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خُلِقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مِنْ عَجَلٍۢ ۚ سَأُو۟رِيكُمْ ءَايَٰتِى فَلَا تَسْتَعْجِلُونِ
Khuliqa l-'insānu min' ʻajalin . sa'ūrīkum' 'āyātī falā tas'taʻ'jilūni
Man is a creature of haste: soon (enough) will I show you My Signs; then ye will not ask Me to hasten them!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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People were made hasty, and Allah will show His signs in time, so they should not rush Him.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Have you ever rushed and made a mistake?"
نور الإيمان [صدقة جارية] shares Haitham Al-Dukhain's recitation of Al-Anbiya. Listen to a short stretch.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What are people made of?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can I slow down?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Anbiya is surah 21. Find ayah 37. We are naturally hasty. Allah teaches patience: His signs come at the right time. Slowing down helps us think and act well.
Fact: Find another ayah that says people are hasty (Al-Isra 17:11).
Ages 5–8: Slow race. Have a race where the slowest snail-walker wins.
Ages 9–12: Rush mistakes. Write a time rushing caused a mistake.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will slow down when I ___."
Action: Slow down.
