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إِذَا رَأَتْهُم مِّن مَّكَانٍۭ بَعِيدٍۢ سَمِعُوا۟ لَهَا تَغَيُّظًۭا وَزَفِيرًۭا
'Idhā ra'at'hum mmin mmakānin baʻīdin samiʻū lahā taghayyuẓan wazafīran
When it sees them from a place fAr off, they will hear its fury and its ranging sigh.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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When the Fire sees them from a distance, they will hear its furious noise.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What sounds tell you to stay away from danger?"
Open the Abdelsattar Naji video of Al-Minshawi and listen for a while.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What will they hear?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why does the Quran describe the Fire with sound?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Furqan is surah 25. Find ayah 12. The key word zafir means a roaring breath. The Quran uses sound to make the warning real. We read it to stay away, and we ask Allah for protection.
Fact: How fast does sound travel through air?
Ages 5–8: Danger sounds. Name sounds that warn us: a siren, a smoke alarm, thunder.
Ages 9–12: Warning by sound. Write why a warning you can hear is hard to ignore.
Finish with: "I found sound travels about ___ metres each second."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will say 'Allahumma ajirni min an-nar' after a prayer."
Action: Say 'Allahumma ajirni min an-nar' after a prayer.
