قَالَ هَلْ أَنتُم مُّطَّلِعُونَ
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Qāla hal' 'antum mmuṭṭaliʻūna
(A voice) said: "Would ye like to look down?"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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قَالَ هَلْ أَنتُم مُّطَّلِعُونَ
Qāla hal' 'antum mmuṭṭaliʻūna
(A voice) said: "Would ye like to look down?"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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He will say: do you want to take a look?
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Do you ever wonder what happened to old friends?"
Watch the Islamic Lessons Made Easy video Al-Basir Explained.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What does the believer invite his companions to do?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What will he see?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah As-Saffat is surah 37. Find ayah 54. The key word muttali'un means those who look down from above. The man in Jannah wonders what became of his doubting friend and invites others to look. Allah, Al-Basir, sees everything, and in the next life people will see the truth of their choices clearly.
Fact: What does the name Al-Basir mean?
Ages 5–8: Look closely. Use a magnifying glass to look closely at a leaf and talk about how Allah sees everything.
Ages 9–12: Choices map. Draw two paths from one choice and where each might lead.
Finish with: "I found that Al-Basir means ___."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will think about where each choice leads before I make it."
Action: Think about where each choice leads before you make it.
