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وَضَرَبَ لَنَا مَثَلًۭا وَنَسِىَ خَلْقَهُۥ ۖ قَالَ مَن يُحْىِ ٱلْعِظَٰمَ وَهِىَ رَمِيمٌۭ
Wa ḍaraba lanā mathalan wanassiya khal'qahu . qāla man yuḥ'yi l-ʻiẓāma wahiya ramīmun
And he makes comparisons for Us, and forgets his own (origin and) Creation: He says, "Who can give life to (dry) bones and decomposed ones (at that)?"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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A denier forgot how he himself was made and asked who could bring crumbling bones back to life.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Is it harder to make something new or to rebuild it?"
Watch the Questions About Islam video The Resurrection of the Dead.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did the man forget?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can Allah bring people back?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ya-Sin is surah 36. Find ayah 78. The key word nasiya khalqahu means he forgot his own creation. The ayah pictures a denier asking who could bring crumbling bones back to life. He forgot that he himself was once nothing at all. The One who made him the first time can surely do it again.
Fact: About how many bones does an adult human have?
Ages 5–8: Build and rebuild. Build a tower, knock it down and rebuild it, noticing which was quicker.
Ages 9–12: Bone count. Find out how many bones a baby has and why the number drops as we grow.
Finish with: "I found that an adult has ___ bones."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will remember one way Allah created me each morning."
Action: Remember one way Allah created you each morning.
