26:88Ash-Shu'ara'
Juz 19 · Page 371يَوْمَ لَا يَنفَعُ مَالٌۭ وَلَا بَنُونَ
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Yaw'ma lā yanfaʻu mālun walā banūna
"The Day whereon neither wealth nor sons will avail,
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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يَوْمَ لَا يَنفَعُ مَالٌۭ وَلَا بَنُونَ
Yaw'ma lā yanfaʻu mālun walā banūna
"The Day whereon neither wealth nor sons will avail,
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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On that Day neither money nor children will be of any use.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What will matter on the Last Day?"
Short Quran Reminder shares ayat 88 and 89 in a few seconds.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What will not help on that Day?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why won't money matter then?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ash-Shu'ara is surah 26. Find ayah 88. The key words la yanfa'u malun wa la banun mean neither wealth nor sons benefit. In this life, money and family feel like strength. On that Day, each person stands alone. Only what is in the heart counts.
Fact: Which ayah of Al-Kahf calls wealth and children the adornment of this life?
Ages 5–8: What counts. Draw a heart bigger than a pile of money.
Ages 9–12: Adornment or lasting. Write what lasts beyond this life.
Finish with: "I found it is ayah ___ of Al-Kahf."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will use something I have to help someone."
Action: Use something you have to help someone.
