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ٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ فَضَّلْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍۢ ۚ وَلَلْءَاخِرَةُ أَكْبَرُ دَرَجَٰتٍۢ وَأَكْبَرُ تَفْضِيلًۭا
Unẓur' kay'fa faḍḍalnā baʻ'ḍahum' ʻalā baʻ'ḍin . walal''ākhiratu 'ak'baru darajātin wa'ak'baru taf'ḍīlan
See how We have bestowed more on some than on others; but verily the Hereafter is more in rank and gradation and more in excellence.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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See how Allah gives some people more than others in this world, but the next life has greater ranks and far greater differences.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why do some people have more than others?"
Listen together as Ali Jaber recites ayat 1–22 of Al-Isra, a short clip shared by TS.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Where are the greater ranks?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can I rise in the next life?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Isra is surah 17. Find ayah 21. In this world, people have different amounts of money and things. But the real ranks are in the next life, earned by faith and good deeds.
Fact: Find the ayah that says Allah raises believers in ranks (Al-Mujadilah 58:11).
Ages 5–8: Steps. Draw steps with good deeds on each.
Ages 9–12: Real ranks. Write what raises us with Allah.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will climb one step with a good deed each day."
Action: Climb one step with a good deed each day.
