kids content
PROPHET NUH
76And 'remember' when Nuh had cried out to Us earlier, so We responded to him and Isaved him and his family' from the great suffering.
77And We supported him against those who rejected Our signs.
They were truly an evil people, so We drowned them all.
وَنُوحًا إِذۡ نَادَىٰ مِن قَبۡلُ فَٱسۡتَجَبۡنَا لَهُۥ فَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلۡكَرۡبِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ76
وَنَصَرۡنَٰهُ مِنَ ٱلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُواْ بَِٔايَٰتِنَآۚ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ قَوۡمَ سَوۡءٖ فَأَغۡرَقۡنَٰهُمۡ أَجۡمَعِينَ77
BACKGROUND STORY
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One night, a man's flock of sheep strayed into another man's farm, eating and destroying all his produce.
When the two men came to Dawood (A.
S.
) for judgment, he ruled that the shepherd must make up for the damage by giving his animals to the farm owner.
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On their way out, the two men met young Sulaiman (A.
S.
) and the shepherd complained to him.
Sulaiman (A.
S.
) discussed the case with his father, and suggested a better solution.
He said that the sheep should be kept with the man who lost his produce so he could benefit from their milk and wool, while the shepherd worked
on the farm until it became as good as it used to be.
Eventually, the farmer would take back his farm in perfect condition, and the sheep would be returned to the shepherd.
Dawood (A.
S.
) was impressed by his son's wisdom and approved his fair judgment immediately.
{Imam Ibn Kathir & Imam Al-Qurtubi}
PROPHET DAWOOD & PROPHET SULAIMAN
78And remember' when Dawood and Sulaiman passed judgments about the case of the crops ruined 'at night' by someone's sheep, and We witnessed their judgments.
79We guided 'young' Sulaiman to a better solution, and gave each of them wisdom and knowledge.
We made the mountains as well as the birds recite 'Our praises' along with Dawood.
We did that all.
80And We taught him the art of making body armour to protect you in battle.
Will you then be grateful?
81And We put the blowing winds at the service of Sulaiman, travelling by his command to the land We blessed.
We had full knowledge of feverything.
82And We made' some jinn?
dive for him,3 and do other duties.
We kept them under control.
وَدَاوُۥدَ وَسُلَيۡمَٰنَ إِذۡ يَحۡكُمَانِ فِي ٱلۡحَرۡثِ إِذۡ نَفَشَتۡ فِيهِ غَنَمُ ٱلۡقَوۡمِ وَكُنَّا لِحُكۡمِهِمۡ شَٰهِدِينَ78
فَفَهَّمۡنَٰهَا سُلَيۡمَٰنَۚ وَكُلًّا ءَاتَيۡنَا حُكۡمٗا وَعِلۡمٗاۚ وَسَخَّرۡنَا مَعَ دَاوُۥدَ ٱلۡجِبَالَ يُسَبِّحۡنَ وَٱلطَّيۡرَۚ وَكُنَّا فَٰعِلِينَ79
وَعَلَّمۡنَٰهُ صَنۡعَةَ لَبُوسٖ لَّكُمۡ لِتُحۡصِنَكُم مِّنۢ بَأۡسِكُمۡۖ فَهَلۡ أَنتُمۡ شَٰكِرُونَ80
وَلِسُلَيۡمَٰنَ ٱلرِّيحَ عَاصِفَةٗ تَجۡرِي بِأَمۡرِهِۦٓ إِلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ ٱلَّتِي بَٰرَكۡنَا فِيهَاۚ وَكُنَّا بِكُلِّ شَيۡءٍ عَٰلِمِينَ81
وَمِنَ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ مَن يَغُوصُونَ لَهُۥ وَيَعۡمَلُونَ عَمَلٗا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَۖ وَكُنَّا لَهُمۡ حَٰفِظِينَ82
PROPHET AIYUB
83And remember' when Aiyub cried out to his Lord, 'I have been suffering, 14 and You are the Most Merciful of those who show mercy.
