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لَهَا سَبْعَةُ أَبْوَٰبٍۢ لِّكُلِّ بَابٍۢ مِّنْهُمْ جُزْءٌۭ مَّقْسُومٌ
Lahā sab'ʻatu 'ab'wābin llikulli bābin mmin'hum' juz''un mmaq'sūmun
To it are seven gates: for each of those gates is a (special) class (of sinners) assigned.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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The Fire has seven gates, each for an assigned group.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why does the Quran tell us about the Fire?"
Haramain Translations has Sudais reciting Al-Hijr with meanings. Play only a short, calm part.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "How many gates are mentioned?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can I keep far from them?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Hijr is surah 15. Find ayah 44. Allah tells us about the Fire calmly so we stay away from wrong. Jannah has gates too, and we work to enter through them. Ask your ustaz or ustazah for more.
Fact: Find the ayah about the gates of Jannah opening (Az-Zumar 39:73).
Ages 5–8: Good gates. Draw a beautiful garden gate.
Ages 9–12: Choices. Write how good deeds lead to good gates.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will add a good deed each day."
Action: Add a good deed each day.
