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أَوَلَا يَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا يُسِرُّونَ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ
'Awalā yaʻ'lamūna 'anna -llaha yaʻ'lamu mā yussirrūna wamā yuʻ'linūna
Know they not that Allah knoweth what they conceal and what they reveal?
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Don't they know that Allah knows what they hide and what they show?
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Can we hide anything from Allah?"
Hafiz Muhammad Asim Shahzad posted a short recitation of ayat 76–79 of Al-Baqarah. Listen to all of it together.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What does Allah know?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why does this matter?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Baqarah is surah 2. Find ayah 77. Whether hidden or shown, Allah knows it all. This encourages us to be the same inside and out.
Fact: Allah knows even the whispers of our hearts (50:16).
Ages 5–8: Inside and out. Be the same in private and in public.
Ages 9–12: Allah knows. Write how this changes behaviour.
Finish with: "Allah knows what we hide and ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will act the same whether seen or not."
Action: Act the same whether seen or not.