84So We responded to him, removed his suffering, and gave him back his family-twice as many-as a mercy from Us and a lesson for the 'faithful' worshippers.
وَأَيُّوبَ إِذۡ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنِّي مَسَّنِيَ ٱلضُّرُّ وَأَنتَ أَرۡحَمُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ83
فَٱسۡتَجَبۡنَا لَهُۥ فَكَشَفۡنَا مَا بِهِۦ مِن ضُرّٖۖ وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُ أَهۡلَهُۥ وَمِثۡلَهُم مَّعَهُمۡ رَحۡمَةٗ مِّنۡ عِندِنَا وَذِكۡرَىٰ لِلۡعَٰبِدِينَ84
MORE PROPHETS
85And 'remember' Isma'il, Idris, and Zul-Kifl.
They were all patient.
86We entered them into Our mercy-they were truly among the faithful.
وَإِسۡمَٰعِيلَ وَإِدۡرِيسَ وَذَا ٱلۡكِفۡلِۖ كُلّٞ مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ85
وَأَدۡخَلۡنَٰهُمۡ فِي رَحۡمَتِنَآۖ إِنَّهُم مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ86
PROPHET YUNUS
87And 'remember' when the Man of the Whale left 'his people' angrily, thinking We would not restrain him.
Then he cried out in the depths of darkness, 'There is no god 'that deserves worship' except You.
Glory be to You!
I have truly done wrong'
88So We responded to him and rescued him from stress.
And in the same way We save the 'true' believers.
وَذَا ٱلنُّونِ إِذ ذَّهَبَ مُغَٰضِبٗا فَظَنَّ أَن لَّن نَّقۡدِرَ عَلَيۡهِ فَنَادَىٰ فِي ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ أَن لَّآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنتَ سُبۡحَٰنَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ87
فَٱسۡتَجَبۡنَا لَهُۥ وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ مِنَ ٱلۡغَمِّۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نُۨجِي ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ88
PROPHET ZAKARIYA
89And 'remember' when Zakariya cried out to his Lord, 'My Lord!
Do not leave me childless, even though You are the best to remain 'when everyone dies.
'
90So We responded to him, gave him Yahya, and cured his wife.
16 They truly used to race in doing good and call upon Us with hope and fear, totally humbling themselves to Us.
وَزَكَرِيَّآ إِذۡ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥ رَبِّ لَا تَذَرۡنِي فَرۡدٗا وَأَنتَ خَيۡرُ ٱلۡوَٰرِثِينَ89
فَٱسۡتَجَبۡنَا لَهُۥ وَوَهَبۡنَا لَهُۥ يَحۡيَىٰ وَأَصۡلَحۡنَا لَهُۥ زَوۡجَهُۥٓۚ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ يُسَٰرِعُونَ فِي ٱلۡخَيۡرَٰتِ وَيَدۡعُونَنَا رَغَبٗا وَرَهَبٗاۖ وَكَانُواْ لَنَا خَٰشِعِينَ90
MARYAM & PROPHET 'ISA
91And 'remember' the one who guarded her dignity, so We breathed a soul of Our creation 'into her womb'' making her and her son a sign for all
peoples.
وَٱلَّتِيٓ أَحۡصَنَتۡ فَرۡجَهَا فَنَفَخۡنَا فِيهَا مِن رُّوحِنَا وَجَعَلۡنَٰهَا وَٱبۡنَهَآ ءَايَةٗ لِّلۡعَٰلَمِينَ91
ONE WAY
92'O prophets!
' Surely, this religion of yours is only one, and I am your Lord, So worship Me alone'.
93Yet the people have divided it into groups.
But they will all return to Us.
94So whoever does good and is a believer will never be denied 'the reward 'for' their efforts-We are re-cording it all.
