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وَلَوْ نَشَآءُ لَطَمَسْنَا عَلَىٰٓ أَعْيُنِهِمْ فَٱسْتَبَقُوا۟ ٱلصِّرَٰطَ فَأَنَّىٰ يُبْصِرُونَ
Wa law' nashā'u laṭamas'nā ʻalā 'aʻ'yunihim' fa-s'tabaqū ṣṣirāṭa fa'annā yub'ṣirūna
If it had been our Will, We could surely have blotted out their eyes; then should they have run about groping for the Path, but how could they have seen?
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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If Allah willed, He could take away people's eyesight so they could not find the way.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What is your favourite thing to look at?"
Watch the Righteous Muslim Network video If Allah Takes Away Your Eyesight.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What gift could be taken away?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How do people who cannot see find their way?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ya-Sin is surah 36. Find ayah 66. The key word la-tamasna means We would have wiped out. Our eyes are a gift we use every second without thinking. This ayah reminds us that sight is not ours by right: Allah gives it. Thanking Him means using our eyes for good.
Fact: What is the name of the raised-dot writing that blind people read with their fingers?
Ages 5–8: Blindfold walk. With an adult guiding you, walk a short safe path with a blindfold, then thank Allah for your eyes.
Ages 9–12: Eye facts. Find out three amazing facts about how the eye works.
Finish with: "I found that the writing is called ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will look at something beautiful each day and thank Allah."
Action: Look at something beautiful each day and thank Allah.
Only do the blindfold walk with an adult holding your hand, on a clear path with no stairs.
