فَوَسَطْنَ بِهِۦ جَمْعًا
How to read it
Fawassaṭ'na bihī jam'ʻan
And penetrate forthwith into the midst (of the foe) en masse;-
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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فَوَسَطْنَ بِهِۦ جَمْعًا
Fawassaṭ'na bihī jam'ʻan
And penetrate forthwith into the midst (of the foe) en masse;-
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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This ayah describes the horses charging forward all together, right into the middle.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "When do you feel brave? Is it easier to be brave alone or with your family and friends?"
Watch the BBC Earth video of musk oxen forming a circle to protect their calves from wolves.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "How do the horses move, according to this ayah: alone or together?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can I be brave for someone else?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-'Adiyat is surah 100. Find ayah 5. Read the translations of ayat 1 to 5 together: they are one long picture. How many things do the horses do?
Fact: How do musk oxen or zebras protect each other from danger?
Ages 5–8: Circle game. Hold hands in a circle around a soft toy "calf". Can a "wolf" (another child) get to it?
Ages 9–12: Find three animals that stay safe by working together (zebras, musk oxen, fish shoals). How does each one do it?
Finish with: "I found that ___ stay safe by ___."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will stand by ___ when ___."
Action: Give your plan a go every day this week.
