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ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْحَىُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ
Allahu lā 'ilāha 'illā huwa l-ḥayyu l-qayyūmu
Allah! There is no god but He,-the Living, the Self-Subsisting, Eternal.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah: there is no god except Him, the Ever-Living, who keeps everything going.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What do all living things need to keep going?"
A.A.H. (Abu Al Humaira) posted a short recitation of ayat 1–9 of Ali 'Imran. Listen to all of it together.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Which two names of Allah are here?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What does it mean that Allah never stops living?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ali 'Imran is surah 3. Find ayah 2. Al-Hayy means the Ever-Living, who never dies or sleeps. Al-Qayyum means the One who holds up and looks after everything. These same names appear in Ayat al-Kursi.
Fact: Al-Hayy and Al-Qayyum also appear together in Ayat al-Kursi (2:255).
Ages 5–8: Living things. Name things that need Allah to keep living.
Ages 9–12: Two names. Write what Al-Hayy and Al-Qayyum mean.
Finish with: "Al-Hayy means the Ever-___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will say Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyum each morning."
Action: Say Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyum each morning.
