أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ
How to read it
'Afalā tadhakkarūna
Will ye not then receive admonition?
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ
'Afalā tadhakkarūna
Will ye not then receive admonition?
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Will you not take a moment to remember?
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "When do you do your best thinking?"
Watch the Jellybean Tales video Ar-Rahman.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What does Allah invite them to do?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What does it mean to take heed?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah As-Saffat is surah 37. Find ayah 155. The key word tadhakkarun means you remember and take heed. Even after their wrong claims, Allah, Ar-Rahman, gently invites them to stop and think. His door of mercy is open. A quiet moment of reflection can change a whole life.
Fact: What does the name Ar-Rahman mean?
Ages 5–8: Quiet minute. Sit quietly for one minute and think about something Allah made.
Ages 9–12: Reflection prompts. Write three questions that help you reflect on your day.
Finish with: "I found that Ar-Rahman means ___."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will take one quiet minute every evening to reflect."
Action: Take one quiet minute every evening to reflect.
