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وَقَدِمْنَآ إِلَىٰ مَا عَمِلُوا۟ مِنْ عَمَلٍۢ فَجَعَلْنَٰهُ هَبَآءًۭ مَّنثُورًا
Wa qadim'nā 'ilā mā ʻamilū min' ʻamalin fajaʻalnāhu habā'an mmanthūran
And We shall turn to whatever deeds they did (in this life), and We shall make such deeds as floating dust scattered about.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah will take the deeds they did without faith and make them like dust scattered in the air.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What happens to a sandcastle when the tide comes in?"
Play only a little. القناة الرسمية للشيخ محمود خليل الحصري shares Mahmoud Khalil Al-Husary's reading; hear a short stretch.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What happens to their deeds?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What makes a good deed last?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Furqan is surah 25. Find ayah 23. The key words haba'an manthura mean dust scattered in the air, like specks floating in a sunbeam. Deeds done without faith have nothing to hold them up. Faith and a sincere intention make deeds last.
Fact: Why can we see dust floating in a beam of sunlight?
Ages 5–8: Sunbeam dust. Look at dust floating in a sunbeam by a window.
Ages 9–12: Foundation. Write why intention is the foundation of a deed.
Finish with: "I found we see the dust because ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will say 'for Allah' before a good deed."
Action: Say 'for Allah' before a good deed.
