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وَٱلْخَيْلَ وَٱلْبِغَالَ وَٱلْحَمِيرَ لِتَرْكَبُوهَا وَزِينَةًۭ ۚ وَيَخْلُقُ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
Wa l-khay'la wal-bighāla wal-ḥamīra litar'kabūhā wazīnatan . wayakh'luqu mā lā taʻ'lamūna
And (He has created) horses, mules, and donkeys, for you to ride and use for show; and He has created (other) things of which ye have no knowledge.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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For riding and for beauty Allah made horses, mules and donkeys, and He creates other things you do not yet know.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What new ways of travelling have people invented?"
Play the short clip from Daily listen Quran of Mishary Alafasy reciting ayat 1–14 of An-Nahl.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Which three animals are named?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What does 'He creates what you do not know' mean?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah An-Nahl is surah 16. Find ayah 8. People rode horses, mules and donkeys for travel. Allah also says He creates things we don't know. Many people think of the cars, trains and planes people later made with the minds Allah gave them.
Fact: A horse can sleep standing up. Find out how.
Ages 5–8: Then and now. Draw old travel (horse) and new travel (train).
Ages 9–12: Still to know. Write about something you hope people will discover.
Finish with: "Horses sleep standing because ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will learn one fact about how animals help people."
Action: Learn one fact about how animals help people.
