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يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ ٱتَّقُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ زَلْزَلَةَ ٱلسَّاعَةِ شَىْءٌ عَظِيمٌۭ
yā'ayyuhā nnāssu (i)ttaqū rabbakum' . 'inna zalzalata ssāʻati shay''un ʻaẓīmun
O mankind! fear your Lord! for the convulsion of the Hour (of Judgment) will be a thing terrible!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah calls all people to be mindful of their Lord, because the shaking of the Hour will be something tremendous.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why do people practise earthquake drills?"
Grown-ups, preview a few minutes of this talk by Nouman Ali Khan from Bayyinah Quran Intensive, then share the part that suits your children.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who is Allah speaking to in this ayah?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can I get ready for the Hour?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Hajj is surah 22. Find ayah 1. Al-Hajj opens by speaking to all people, not only believers. The key word zalzalah means a great shaking. The Hour is serious, so Allah reminds us early, while there is time to do good.
Fact: Which short surah is named after the earth's great shaking? (Az-Zalzalah, surah 99.).
Ages 5–8: Ready bag. Pack a pretend 'good deeds bag' with drawings of kind acts.
Ages 9–12: Drill plan. Write how a school prepares for an emergency, and how a believer prepares for the Hour.
Finish with: "I found it is surah number ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will add one good deed to my 'ready bag' each day."
Action: Add one good deed to your 'ready bag' each day.
