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قَالَ بَل رَّبُّكُمْ رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّذِى فَطَرَهُنَّ وَأَنَا۠ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلشَّٰهِدِينَ
Qāla bal rrabbukum' rabbu ssamāwāti wal-'ar'ḍi -lladhī faṭarahunna wa'anā ʻalā dhālikum mmina shshāhidīna
He said, "Nay, your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, He Who created them (from nothing): and I am a witness to this (Truth).
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Ibrahim replied that the One who made the heavens and earth is their true Lord, and he bore witness to it.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Who made the sky above you?"
Sit quietly and hear Badr Al-Turki, posted by QuranicLight. Only the start is needed.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did Ibrahim say he is a witness to?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How is creation a proof of Allah?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Anbiya is surah 21. Find ayah 56. Ibrahim pointed to creation: the One who made the heavens and earth is the true Lord. He was a witness, someone who knows and speaks the truth.
Fact: What does 'fatara' (originated, created from nothing) mean?
Ask your teacher.
Ages 5–8: Creation list. List things only Allah could make.
Ages 9–12: Witness. Write what you witness about Allah's creation.
Finish with: "I found fatara means ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will name one creation each day and say subhanallah."
Action: Name one creation each day and say subhanallah.
