Quran Appreciation Lesson 6 LO To study verses

Quran Appreciation

Lesson 6 LO: To study verses 13 -17 Starter: • How many Suwer in the Holy Qur`an are named after Prophets? • Can you give their Names?

ﺍ ﻡ ﺍ ﺍﺍ ﺍﻭ Set forth to them by way of a parable, the (story of) the Companions of the City. Behold, there came messengers to it. (13) What do you understand from this Ayah?

ﺍ ﻡ ﺍ ﺍﺍ ﺍﻭ Set forth to them by way of a parable, the (story of) the Companions of the City. Behold, there came messengers to it. (13) • Notice the plural ‘messengers’ • The Qur’an presents the Quraysh with an example from history of a similar situation that had arisen in the past, where guidance was provided to a people, but they rejected the guidance Stubborn…

Historians are not sure exactly which city the messengers mentioned in this verse were sent to. One possibility is the city of Antioch. Furthermore, we are not sure whether these messengers were actually prophets of God themselves or representatives of Prophet Isa (A), who were sent by him to spread his message to the people of Antioch. Stubborn…

ﺍ ﺍ ﻭﺍ ﺍ ﺍ ﺍﻭﺍ ﺍ ﻡ ﻭ When We (first) sent to them two messengers, they rejected them: but We strengthened them with a third: they said "Truly, we have been sent on a mission to you. " (14) What do you understand from this verse? talk to the person next to you This third messenger was someone who had influence in the community and as a result, they started to gather some followers from the community.

Another big reason why people rejected the prophets and messengers was due to their arrogance: “If God wanted to choose a representative to guide human beings, it would have been me, not him. ”

ﺍﻭﺍ ﺍ ﺍ ﻭ They said, ‘Our Lord knows that we have indeed been sent to you, (16) ﺍ ﺍﺍ ﺍﻳ and our duty is only to communicate in clear terms. ’ (17) From the verses above, it can be understood that many arguments took place between the rulers of the community and the messengers, but the rulers continued to reject the messengers.

Recite or listen to the first 12/17 verses of surah Yasin together.