Opening the ayah…
وَحَرَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَٰهَآ أَنَّهُمْ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ
Wa ḥarāmun ʻalā qar'yatin 'ah'lak'nāhā 'annahum' lā yar'jiʻūna
But there is a ban on any population which We have destroyed: that they shall not return,
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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It is decided that a town Allah destroyed will not come back.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Can a river flow backwards?"
Listen together to Muhammad Al-Luhaidan reciting part of Al-Anbiya, shared by quran o hadis 1.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What will not happen?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why can't some chances come back?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Anbiya is surah 21. Find ayah 95. One calm line: towns that were destroyed won't return. Some chances don't come again, so we use them now.
Fact: Can rivers ever flow backwards? Find out about tidal bores.
Ages 5–8: One way. Draw a one-way arrow and write 'use today'.
Ages 9–12: Chances. Write one chance you want to use now.
Finish with: "I found ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will use a chance I usually skip: ___."
Action: Use the chance.
