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تِلْكَ ٱلْجَنَّةُ ٱلَّتِى نُورِثُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا مَن كَانَ تَقِيًّۭا
Til'ka l-jannatu -llatī nūrithu min' ʻibādinā man kāna taqiyyan
Such is the Garden which We give as an inheritance to those of Our servants who guard against Evil.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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That is the Garden Allah gives as an inheritance to His servants who were mindful of Him.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What does it mean to inherit something?"
Play the short clip from The Verbatim Word of Allah, The Miraculous Qur'an of Nasser Al-Qatami reciting ayat 63–72 of Maryam.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who inherits the Garden?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What does being mindful of Allah look like?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Maryam is surah 19. Find ayah 63. Taqwa means being mindful of Allah, careful to do right. Jannah is like an inheritance for people with taqwa.
Fact: Find the ayah in Al-Baqarah about taqwa as provision for the journey (2:197).
Ages 5–8: Taqwa moments. Draw a moment when you chose right because Allah sees.
Ages 9–12: Taqwa. Write what taqwa looks like at school.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will choose right when no one is watching."
Action: Choose right when no one is watching.
