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لِيُبَيِّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى يَخْتَلِفُونَ فِيهِ وَلِيَعْلَمَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ كَٰذِبِينَ
Liyubayyina lahumu -lladhī yakh'talifūna fīhi waliyaʻ'lama -lladhīna kafarū 'annahum' kānū kādhibīna
(They must be raised up), in order that He may manifest to them the truth of that wherein they differ, and that the rejecters of Truth may realise that they had indeed (surrendered to) Falsehood.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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People will be raised so Allah can make clear the truth about what they disagreed on, and so the deniers know they were lying.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why is it important that the truth comes out?"
Recitation Coran HQ has the whole of An-Nahl by Abdul Basit Abdus-Samad. Play just the first stretch.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What will be made clear?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why will the Day of Judgment be fair?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah An-Nahl is surah 16. Find ayah 39. On the Day of rising, every disagreement will be settled with the truth. Nothing will be hidden. This shows Allah's complete fairness.
Fact: Search the Quran for Al-Hajj 22:17, which says Allah will judge between all groups.
Ages 5–8: Truth light. Shine a torch in a dark room and talk about truth being clear.
Ages 9–12: Fair judgement. Write why it is fair that truth will be made clear.
Finish with: "Al-Hajj 22:17 says ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will tell the truth even when it's hard."
Action: Tell the truth even when it's hard.
