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قُل لَّا يَعْلَمُ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلْغَيْبَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ ۚ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ أَيَّانَ يُبْعَثُونَ
Qul llā yaʻ'lamu man fī ssamāwāti wal-'ar'ḍi l-ghay'ba 'illā -llahu . wamā yash'ʻurūna 'ayyāna yub'ʻathūna
Say: None in the heavens or on earth, except Allah, knows what is hidden: nor can they perceive when they shall be raised up (for Judgment).
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Only Allah knows the unseen in the heavens and the earth, and no one can tell the moment people will be raised.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What is something only Allah knows?"
Nasser Al-Qatami recites on The Noble Qur'aan channel.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who knows the unseen?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why can't anyone know the future for sure?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah An-Naml is surah 27. Find ayah 65. The key word al-ghayb means the unseen. Only Allah knows the future, hidden things and the time of the Last Day. Fortune tellers and horoscopes cannot know it. We plan, make dua and trust Allah.
Fact: Which ayah in Surah Luqman lists things only Allah knows?
Ages 5–8: Hidden box. Guess what's in a closed box, then talk about how only Allah knows everything.
Ages 9–12: Only Allah knows. Write why we should not trust fortune tellers.
Finish with: "I found it is ayah ___ of Luqman."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will say in sha Allah when talking about the future."
Action: Say in sha Allah when talking about the future.
