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لَهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَمَا تَحْتَ ٱلثَّرَىٰ
Lahu mā fī ssamāwāti wamā fī l-'ar'ḍi wamā bay'nahumā wamā taḥ'ta ththarā
To Him belongs what is in the heavens and on earth, and all between them, and all beneath the soil.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Everything in the heavens, on the earth, between them and even beneath the soil belongs to Allah.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What do you think lives under the ground?"
Unique Quran posted a short recitation of ayat 1–35 of Ta-Ha. Listen to all of it together.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Which place does the ayah mention last?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What hidden things are under the soil?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ta-Ha is surah 20. Find ayah 6. A sign to ponder: under the soil are roots, worms, water, minerals and tiny living things. Ath-thara means moist soil. Even what we never see belongs to Allah.
Fact: How many living things can be found in one handful of soil? Find an estimate.
Ages 5–8: Soil explorers. Look closely at a spoon of soil with a magnifier.
Ages 9–12: Underground world. Draw the layers under your feet.
Finish with: "I found a handful holds about ___ living things."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will plant or water something in the soil."
Action: Plant or water something in the soil.
Wash hands after touching soil.
