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۞ وَسَارِعُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ مَغْفِرَةٍۢ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَجَنَّةٍ عَرْضُهَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُ وَٱلْأَرْضُ أُعِدَّتْ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ
wassāriʻū 'ilā magh'firatin mmin rrabbikum' wajannatin ʻar'ḍuhā ssamāwātu wal-'ar'ḍu 'uʻiddat' lil'muttaqīna
Be quick in the race for forgiveness from your Lord, and for a Garden whose width is that (of the whole) of the heavens and of the earth, prepared for the righteous,-
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Hurry towards forgiveness from your Lord and a Garden as wide as the heavens and the earth, prepared for the mindful.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How wide is Jannah?"
The Verbatim Word of Allah, The Miraculous Qur'an has a short Ali 'Imran clip of Nasser Al-Qatami reciting ayat 133–141. Play it all.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "How wide is the Garden?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why hurry towards forgiveness?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ali 'Imran is surah 3. Find ayah 133. Jannah is as wide as the heavens and the earth! We race towards it by seeking forgiveness and doing good.
Fact: Jannah's width is described as the width of the heavens and the earth.
Ages 5–8: Race. Have a race and talk about racing to good.
Ages 9–12: Vast Jannah. Write what makes Jannah amazing.
Finish with: "Jannah is as wide as the heavens and the ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will say astaghfirullah after each prayer."
Action: Say astaghfirullah after each prayer.
