23:22Al-Mu'minoon
Juz 18 · Page 343وَعَلَيْهَا وَعَلَى ٱلْفُلْكِ تُحْمَلُونَ
How to read it
Wa ʻalay'hā waʻalāl-ful'ki tuḥ'malūna
An on them, as well as in slips, ye side.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Opening the ayah…
وَعَلَيْهَا وَعَلَى ٱلْفُلْكِ تُحْمَلُونَ
Wa ʻalay'hā waʻalāl-ful'ki tuḥ'malūna
An on them, as well as in slips, ye side.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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We are carried on animals and on ships.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How did people travel before cars?"
Play the short clip from DefenderOfSunnah1: Ali Jaber reciting part of Al-Mu'minun.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What two things carry us?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How does a heavy ship float?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Mu'minun is surah 23. Find ayah 22. A sign to ponder: camels carry loads across deserts, and ships float on water though they are heavy. Allah made both to carry us.
Fact: Why does a heavy ship float? Find out about buoyancy.
Ages 5–8: Boat test. Make a foil boat and see how many coins it carries.
Ages 9–12: Transport timeline. Draw how people travelled through history.
Finish with: "I found ships float because ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will say the travel du'a when we go out."
Action: Say the travel du'a when we go out.
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