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مَّا خَلْقُكُمْ وَلَا بَعْثُكُمْ إِلَّا كَنَفْسٍۢ وَٰحِدَةٍ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌۢ بَصِيرٌ
Mmā khal'qukum' walā baʻ'thukum' 'illā kanaf'sin wāḥidatin . 'inna -llaha samīʻun[m] baṣīrun
And your creation or your resurrection is in no wise but as an individual soul: for Allah is He Who hears and sees (all things).
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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For Allah, creating and raising all people is as easy as creating a single person.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Is it harder to make one paper boat or a thousand?"
Watch the Nurful Nights story Luqman's Wise Advice to His Son.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "How easy is it for Allah to create everyone?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can billions be as easy as one for Allah?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Luqman is surah 31. Find ayah 28. The key words ka-nafsin wahidah mean like a single soul. For us, making many things takes more effort than making one. For Allah, there is no difference: everything happens by His command. He hears every voice and sees every person at once. He is As-Sami', the All-Hearing, and Al-Basir, the All-Seeing.
Fact: About how many people live on Earth today?
Ages 5–8: One and many. Make one paper boat, then talk about how long a thousand would take you.
Ages 9–12: Hearing everyone. Write how it makes you feel that Allah hears every person at the same time.
Finish with: "I found that about ___ people live on Earth."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will make a personal dua, knowing Allah hears me."
Action: Make a personal dua, knowing Allah hears you.
