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وَقَالُوٓا۟ أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَٰمًۭا وَرُفَٰتًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ خَلْقًۭا جَدِيدًۭا
Wa qālū 'a'idhā kunnā ʻiẓāman warufātan 'a'innā lamab'ʻūthūna khal'qan jadīdan
They say: "What! when we are reduced to bones and dust, should we really be raised up (to be) a new creation?"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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They asked how, once they became bones and crumbled dust, they could be raised up as a new creation.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Can something that has crumbled be made new?"
Begin Omar Hisham Al Arabi's Al-Isra on Islam - The Right Path and listen for a few minutes.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did they become in their question?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What would I answer them?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Isra is surah 17. Find ayah 49. Some people doubted that Allah can bring the dead back. The next ayat give a powerful answer.
Fact: Read 17:50–51 for the answer.
Ages 5–8: Leaf to soil. Watch how old leaves turn into soil that grows new plants.
Ages 9–12: New creation. Write how nature shows new life from old.
Finish with: "I found the answer is ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will notice new life growing from old things."
Action: Notice new life growing from old things.
