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فَأَنشَأْنَا لَكُم بِهِۦ جَنَّٰتٍۢ مِّن نَّخِيلٍۢ وَأَعْنَٰبٍۢ لَّكُمْ فِيهَا فَوَٰكِهُ كَثِيرَةٌۭ وَمِنْهَا تَأْكُلُونَ
Fa'ansha''nā lakum bihī jannātin mmin nnakhīlin wa'aʻ'nābin llakum' fīhā fawākihu kathīratun wamin'hā ta''kulūna
With it We grow for you gardens of date-palms and vines: in them have ye abundant fruits: and of them ye eat (and have enjoyment),-
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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With that rain Allah grows gardens of date palms and grapevines, full of fruits to eat.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What is your favourite fruit?"
Play the short clip from kabylifornie13: Ali Jaber reciting ayat 1–22.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Which two plants are named?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How does one kind of water make so many fruits?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Mu'minun is surah 23. Find ayah 19. Dates and grapes grow from the same rain and soil, yet taste so different. A sign to ponder in every fruit bowl.
Fact: How many dates can a single date palm produce in a year? Find an estimate.
Ages 5–8: Fruit tasting. Taste a date and a grape and describe each.
Ages 9–12: Fruit map. Find where dates and grapes grow in the world.
Finish with: "I found a palm can give about ___ kg."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will share fruit with ___ (who)."
Action: Share fruit.
Cut grapes for small children (choking risk); check allergies.
