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قُلْ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَتْحِ لَا يَنفَعُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ إِيمَٰنُهُمْ وَلَا هُمْ يُنظَرُونَ
Qul' yaw'ma l-fat'ḥi lā yanfaʻu -lladhīna kafarū 'īmānuhum' walā hum' yunẓarūna
Say: "On the Day of Decision, no profit will it be to Unbelievers if they (then) believe! nor will they be granted a respite."
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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On the Day of Decision, believing will no longer help those who refused, and no more time will be given.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What happens if you hand in homework after the deadline?"
Listen to the Zikrullah TV recitation of Surah As-Sajdah.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What will not be given?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is it important to believe now?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah As-Sajdah is surah 32. Find ayah 29. The key word yunzarun means given more time. There is a deadline for choosing faith: the end of each person's life. After that, the chance is gone. That is why believers do not delay doing good.
Fact: Which surah's first ayah swears by time and says people are at a loss, except those with faith and good deeds?
Ages 5–8: Deadline race. Set a timer to tidy toys before it rings.
Ages 9–12: Don't delay. Write three good things you will stop putting off.
Finish with: "I found that it is surah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will do one good thing as soon as I think of it."
Action: Do one good thing as soon as you think of it.
