Opening the ayah…
ٱلَّذِينَ يُفْسِدُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا يُصْلِحُونَ
Alladhīna yuf'sidūna fī l-'ar'ḍi walā yuṣ'liḥūna
"Who make mischief in the land, and mend not (their ways)."
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Those extravagant leaders spread harm in the land and never put things right.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What is the difference between a fixer and a breaker?"
Keep this one short. Open the O.A.Doucoure Abu Dhar Al Ghifari video of Abdullah Al-Matrood and listen for a while.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did the extravagant do?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why don't they fix things?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ash-Shu'ara is surah 26. Find ayah 152. The key words yufsiduna wa la yuslihun mean they corrupt and do not reform. Some people spoil things and never fix them. Believers aim to be fixers, making the world better.
Fact: Which ayah of Al-A'raf says do not spread corruption after the earth has been set right?
Ages 5–8: Fixer. Fix something small at home, like a loose button.
Ages 9–12: Fixers and breakers. Write how to be a fixer in your community.
Finish with: "I found it is ayah ___ of Al-A'raf."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will fix or tidy one broken thing."
Action: Fix or tidy one broken thing.
