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كُلًّۭا نُّمِدُّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ وَهَٰٓؤُلَآءِ مِنْ عَطَآءِ رَبِّكَ ۚ وَمَا كَانَ عَطَآءُ رَبِّكَ مَحْظُورًا
Kullan nnumiddu hā'ulā'i wahā'ulā'i min' ʻaṭā'i rabbika . wamā kāna ʻaṭā'u rabbika maḥ'ẓūran
Of the bounties of thy Lord We bestow freely on all- These as well as those: The bounties of thy Lord are not closed (to anyone).
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah gives His gifts to both kinds of people; your Lord's generosity is never closed off.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Does the sun shine only on good people?"
Play the short clip from Sada al-Ayat of Muhammad Al-Luhaidan reciting ayat 18–23 of Al-Isra.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who receives Allah's gifts?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why does Allah give to everyone?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Isra is surah 17. Find ayah 20. Rain, sunshine and food reach everyone, believers and others. Al-Karim, the Most Generous, gives to all in this world.
Fact: Find the name Al-Karim, the Most Generous (Al-Infitar 82:6).
Ages 5–8: Gifts for all. Draw rain falling on many different gardens.
Ages 9–12: Generous. Write how Allah's generosity reaches everyone.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will be generous to someone different from me."
Action: Be generous to someone different from you.
