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وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا ٱلْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ مِنكُمْ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا ٱلْمُسْتَـْٔخِرِينَ
Wa laqad' ʻalim'nā l-mus'taq'dimīna minkum' walaqad' ʻalim'nā l-mus'ta''khirīna
To Us are known those of you who hasten forward, and those who lag behind.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah knows those of you who go ahead and those who stay behind.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Do you rush to do good or wait until last?"
Hear the opening minutes of Al-Hijr in Saad Al-Ghamdi's voice, from الشيخ سعد الغامدي.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who does Allah know about?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can I be among those who go ahead in good?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Hijr is surah 15. Find ayah 24. Allah knows everyone: those who hurry to good and those who lag behind. We can choose to be first in good deeds.
Fact: Find the ayah 'race to forgiveness' (Al-Hadid 57:21).
Ages 5–8: First to good. See who can be first to help with a chore.
Ages 9–12: Going ahead. Write how to be first in good deeds.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will be first to help at home."
Action: Be first to help at home.
