قَالَ فَإِنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُنظَرِينَ
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Qāla fa'innaka mina l-munẓarīna
(Allah) said: "Respite then is granted thee-
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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قَالَ فَإِنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُنظَرِينَ
Qāla fa'innaka mina l-munẓarīna
(Allah) said: "Respite then is granted thee-
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah said: you are one of those granted a delay.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Does anything happen without Allah knowing about it?"
Watch the Islamic Lessons Made Easy video Allah Knows Everything.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did Allah answer?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why did Allah give Iblis time?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Sad is surah 38. Find ayah 80. The key word al-munzarin means those given respite. Allah allowed Iblis time, but this was not a reward. Life on earth is a test, and Shaytan's whispers are part of that test. Allah knows everything Iblis will try, and He has given us tools to win: salah, Quran, du'a and good friends.
Fact: Which ayah in Surah Al-An'am says not a leaf falls without Allah knowing?
Ages 5–8: Tool box. Draw a toolbox and fill it with things that protect us from Shaytan.
Ages 9–12: Test plan. Write how life is like a test and three ways to prepare well.
Finish with: "I found that the ayah is Al-An'am ___."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will use one protection tool every day, like morning remembrance."
Action: Use one protection tool every day, like morning remembrance.
