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إِلَّا مَوْتَتَنَا ٱلْأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ
'Illā maw'tatanā l-'ūlā wamā naḥ'nu bimuʻadhdhabīna
"Except our first death, and that we shall not be punished?"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Apart from our first death, and we will never face punishment.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How would it feel to know you are completely safe forever?"
Watch the Islamic Lessons Made Easy video Al-Qayyum Explained.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What two things are the people of Jannah safe from?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why will there be just one death?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah As-Saffat is surah 37. Find ayah 59. The key word al-ula means the first. Everyone tastes death once, as a door from this life to the next. For the people of Jannah there is no second death and no punishment ever. Allah, Al-Qayyum, the Self-Sustaining, keeps everything going and keeps them safe forever.
Fact: Which ayah in Surah Ali 'Imran says every soul will taste death?
Ages 5–8: Door picture. Draw a door between this life and the next and write "Jannah" on the far side.
Ages 9–12: Safe forever. Write what complete safety in Jannah would mean to you.
Finish with: "I found that the ayah is Ali 'Imran ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will make a du'a for a good life and a good ending."
Action: Make a du'a for a good life and a good ending.
