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إِنَّ رَبَّهُم بِهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لَّخَبِيرٌۢ
'Inna rabbahum bihim' yaw'ma'idhin llakhabīrun[m]
That their Lord had been Well-acquainted with them, (even to) that Day?
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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The last ayah of Surah Al-'Adiyat tells us that their Lord knows everything about them, and on that Day it will all be made plain.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Do you think any two people in the world are exactly the same? Even twins?"
Watch the first few minutes of the Met Office video about how snowflakes form, each one a little different.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What does this ayah tell us about Allah?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can Allah know every single person and every snowflake?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-'Adiyat is surah 100. Find ayah 11, the last ayah. Read all eleven ayat in the translation: what are the three parts of this surah?
Fact: Why do snowflakes almost always have six sides?
Ages 5–8: Paper snowflakes. Fold and cut paper snowflakes. Compare them: are any two exactly the same?
Ages 9–12: Look at Wilson Bentley's snowflake photos from over 100 years ago. Count the arms on each and describe how two of them differ.
Finish with: "I found that no two of our snowflakes were ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "Every night this week, I will tell Allah in my dua one good thing I did today."
Action: Keep to your plan all week.
Use child-safe scissors.
