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يُقَلِّبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةًۭ لِّأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَبْصَٰرِ
Yuqallibu -llahu -llay'la wa nnahāra . 'inna fī dhālika laʻib'ratan lli'ūlī l-'ab'ṣāri
It is Allah Who alternates the Night and the Day: verily in these things is an instructive example for those who have vision!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah turns night into day and day into night, and that is a lesson for those who truly see.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why does the sky get dark every evening?"
Play a short part of Yasser Al-Dosari's An-Nur from his Haram recitations channel.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who is this lesson for?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why do night and day keep changing?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah An-Nur is surah 24. Find ayah 44. A sign to ponder: the earth turns, so one side faces the sun (day) while the other faces away (night). The line between day and night keeps moving. People with seeing hearts learn from it.
Fact: How long does the earth take to turn once?
Ages 5–8: Torch and ball. Shine a torch on a ball and turn it slowly to show night and day.
Ages 9–12: Day length. Find sunrise and sunset times and work out how long today is.
Finish with: "I found the earth turns once in ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will notice sunrise or sunset ___ (when) and say subhanallah."
Action: Watch a sunrise or sunset.
