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ثُمَّ لْيَقْضُوا۟ تَفَثَهُمْ وَلْيُوفُوا۟ نُذُورَهُمْ وَلْيَطَّوَّفُوا۟ بِٱلْبَيْتِ ٱلْعَتِيقِ
Thumma l'yaq'ḍū tafathahum' wal'yūfū nudhūrahum' wal'yaṭṭawwafū bil-bay'ti l-ʻatīqi
"Then let them complete the rites prescribed for them, perform their vows, and (again) circumambulate the Ancient House."
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Then pilgrims should finish tidying themselves, fulfil their vows and circle the Ancient House.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How do you feel when you finish something important?"
Listen together to Mahmoud Hussien reciting ayat 26–37, shared by Kibra Daawah Caravan.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What is the House called here?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is the Ka'bah called the Ancient House?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Hajj is surah 22. Find ayah 29. After the main days, pilgrims clean up, keep any promises they made to Allah and do tawaf around the Ka'bah. Al-Bayt al-'Atiq means the Ancient House, the first house of worship.
Fact: Which ayah says the first House was the one at Bakkah (Al 'Imran 3:96)?
Ages 5–8: Circle walk. Walk around a table seven times while saying subhanallah.
Ages 9–12: Promise keeper. Write about a promise you kept.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will keep my promise to ___."
Action: Keep your promise.
