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كُلُوا۟ وَٱرْعَوْا۟ أَنْعَٰمَكُمْ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَٰتٍۢ لِّأُو۟لِى ٱلنُّهَىٰ
Kulū wa-r'ʻaw' 'an'ʻāmakum' . 'inna fī dhālika la'āyātin lli'ūlī nnuhā
Eat (for yourselves) and pasture your cattle: verily, in this are Signs for men endued with understanding.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah tells us to eat and graze our animals, and says there are signs in this for people who think.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Where does your food come from?"
Begin Yasser Al-Dosari's Ta-Ha on SimpleQuran and listen for a few minutes.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who are the signs for?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What sign is in a plate of food?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ta-Ha is surah 20. Find ayah 54. Plants feed us and our animals. Ulin-nuha means people of understanding. They see Allah's care in every meal.
Fact: How much grass does a cow eat in a day? Find an estimate.
Ages 5–8: Food journey. Draw the journey of milk from grass to cow to cup.
Ages 9–12: Signs at the table. Write the signs you notice in one meal.
Finish with: "I found a cow eats about ___ kg."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will say bismillah and alhamdulillah at every meal."
Action: Say bismillah and alhamdulillah at every meal.
