Number 11
Eleven stars in Yusuf's dream
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Where it comes from
Prophet Yusuf saw eleven stars in a dream.
إِذْ قَالَ يُوسُفُ لِأَبِيهِ يَٰٓأَبَتِ إِنِّى رَأَيْتُ أَحَدَ عَشَرَ كَوْكَبًۭا وَٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ رَأَيْتُهُمْ لِى سَٰجِدِينَ
Behold! Joseph said to his father: "O my father! I did see eleven stars and the sun and the moon: I saw them prostrate themselves to me!"
Quran: Surah Yusuf 12:4
Reflect on this ayah in Tadabbur →For the parent
Say: In the Quran, Prophet Yusuf told his father he saw eleven stars, the sun and the moon. Let's count eleven stars.
Ten and one, eleven stars, Shining near and shining far!
Count it: Ten fingers and one more: eleven (10 and 1).
Do it: Stick eleven star stickers on dark paper, one at a time.