وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
How to read it
Wa mā 'ad'rāka mā l-qāriʻatu
And what will explain to thee what the (Day) of Noise and Clamour is?
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
Wa mā 'ad'rāka mā l-qāriʻatu
And what will explain to thee what the (Day) of Noise and Clamour is?
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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This ayah asks what could ever make us understand that Day, something only Allah can tell us.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Can you describe a colour to someone who has never seen colours? Some things are hard to understand unless you're shown."
Watch the NASA visualization of flying towards a black hole (it has background music). Even scientists can't fully understand them!
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What does this ayah say about understanding that Day?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What things can only Allah explain to us?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Qari'ah is surah 101. Find ayah 3. It's the third time the surah's name appears. Count how many times it appears in ayat 1 to 3.
Fact: What is a black hole, and how did scientists take the first picture of one?
Ages 5–8: Describe it! One person describes a hidden object without naming it. Can the others guess? Was it easy or hard?
Ages 9–12: Find out how the Event Horizon Telescope used dishes all over the world to photograph a black hole. Draw a simple map of where the dishes were.
Finish with: "I found that the first picture of a black hole was taken in ___."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will learn one thing that Allah tells us in the Quran at ___ and say 'Allah knows best' when I don't understand."
Action: Stick with your plan for seven days.
