Opening the ayah…
فَلَوْ أَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةًۭ فَنَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
Falaw' 'anna lanā karratan fanakūna mina l-mu''minīna
"'Now if we only had a chance of return we shall truly be of those who believe!'"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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They will wish they could go back once more so they could be believers.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What would you do with a second chance?"
Just a few minutes, please. Open the Adoring Quran video of Abu Bakr Al-Shatri and listen for a while.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What do they wish for?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why can't they go back?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ash-Shu'ara is surah 26. Find ayah 102. The key word karratan means a return, another turn. On that Day, no second chances remain. But today, every morning is a new chance. Using today well is the real answer to this wish.
Fact: Which ayat of Al-Mu'minun record a wish to go back and do good?
Ages 5–8: Today's chance. Draw a sunrise labelled 'a new chance'.
Ages 9–12: Second chances. Write how to use today's chance well.
Finish with: "I found they are ayat ___ of Al-Mu'minun."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will start each morning with one good intention."
Action: Start each morning with one good intention.