إِنَّ هَٰذِهِۦٓ أُمَّتُكُمۡ أُمَّةٗ وَٰحِدَةٗ وَأَنَا۠ رَبُّكُمۡ فَٱعۡبُدُونِ92
وَتَقَطَّعُوٓاْ أَمۡرَهُم بَيۡنَهُمۡۖ كُلٌّ إِلَيۡنَا رَٰجِعُونَ93
فَمَن يَعۡمَلۡ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ وَهُوَ مُؤۡمِنٞ فَلَا كُفۡرَانَ لِسَعۡيِهِۦ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ كَٰتِبُونَ94
THE PEOPLE OF HELL
95It is impossible for a society that We have destroyed to ever rise again,
96until 'after' Ya'juj and Ma'juj have broken loose from the barrier swarming down from every hill.
97By now, the true promise 'ofjudgment' is almost a reality, 'then the disbelievers will immediately stare 'in horror, crying, 'Oh no!
We are doomed!
We have really been careless about this.
In fact, we have done wrong.
'
98Certainly you 'disbelievers' and whatever 'idols' you worship instead of Allah will be the fuel of Hel.
You are all going to enter it.
99If those idols' were real gods, they would not have entered it.
But they will all be stuck there forever.
100In it they will be wheezing, and will not be able to hear.
وَحَرَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ قَرۡيَةٍ أَهۡلَكۡنَٰهَآ أَنَّهُمۡ لَا يَرۡجِعُونَ95
حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا فُتِحَتۡ يَأۡجُوجُ وَمَأۡجُوجُ وَهُم مِّن كُلِّ حَدَبٖ يَنسِلُونَ96
وَٱقۡتَرَبَ ٱلۡوَعۡدُ ٱلۡحَقُّ فَإِذَا هِيَ شَٰخِصَةٌ أَبۡصَٰرُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ يَٰوَيۡلَنَا قَدۡ كُنَّا فِي غَفۡلَةٖ مِّنۡ هَٰذَا بَلۡ كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ97
إِنَّكُمۡ وَمَا تَعۡبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ حَصَبُ جَهَنَّمَ أَنتُمۡ لَهَا وَٰرِدُونَ98
لَوۡ كَانَ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ ءَالِهَةٗ مَّا وَرَدُوهَاۖ وَكُلّٞ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ99
لَهُمۡ فِيهَا زَفِيرٞ وَهُمۡ فِيهَا لَا يَسۡمَعُونَ100
BACKGROUND STORY
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When verse 21:98 was revealed (warning the idol-worshippers that their objects of worship will be in Hell), 'Abdullah ibn Az-Ziba'ra, a poet who was always attacking Islam, argued
with the Prophet (ﷺ), "If this verse is true, then 'Isa (A.
S.
) and the angels would also be in Hell because they have been worshipped by some people!
" Other idol-worshippers started to laugh and clap, as if he had won the debate.
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The Prophet (ﷺ) corrected him by saying that the verse is clearly talking about objects like idols (not people).
More importantly, 'Isa (A.
S.
) and the angels have never asked anyone to worship them.
Then 21:101 was revealed to support what the Prophet (ﷺ) said.
- •
Later, when the Muslim army took over Makkah, 'Abdullah (R.
A.
) escaped to Yemen.
Then he came back, apologized to the Prophet (ﷺ), and accepted Islam.
{Imam Al-Qurtubi & Imam Al-Baghawi}
THE PEOPLE OF PARADISE
101As for those who already deserve Our blessings, they will be kept far away from Hell,
102not even hearing its hissing.
And they will enjoy whatever their souls de-sire forever.
103The supreme horror 'of that Day' will not disturb them.
And the angels will welcome them, 'saying," "This is your Day, which you have been prom-ised.
"
104On that Day We will easily roll up the heavens just like a writer rolls up a scroll.
Just as We created everyone the first time, We will bring them back to life.
This is a true promise from Us-We al-ways keep Our word.
