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وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ ٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ دَآئِبَيْنِ ۖ وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ
Wa sakhkhara lakumu shsham'sa wal-qamara dā'ibay'ni . wassakhkhara lakumu -llay'la wa nnahāra
And He hath made subject to you the sun and the moon, both diligently pursuing their courses; and the night and the day hath he (also) made subject to you.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah made the sun and the moon serve us, both moving steadily in their courses, and made the night and the day serve us too.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What would life be like if the sun never set?"
Play the short Ibrahim clip of ayat 32–34 from Gi Thought.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Which four things does Allah make serve us?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why do we need both night and day?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ibrahim is surah 14. Find ayah 33. The sun and moon keep moving on their paths without stopping, and the night and day take turns. Day lets us work and play; night lets us rest. All are gifts from Allah.
Fact: The Moon takes about 27 days to go once around the Earth. Find out how long the Earth takes to go around the Sun.
Ages 5–8: Day and night. Shine a torch on a ball in a dark room and turn the ball slowly to see day and night.
Ages 9–12: Moon diary. Draw the moon's shape each night for a week.
Finish with: "The Earth goes around the Sun in ___ days."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will go to bed on time and thank Allah for the night."
Action: Go to bed on time and thank Allah for the night.
