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وَلَن يَتَمَنَّوْهُ أَبَدًۢا بِمَا قَدَّمَتْ أَيْدِيهِمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌۢ بِٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
Wa lan yatamannaw'hu 'abadan[m] bimā qaddamat' 'ay'dīhim' . wa-llahu ʻalīmun[m] bi ẓẓālimīna
But they will never seek for death, on account of the (sins) which their hands have sent on before them. and Allah is well-acquainted with the wrong-doers.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Such people will never long for death, because of the deeds their own hands have already sent on, and Allah is fully aware of wrongdoers.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What have you already sent ahead to the next life?"
A short clip on Keberkahan Al-Qur'an recites ayat 91–95 of Al-Baqarah. Play the whole clip.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did their hands send ahead?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why do deeds make people fear or hope?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Baqarah is surah 2. Find ayah 95. Our deeds go ahead of us to the Hereafter. Good deeds bring hope; wrong deeds bring fear. We send ahead good.
Fact: The Qur'an often describes deeds as things 'sent ahead' to meet us.
Ages 5–8: Deed parcel. Draw a parcel of good deeds being sent ahead.
Ages 9–12: Ahead of us. Write which deeds you want to send ahead.
Finish with: "Our deeds go ___ of us."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will do a good deed and imagine it waiting for me."
Action: Do a good deed and imagine it waiting for you.
