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سُنَّةَ ٱللَّهِ فِى ٱلَّذِينَ خَلَوْا۟ مِن قَبْلُ ۖ وَلَن تَجِدَ لِسُنَّةِ ٱللَّهِ تَبْدِيلًۭا
Sunnata -llahi fī -lladhīna khalaw' min qab'lu . walan tajida lissunnati -llahi tab'dīlan
(Such was) the practice (approved) of Allah among those who lived aforetime: No change wilt thou find in the practice (approved) of Allah.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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This has always been Allah's way with people in the past, and Allah's way never changes.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What things in nature always happen the same way?"
Listen to the Al Hamed recitation of Surah Al-Ahzab by Muhammad Loiq.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What never changes?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What patterns has Allah set in the world?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Ahzab is surah 33. Find ayah 62. The key words sunnat Allah mean Allah's way or pattern. Just as the sun rises in the east every day, Allah's ways with people are steady: truth lasts and harm eventually fails. Seeing these patterns in history helps us trust Allah's justice.
Fact: From which direction does the sun always rise?
Ages 5–8: Pattern spotting. Find five patterns in nature, like day and night or the seasons.
Ages 9–12: History patterns. Pick two stories from the Quran and find the same pattern in both.
Finish with: "I found that the sun rises in the ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will notice one of Allah's patterns in nature each day."
Action: Notice one of Allah's patterns in nature each day.
