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وَمَآ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا وَلَهَا كِتَابٌۭ مَّعْلُومٌۭ
Wa mā 'ah'lak'nā min qar'yatin 'illā walahā kitābun mmaʻ'lūmun
Never did We destroy a population that had not a term decreed and assigned beforehand.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah never destroyed a town without a time already known and written for it.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Does everything have its time?"
USRAH ILMU STUDIO posted a short recitation of ayat 1–15 of Al-Hijr. Listen to all of it together.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did every town have?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why does Allah set times for everything?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Hijr is surah 15. Find ayah 4. Allah has set a time for every people and every thing. Nothing happens early or late by accident. This shows Allah is in control.
Fact: Find the ayah that says for every nation there is a term (Yunus 10:49).
Ages 5–8: Timeline. Draw a timeline of your day with set times.
Ages 9–12: Allah's timing. Write how knowing Allah sets times calms you.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will keep to set times for prayer and homework."
Action: Keep to set times for prayer and homework.
