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قُلْ أَذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ أَمْ جَنَّةُ ٱلْخُلْدِ ٱلَّتِى وُعِدَ ٱلْمُتَّقُونَ ۚ كَانَتْ لَهُمْ جَزَآءًۭ وَمَصِيرًۭا
Qul' 'adhālika khay'run 'am' jannatu l-khuldi -llatī wuʻida l-muttaqūna . kānat' lahum' jazā'an wamaṣīran
Say: "Is that best, or the eternal garden, promised to the righteous? for them, that is a reward as well as a goal (of attainment).
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Which is better, that ending or the Garden of eternity promised to those who are mindful of Allah, as their reward and final home?
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "If you could choose your final home, what would it be like?"
Just a few minutes, please. Try a few minutes of Al-Minshawi, posted by Holy Quran BWP.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who is the Garden promised to?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What makes a home last forever?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Furqan is surah 25. Find ayah 15. The key words jannat al-khuld mean the Garden of eternity. Right after the warning, Allah turns to hope. The Garden is both a reward and a final destination.
Fact: Which ayah near the end of Al-Furqan calls the Garden a beautiful place to rest?
Ages 5–8: Dream garden. Draw the garden you hope for with rivers and fruit trees.
Ages 9–12: Two endings. Write a short comparison of the two endings in ayat 11–16.
Finish with: "I found it is ayah ___ of Al-Furqan."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will do one deed of taqwa, being mindful of Allah."
Action: Do one deed of taqwa, being mindful of Allah.
