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ٱلَّذِينَ يَرِثُونَ ٱلْفِرْدَوْسَ هُمْ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ
Alladhīna yarithūna l-fir'daw'sa hum' fīhā khālidūna
Who will inherit Paradise: they will dwell therein (for ever).
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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They will inherit Al-Firdaws, the highest garden, and stay there forever.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What would your dream garden look like?"
Grown-ups, preview a few minutes of this talk by Deeds for Peace from Deeds for Peace, then share the part that suits your children.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What is the name of the garden?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What makes Al-Firdaws special?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Mu'minun is surah 23. Find ayah 11. Al-Firdaws is named here as the reward for the qualities in ayat 1 to 10. It is a garden forever, beyond what we can imagine. What it is truly like, only Allah knows.
Fact: Which other surah ends with the gardens of Firdaws as a home? (Try Al-Kahf, 18:107.).
Ages 5–8: Dream garden. Draw your dream garden with rivers and fruit.
Ages 9–12: Road map. Draw a path from ayah 1 to Al-Firdaws with each quality as a stop.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will make du'a for Al-Firdaws ___ (when)."
Action: Make your du'a.
