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أَوْ تَقُولَ حِينَ تَرَى ٱلْعَذَابَ لَوْ أَنَّ لِى كَرَّةًۭ فَأَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
'Aw' taqūla ḥīna tarāl-ʻadhāba law' 'anna lī karratan fa'akūna mina l-muḥ'sinīna
"Or (lest) it should say when it (actually) sees the penalty: 'If only I had another chance, I should certainly be among those who do good!'
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Or say when it sees the punishment: if only I could return, I would be among those who do good.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What do you do with a second chance?"
Watch the MagicNest Stories video Islamic Kids Story About Saying Sorry.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What does the soul wish for?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is this life our chance?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Az-Zumar is surah 39. Find ayah 58. The key word karratan means another turn. Some will wish for one more chance to go back and do good. But this life is the chance. Every day we wake up is a new chance to do good, to say sorry, and to turn to Allah.
Fact: Which ayah in Surah Fatir tells of people crying out to be taken out so they can do good?
Ages 5–8: Fresh page. Turn to a fresh page in a notebook and write one good thing to do today.
Ages 9–12: Today's chance. Write how you will use today's chance well.
Finish with: "I found that the ayah is Fatir ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will start each morning by planning one good deed."
Action: Start each morning by planning one good deed.
