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إِنَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ ءَاتِيَةٌ أَكَادُ أُخْفِيهَا لِتُجْزَىٰ كُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا تَسْعَىٰ
'Inna ssāʻata 'ātiyatun 'akādu 'ukh'fīhā lituj'zā kullu naf'sin bimā tas'ʻā
"Verily the Hour is coming - My design is to keep it hidden - for every soul to receive its reward by the measure of its Endeavour.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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The Hour is surely coming, Allah keeps its time hidden, and every soul will be rewarded for its effort.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why might a hidden test date make students study every day?"
Deen Snippets has the whole of Ta-Ha by Yasser Al-Dosari. Play just the first stretch.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What is every soul rewarded for?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is the time of the Hour hidden?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ta-Ha is surah 20. Find ayah 15. Allah keeps the time of the Hour hidden. That way people keep striving every day. Every effort, big or small, is rewarded.
Fact: Find the ayah that says people get only what they strive for (An-Najm 53:39).
Ages 5–8: Effort jar. Add a bead for every effort you make this week.
Ages 9–12: Hidden date. Write how a hidden date keeps us ready.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will make one extra effort each day."
Action: Make one extra effort each day.
Beads are a choking risk for small children.
