ٱلَّذِينَ صَبَرُوا۟ وَعَلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ
How to read it
Alladhīna ṣabarū waʻalā rabbihim' yatawakkalūna
(They are) those who persevere in patience, and put their trust on their Lord.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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ٱلَّذِينَ صَبَرُوا۟ وَعَلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ
Alladhīna ṣabarū waʻalā rabbihim' yatawakkalūna
(They are) those who persevere in patience, and put their trust on their Lord.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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They are those who are patient and put their trust in their Lord.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What two qualities help in hard times?"
Play the short An-Nahl clip of ayat 40–43 from Chinji Channel.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What two things do these people do?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How do patience and trust work together?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah An-Nahl is surah 16. Find ayah 42. The people who left home had two qualities: sabr (patience) and tawakkul (trust in Allah). Together they make a believer strong.
Fact: Al-'Ankabut 29:59 also mentions patience and trust. Read it.
Ages 5–8: Two strengths. Draw two arms: one says 'patience', one says 'trust'.
Ages 9–12: Sabr and tawakkul. Write how each helps in a hard time.
Finish with: "Al-'Ankabut 29:59 says ___."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will be patient and say tawakkaltu 'alallah."
Action: Be patient and say tawakkaltu 'alallah.
