Opening the ayah…
إِنْ هِىَ إِلَّا حَيَاتُنَا ٱلدُّنْيَا نَمُوتُ وَنَحْيَا وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَبْعُوثِينَ
'In' hiya 'illā ḥayātunā ddun'yā namūtu wanaḥ'yā wamā naḥ'nu bimab'ʻūthīna
"There is nothing but our life in this world! We shall die and we live! But we shall never be raised up again!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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They claimed this worldly life is all there is: people die, others are born, and no one is raised again.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "If there were no exam, would you still study?"
Tadabbur FHD shares Ahmad Al-Shalabi's recitation of Al-Mu'minun. Listen to a short stretch.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What do they say about being raised?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How would I live if I believed there was nothing after?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Mu'minun is surah 23. Find ayah 37. They thought life ends at death. Believers know this life is a journey, and every good deed matters forever.
Fact: How long does a mayfly live as an adult?
Ages 5–8: Short and long. Compare a soap bubble's life with a tree's life.
Ages 9–12: Two views. Write how a person who believes in the Hereafter and one who doesn't might act differently.
Finish with: "I found an adult mayfly lives about ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will do one good deed every day: ___."
Action: Do your daily good deed.
