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لِيَجْزِىَ ٱللَّهُ كُلَّ نَفْسٍۢ مَّا كَسَبَتْ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَرِيعُ ٱلْحِسَابِ
Liyaj'ziya -llahu kulla naf'sin mmā kassabat' . 'inna -llaha sarīʻu l-ḥissābi
That Allah may requite each soul according to its deserts; and verily Allah is swift in calling to account.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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This happens so Allah can repay every soul for what it has earned, and Allah is quick in taking account.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Is it fair when everyone gets exactly what they earned?"
Play the short clip from Shabaz Kurdi of Abdul Basit Abdus-Samad reciting part of Ibrahim of Ibrahim.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What will every soul receive?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What am I earning with my deeds today?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ibrahim is surah 14. Find ayah 51. Allah is perfectly fair. Every person gets exactly what they earned, good or bad. Allah's reckoning is swift: He does not need time to sort it out. Every small good deed counts.
Fact: See if you can locate the ayah that says even an atom's weight of good will be seen (Az-Zalzalah 99:7).
Ages 5–8: Seed and harvest. Plant a seed and talk about how what we plant is what grows.
Ages 9–12: Fairness. Write why Allah's justice is a comfort.
Finish with: "The ayah I found, Az-Zalzalah 99:7, teaches ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will do a small good deed every day."
Action: Every deed counts.
