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لَا يَحْزُنُهُمُ ٱلْفَزَعُ ٱلْأَكْبَرُ وَتَتَلَقَّىٰهُمُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ هَٰذَا يَوْمُكُمُ ٱلَّذِى كُنتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ
Lā yaḥ'zunuhumu l-fazaʻu l-'ak'baru watatalaqqāhumu l-malā'ikatu hādhā yaw'mukumu -lladhī kuntum' tūʻadūna
The Great Terror will bring them no grief: but the angels will meet them (with mutual greetings): "This is your Day,- (the Day) that ye were promised."
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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The great terror will not sadden them, and the angels will greet them saying this is the Day they were promised.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How does it feel to be welcomed warmly?"
Door to Deen shares Ali Jaber's recitation of Al-Anbiya. Listen to a short stretch.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who will greet them?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What will the angels say?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Anbiya is surah 21. Find ayah 103. While others are afraid, believers will be calm. Angels will welcome them: this is your day!
Fact: Find another ayah where angels greet believers with salam (Az-Zumar 39:73).
Ages 5–8: Welcome. Make a 'welcome' sign for a guest at home.
Ages 9–12: Calm hearts. Write why believers will feel calm.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will welcome someone warmly."
Action: Welcome someone warmly.
