23:36Al-Mu'minoon
Juz 18 · Page 344۞ هَيْهَاتَ هَيْهَاتَ لِمَا تُوعَدُونَ
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hay'hāta hay'hāta limā tūʻadūna
"Far, very far is that which ye are promised!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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۞ هَيْهَاتَ هَيْهَاتَ لِمَا تُوعَدُونَ
hay'hāta hay'hāta limā tūʻadūna
"Far, very far is that which ye are promised!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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They said, again and again, that what they were promised was very far-fetched.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Does something seem far away just because we can't see it?"
Play a few minutes of Saud Ash-Shuraim on IQRA AL-QURAN.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What word do they repeat?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Is the Hereafter really far?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Mu'minun is surah 23. Find ayah 36. The key word hayhat means 'how far!'. They said it twice to sound sure. But what seems far to us is close and certain with Allah.
Fact: How far away is the Moon? Find the distance.
Ages 5–8: Near or far. Use binoculars or rolled paper to see far things up close.
Ages 9–12: Feels far. Write about something that seemed far away but came quickly (a birthday, Eid).
Finish with: "I found the Moon is about ___ km away."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will prepare early for ___."
Action: Prepare early.
