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مَّا تَسْبِقُ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَ
Mmā tas'biqu min' 'ummatin 'ajalahā wamā yas'ta''khirūna
Neither can a people anticipate its term, nor delay it.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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No people can bring their end sooner or push it later.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Can anyone stop the sun from setting?"
MZG has a short Al-Hijr clip of Mishary Alafasy reciting ayat 1–15. Play it all.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What can no nation do with its time?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What can I control, and what can't I?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Hijr is surah 15. Find ayah 5. We can't change the times Allah has set. But we can choose how we use the time we have. That is in our hands.
Fact: How many minutes are there in a day? Work it out.
Ages 5–8: My minutes. Count how many minutes you spend on good things today.
Ages 9–12: In my hands. Write what you can control and what only Allah controls.
Finish with: "I found there are ___ minutes."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will use 15 minutes each day for something good."
Action: Use 15 minutes each day for something good.
