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أَطَّلَعَ ٱلْغَيْبَ أَمِ ٱتَّخَذَ عِندَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ عَهْدًۭا
'Aṭṭalaʻa l-ghay'ba 'ami (i)ttakhadha ʻinda rraḥ'māni ʻah'dan
Has he penetrated to the Unseen, or has he taken a contract with (Allah) Most Gracious?
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Has he looked into the unseen, or made an agreement with the Most Merciful?
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Can anyone know the future?"
Deen Snippets has a short Maryam clip of Abdur-Rahman As-Sudais reciting ayat 77–98. Play it all.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What two questions does the ayah ask?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Who alone knows the unseen?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Maryam is surah 19. Find ayah 78. No one sees the future or has a deal with Allah to get whatever they want. Only Allah knows the unseen. That keeps us humble.
Fact: Find the ayah that says the keys of the unseen are with Allah (Al-An'am 6:59).
Ages 5–8: Guess the box. Try guessing what's in a closed box.
Ages 9–12: Unseen. Write what only Allah knows.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will trust Allah with my future worries."
Action: Trust Allah with your future worries.
