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وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَٰكَ إِلَّا رَحْمَةًۭ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Wa mā 'ar'salnāka 'illā raḥ'matan llil'ʻālamīna
We sent thee not, but as a Mercy for all creatures.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah sent the Prophet only as a mercy to all the worlds.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What does mercy look like?"
Hear a short part of Muhammad Al-Luhaidan's recitation on luhaidan_eng .
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who is the Prophet a mercy for?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How is the Prophet a mercy to everyone?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Anbiya is surah 21. Find ayah 107. Rahmatan lil-'alamin means a mercy to all the worlds: people, animals and all creation. The Prophet, peace be upon him, taught kindness to everyone.
Fact: Find how the Quran describes the Prophet as kind and gentle (Al 'Imran 3:159).
Ages 5–8: Mercy deeds. Do kind deeds for a person, an animal and a plant.
Ages 9–12: Mercy to all. Write how you can be a small mercy to others.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will be kind to a person, an animal and a plant."
Action: Be kind to a person, an animal and a plant.
