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وَٱلسَّلَٰمُ عَلَىَّ يَوْمَ وُلِدتُّ وَيَوْمَ أَمُوتُ وَيَوْمَ أُبْعَثُ حَيًّۭا
Wa ssalāmu ʻalayya yaw'ma wulidttu wayaw'ma 'amūtu wayaw'ma 'ub'ʻathu ḥayyan
"So peace is on me the day I was born, the day that I die, and the day that I shall be raised up to life (again)"!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Baby Isa ended his words by saying Allah's peace is with him at his birth, at his death and when he is brought back to life.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Where have you heard words like these before in this surah?"
روائع التلاوات has the whole of Maryam by Hazza Al-Balushi. Play just the first stretch.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What three days are mentioned?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why do Yahya and Isa have the same peace?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Maryam is surah 19. Find ayah 33. Isa's words echo what Allah said about Yahya a few ayat earlier. Two cousins, two noble prophets, both wrapped in Allah's peace through every stage of life.
Fact: Compare 19:15 and 19:33 word by word in the translation.
Ages 5–8: Peace chain. Make a paper chain with 'salam' on each link.
Ages 9–12: Peace. Write how you can bring peace to your home.
Finish with: "I found the difference is ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will bring peace to an argument at home."
Action: Bring peace to an argument at home.
