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وَمَا مِنَّآ إِلَّا لَهُۥ مَقَامٌۭ مَّعْلُومٌۭ
Wa mā minnā 'illā lahu maqāmun mmaʻ'lūmun
(Those ranged in ranks say): "Not one of us but has a place appointed;
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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There is none of us without an assigned station.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why does everyone in a team need to know their place?"
Watch the iLovUAllah video The Angels Do Not Recite Quran.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who is speaking here?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What places do the angels have?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah As-Saffat is surah 37. Find ayah 164. The key word maqam means a place or station. Here the angels themselves speak: each of us has a known place. They are not Allah's daughters; they are humble servants with set jobs. Every one of them knows its role and fulfils it.
Fact: Which angel is described in the Quran as bringing the revelation to the heart of the Prophet?
Ages 5–8: Team roles. Give each family member a role for tidying up and see how smoothly it goes.
Ages 9–12: My role. Write what your role is in your family and how you fulfil it.
Finish with: "I found that the angel is ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will do my role at home carefully every day."
Action: Do your role at home carefully every day.
