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مَا نُنَزِّلُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَمَا كَانُوٓا۟ إِذًۭا مُّنظَرِينَ
Mā nunazzilu l-malā'ikata 'illā bil-ḥaqqi wamā kānū 'idhan mmunẓarīna
We send not the angels down except for just cause: if they came (to the ungodly), behold! no respite would they have!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah sends angels down only with the truth, and if they came, the deniers would get no more time.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why might it be a mercy that the angels didn't come?"
Listen together as Bandar Baleela recites ayat 1–25 of Al-Hijr, a short clip shared by IMAMS OF HARAMAIN.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What do the angels come with?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How is extra time a mercy?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Hijr is surah 15. Find ayah 8. If angels came openly, the test would be over. Allah gives people time to choose. That waiting time is a mercy.
Fact: Find the ayah about angels coming at death (Al-An'am 6:93).
Ages 5–8: More time. Talk about how extra time helps us fix mistakes.
Ages 9–12: Mercy of time. Write how Allah gives chances.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will use today's chance to fix a mistake."
Action: Use today's chance to fix a mistake.
