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وَلَوْ جَآءَتْهُمْ كُلُّ ءَايَةٍ حَتَّىٰ يَرَوُا۟ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَلِيمَ
Wa law' jā'at'hum' kullu 'āyatin ḥattā yarawu l-ʻadhāba l-'alīma
Even if every Sign was brought unto them,- until they see (for themselves) the penalty grievous.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Even if every sign came to them, they would not believe until they see the painful punishment.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "If someone has decided not to listen, will more proof help?"
For a few quiet minutes, listen to Ahmad An-Nufais reciting Yunus, shared by The Holy Qur'an.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "When would they finally believe?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why don't signs help someone who refuses?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Yunus is surah 10. Find ayah 97. For a heart that refuses, even a thousand signs make no difference. They will believe only when they see the punishment, mentioned here in one line, and then it is too late. We pray to be people who accept signs now.
Fact: Find a miracle the Quraysh saw, the splitting of the moon, in Al-Qamar 54:1.
Ages 5–8: Seeing signs. Count signs of Allah you see on a walk.
Ages 9–12: Open now. Write why we should accept signs now, not later.
Finish with: "Al-Qamar begins with the moon being ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will count Allah's signs on a walk."
Action: Count Allah's signs on a walk.
