ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
How to read it
Al-ḥam'du lillahi rabbi l-ʻālamīna
Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds;
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Al-ḥam'du lillahi rabbi l-ʻālamīna
Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds;
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Before reading, ask: "How many things do you think you used this morning that you didn't make yourself?" Let everyone guess a number.
Then listen to the ayah together. Ask: "What is the very first thing this ayah tells us to say?"
Go on a 10-minute "thank-you walk" around the house or the garden.
Talk together: "When we say Alhamdulillah, who are we thanking?"
Use Think, Feel, Do:
Each child shows their drawing or list to someone at home and explains one thing they are thankful for, and why.
At dinner tonight, go around the table: everyone names one thing from today they want to say Alhamdulillah for. Keep a family "thank-you jar" and add a note each day this week.
If you walk outside, an adult stays with younger children.
SAMPLE ONLY: this is where the family shares what actually happened when they tried it: what the children said, what worked and what they would change.
4-I guide
All praise and thanks belong to Allah, the Lord who cares for every world.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How many worlds can you think of?"
Ummah Muslim posted a short recitation of ayah 2 of Al-Fatihah. Listen to all of it together.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "To whom does all praise belong?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What does 'Lord of all the worlds' include?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Fatihah is surah 1. Find ayah 2. Rabb means the One who creates, owns, cares for and raises up. 'Al-'alamin', the worlds, means everything: people, animals, plants, angels, oceans and stars.
Fact: Alhamdulillah is the first ayah after the Basmalah in the mushaf.
Ages 5–8: Worlds list. Draw three 'worlds' Allah looks after: ocean, forest, sky.
Ages 9–12: Rabb. Write four things the word Rabb means.
Finish with: "All praise belongs to ___."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will say alhamdulillah for one new thing each day."
Action: Say alhamdulillah for one new thing each day.
