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ٱلَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْغَيْبِ وَيُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَٰهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ
Alladhīna yu''minūna bil-ghay'bi wayuqīmūna ṣṣalāta wamimmā razaq'nāhum' yunfiqūna
Who believe in the Unseen, are steadfast in prayer, and spend out of what We have provided for them;
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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The mindful believe in the unseen, keep up the prayer, and give from what Allah has provided them.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Can you believe in something you can't see?"
Listen together as Mishary Alafasy recites ayat 1–5 of Al-Baqarah, a short clip shared by Arkaanul Islami Channel.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What three things do the mindful do?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What is 'the unseen'?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Baqarah is surah 2. Find ayah 3. Al-ghayb, the unseen, includes Allah, the angels, Jannah and the Last Day. We can't see them but we know they are real, just as we can't see the wind but feel it.
Fact: Al-ghayb means the unseen: things real but hidden from our eyes, like angels.
Ages 5–8: Wind test. Feel the wind and talk about real things we can't see.
Ages 9–12: Three habits. Write the three habits of the mindful.
Finish with: "Al-ghayb means the ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will give something small each day."
Action: Give something small each day.