105And surely We have written in the holy books, as We did in the Master Book: 'My faithful servants shall inherít the land'
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ سَبَقَتۡ لَهُم مِّنَّا ٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰٓ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ عَنۡهَا مُبۡعَدُونَ101
لَا يَسۡمَعُونَ حَسِيسَهَاۖ وَهُمۡ فِي مَا ٱشۡتَهَتۡ أَنفُسُهُمۡ خَٰلِدُونَ102
لَا يَحۡزُنُهُمُ ٱلۡفَزَعُ ٱلۡأَكۡبَرُ وَتَتَلَقَّىٰهُمُ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ هَٰذَا يَوۡمُكُمُ ٱلَّذِي كُنتُمۡ تُوعَدُونَ103
يَوۡمَ نَطۡوِي ٱلسَّمَآءَ كَطَيِّ ٱلسِّجِلِّ لِلۡكُتُبِۚ كَمَا بَدَأۡنَآ أَوَّلَ خَلۡقٖ نُّعِيدُهُۥۚ وَعۡدًا عَلَيۡنَآۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا فَٰعِلِينَ104
وَلَقَدۡ كَتَبۡنَا فِي ٱلزَّبُورِ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ ٱلذِّكۡرِ أَنَّ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ يَرِثُهَا عِبَادِيَ ٱلصَّٰلِحُونَ105
ADVICE TO THE PROPHET
106Surely this 'Quran' is enough 'as reminder' for the faithful worshippers.
107We have sent you 'O Prophet' only as a mercy to the whole world.
108Say, 'What has been revealed to me is this: Your God is only One God.
Will you then submit?
'
109If they turn away, then say, 'I have warned you all equally.
I do not know if what you are threatened with is near or far.
'
110He definitely knows what you say out loud and what you hide.
111I do not know if this 'delay' is a test for you or 'a chance' to enjoy life for just a little bit'
112'In the end, the Prophet said, 'My Lord!
Judge 'between us' in truth.
And our Lord is the Most Kind-We seek His help against your claims.
'
إِنَّ فِي هَٰذَا لَبَلَٰغٗا لِّقَوۡمٍ عَٰبِدِينَ106
وَمَآ أَرۡسَلۡنَٰكَ إِلَّا رَحۡمَةٗ لِّلۡعَٰلَمِينَ107
قُلۡ إِنَّمَا يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَيَّ أَنَّمَآ إِلَٰهُكُمۡ إِلَٰهٞ وَٰحِدٞۖ فَهَلۡ أَنتُم مُّسۡلِمُونَ108
فَإِن تَوَلَّوۡاْ فَقُلۡ ءَاذَنتُكُمۡ عَلَىٰ سَوَآءٖۖ وَإِنۡ أَدۡرِيٓ أَقَرِيبٌ أَم بَعِيدٞ مَّا تُوعَدُونَ109
إِنَّهُۥ يَعۡلَمُ ٱلۡجَهۡرَ مِنَ ٱلۡقَوۡلِ وَيَعۡلَمُ مَا تَكۡتُمُونَ110
وَإِنۡ أَدۡرِي لَعَلَّهُۥ فِتۡنَةٞ لَّكُمۡ وَمَتَٰعٌ إِلَىٰ حِينٖ111
قَٰلَ رَبِّ ٱحۡكُم بِٱلۡحَقِّۗ وَرَبُّنَا ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ ٱلۡمُسۡتَعَانُ عَلَىٰ مَا تَصِفُونَ112
Part 2 study note
This is part 2 of the children's lesson for Surah Al-Anbiyâ'.
It continues from the previous section with new verses, examples, and short review points for young learners.
If this is your first time studying the lesson, start with part 1 and then return here so the story, meaning, and practice sequence stay clear.
How to study Surah Al-Anbiyâ' with children
Use this children's lesson as a guided path: read the short explanation, look at the Arabic verse, listen to related recitation, and return to the full surah when
your child is ready for more detail.
Parents can review one section at a time, ask the child to repeat the main idea, and then continue with the next part or a nearby surah.
This keeps the lesson connected with Quran reading, audio, and daily practice.