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تِلْكَ ٱلدَّارُ ٱلْءَاخِرَةُ نَجْعَلُهَا لِلَّذِينَ لَا يُرِيدُونَ عُلُوًّۭا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا فَسَادًۭا ۚ وَٱلْعَٰقِبَةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ
Til'ka ddāru l-'ākhiratu naj'ʻaluhā lilladhīna lā yurīdūna ʻuluwan fī l-'ar'ḍi walā fassādan . wal-ʻāqibatu lil'muttaqīna
That Home of the Hereafter We shall give to those who intend not high-handedness or mischief on earth: and the end is (best) for the righteous.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah gives the Home of the Hereafter to those who want no arrogance or corruption in the land, and the good ending belongs to the mindful.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Who do you think Allah gives Paradise to?"
Watch Dr. Omar Suleiman's short reflection A Beautiful Ending, on Surah Al-Qasas.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who receives the Home of the Hereafter?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can I be humble every day?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Qasas is surah 28. Find ayah 83. The key words la yuriduna 'uluwwan mean they do not seek to be above others. Pharaoh wanted to be high, and Qarun wanted to show off. The real winners are humble and do no harm. The good ending belongs to the muttaqin, the mindful.
Fact: Which surah's ayah 63 describes the servants of the Most Merciful walking gently on the earth?
Ages 5–8: Humble helper. Do a quiet job without telling anyone.
Ages 9–12: Pharaoh, Qarun, Musa. Write how each one's ending matched their choices.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will do one secret good deed."
Action: Do one secret good deed.
