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۞ وَعَنَتِ ٱلْوُجُوهُ لِلْحَىِّ ٱلْقَيُّومِ ۖ وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنْ حَمَلَ ظُلْمًۭا
waʻanati l-wujūhu lil'ḥayyi l-qayyūmi . waqad' khāba man' ḥamala ẓul'man
(All) faces shall be humbled before (Him) - the Living, the Self-Subsisting, Eternal: hopeless indeed will be the man that carries iniquity (on his back).
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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All faces will be humbled before the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all, and whoever carries wrongdoing will have failed.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What keeps everything in the world going?"
Put on Abdul Basit Abdus-Samad's Ta-Ha from murly67 and follow along for a little while.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Which two names of Allah do you hear?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What does it mean that Allah is Ever-Living?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ta-Ha is surah 20. Find ayah 111. Al-Hayy is the Ever-Living who never dies. Al-Qayyum keeps everything going. Before Him, everyone is humble. Those who carry wrong lose.
Fact: Find these two names together in Ayat al-Kursi (Al-Baqarah 2:255).
Ages 5–8: Names card. Make a card for Al-Hayy and Al-Qayyum.
Ages 9–12: Ever-living. Write why only Allah never dies or sleeps.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will learn the names Al-Hayy and Al-Qayyum."
Action: Learn the names Al-Hayy and Al-Qayyum.
