35:21Fatir
Juz 22 · Page 437وَلَا ٱلظِّلُّ وَلَا ٱلْحَرُورُ
How to read it
Wa lā ẓẓillu walā l-ḥarūru
Nor are the (chilly) shade and the (genial) heat of the sun:
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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وَلَا ٱلظِّلُّ وَلَا ٱلْحَرُورُ
Wa lā ẓẓillu walā l-ḥarūru
Nor are the (chilly) shade and the (genial) heat of the sun:
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Cool shade and burning heat are not the same.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Where do you run to on a very hot day?"
Watch the GIGIL STEM video The Science of Heat.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Which two are compared now?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What is like shade for the heart?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Fatir is surah 35. Find ayah 21. The key word al-harur means the scorching hot wind or heat. Scholars say shade stands for the comfort of faith and the Garden, and heat for the hardship of turning away. Just as nobody would choose the burning sun over cool shade, the choice of guidance is clear.
Fact: What colour clothing stays cooler in strong sun, light or dark?
Ages 5–8: Sun test. Put a dark cloth and a white cloth in the sun for ten minutes and feel which is hotter.
Ages 9–12: Heat words. Find three other places in the Quran where shade is promised as a reward.
Finish with: "I found that ___ clothing stays cooler."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will offer comfort to someone having a hard day."
Action: Offer comfort to someone having a hard day.
