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أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱشْتَرَوُا۟ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا بِٱلْءَاخِرَةِ ۖ فَلَا يُخَفَّفُ عَنْهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ
'Ūlā'ika -lladhīna (i)sh'tarawu l-ḥayāta ddun'yā bil-'ākhirati . falā yukhaffafu ʻan'humu l-ʻadhābu walā hum' yunṣarūna
These are the people who buy the life of this world at the price of the Hereafter: their penalty shall not be lightened nor shall they be helped.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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They chose this world's life over the Hereafter, so their punishment will not be eased and no one will help them.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Is this life worth more than the next?"
Al Quran for everything has a short Al-Baqarah clip of Mishary Alafasy reciting ayat 86–90. Play it all.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did they trade?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is that a bad trade?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Baqarah is surah 2. Find ayah 86. This life is short; the next is forever. Trading forever for a short time is a loss. This ayah mentions, in one calm line, the result.
Fact: The Prophet compared this world to a finger dipped in the sea compared to the Hereafter (Muslim).
Ages 5–8: Finger in sea. Dip a finger in water and compare with the bowl.
Ages 9–12: Short and forever. Write why the Hereafter matters more.
Finish with: "This world is like a ___ dipped in the sea."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will do one deed each day for the Hereafter."
Action: Do one deed each day for the Hereafter.
