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قَالَ رَبِّ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِى غُلَٰمٌۭ وَقَدْ بَلَغَنِىَ ٱلْكِبَرُ وَٱمْرَأَتِى عَاقِرٌۭ ۖ قَالَ كَذَٰلِكَ ٱللَّهُ يَفْعَلُ مَا يَشَآءُ
Qāla rabbi 'annā yakūnu lī ghulāmun waqad' balaghaniya l-kibaru wa-m'ra'atī ʻāqirun . qāla kadhālika -llahu yaf'ʻalu mā yashā'u
He said: "O my Lord! How shall I have son, seeing I am very old, and my wife is barren?" "Thus," was the answer, "Doth Allah accomplish what He willeth."
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Zakariyya asked how he could have a son when he was very old and his wife could not have children, and the answer came: that is how Allah does whatever He wills.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Is anything too hard for Allah?"
A short clip on OCHI YOSI Official recites ayat 31–40 of Ali 'Imran. Play the whole clip.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did Zakariyya ask?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why did he ask how?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ali 'Imran is surah 3. Find ayah 40. Zakariyya wasn't doubting; he was amazed. Allah's answer: He does what He wills. Nothing is impossible for Him.
Fact: Some old trees can still blossom after hundreds of years.
Ages 5–8: Never too late. Talk about something that seemed impossible but happened.
Ages 9–12: Allah's power. Write why nothing is too hard for Allah.
Finish with: "Allah does what He ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will ask Allah for something that seems hard."
Action: Ask Allah for something that seems hard.
