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وَٱللَّهُ أَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءًۭ فَأَحْيَا بِهِ ٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَآ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَةًۭ لِّقَوْمٍۢ يَسْمَعُونَ
Wa -llahu 'anzala mina ssamā'i mā'an fa'aḥ'yā bihi l-'ar'ḍa baʻ'da maw'tihā . 'inna fī dhālika la'āyatan lliqaw'min yas'maʻūna
And Allah sends down rain from the skies, and gives therewith life to the earth after its death: verily in this is a Sign for those who listen.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah sends down rain from the sky and brings the earth back to life after it was dead, a sign for people who listen.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What happens to dry land after rain?"
Muslim Ummah posted a short recitation of ayah 65 of An-Nahl. Listen to all of it together.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What does rain do to the earth?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is this a sign for people who listen?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah An-Nahl is surah 16. Find ayah 65. Dry, lifeless land becomes green after rain. This is a sign of Allah's power, and a reminder that He can bring life back.
Fact: After desert rain, some plants sprout within days. Find out what a 'desert bloom' is.
Ages 5–8: Revive a plant. Water a dry plant and watch it perk up.
Ages 9–12: Signs in rain. Write how rain reminds us of life after death.
Finish with: "A desert bloom is ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will say a du'a when it rains."
Action: Say a du'a when it rains.
