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أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ كَيْفَ يُبْدِئُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُۥٓ ۚ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ يَسِيرٌۭ
'Awalam' yaraw' kay'fa yub'di'u -llahu l-khal'qa thumma yuʻīduhu . 'inna dhālika ʻalā-llahi yassīrun
See they not how Allah originates creation, then repeats it: truly that is easy for Allah.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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People can see how Allah starts creation and then repeats it, which is easy for Him.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Where can you see things being made again and again in nature?"
Try Imran Kayani's upload of Sheikh Sudais for a little while.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What is easy for Allah?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How does nature show creation repeating?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-'Ankabut is surah 29. Find ayah 19. The key word yasir means easy. A sign to ponder: our bodies replace old cells with new ones all the time. Skin, blood and bone are constantly renewed. If Allah repeats creation inside us every day, raising us again is easy for Him.
Fact: About how long does it take for the skin's outer layer to renew itself?
Ages 5–8: New growth. Cut the top off a carrot, put it in water and watch new leaves grow.
Ages 9–12: Renewal facts. Find how often three parts of the body renew themselves.
Finish with: "I found that the skin renews in about ___ weeks."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will notice one thing that renews itself in nature."
Action: Notice one thing that renews itself in nature.
