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وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ نُحْىِۦ وَنُمِيتُ وَنَحْنُ ٱلْوَٰرِثُونَ
Wa 'innā lanaḥ'nu nuḥ'yī wanumītu wanaḥ'nu l-wārithūna
And verily, it is We Who give life, and Who give death: it is We Who remain inheritors (after all else passes away).
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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It is Allah who gives life and causes death, and He remains when everything else is gone.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Who gives every creature its life?"
Idrees Abkar's Al-Hijr is on Divine Speech. Play a few gentle minutes.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What does Allah give?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What does it mean that Allah is the inheritor?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Hijr is surah 15. Find ayah 23. Every living thing gets life from Allah, and every life ends by His will. When everything is gone, Allah remains. Everything returns to Him.
Fact: Find the ayah where Ibrahim says 'my Lord gives life and death' (Al-Baqarah 2:258).
Ages 5–8: Life cycle. Draw the life cycle of a butterfly.
Ages 9–12: Al-Warith. Write what it means that Allah inherits all.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will thank Allah for my life every morning."
Action: Thank Allah for your life every morning.
