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لَّهُۥ مَقَالِيدُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْخَٰسِرُونَ
Llahu maqālīdu ssamāwāti wal-'ar'ḍi . wa-lladhīna kafarū bi'āyāti -llahi 'ūlā'ika humu l-khāssirūna
To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth: and those who reject the Signs of Allah,- it is they who will be in loss.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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The keys of the skies and the earth are His, and those who reject Allah's signs are the ones who lose.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What door would you love Allah to open for you?"
Watch the JELLYBEAN TALES video Al-Fattah.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "To whom do the keys belong?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How does Allah open doors for us?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Az-Zumar is surah 39. Find ayah 63. The key word maqalid means keys. Every door of good, like knowledge, provision, friendship and success, has a key, and all the keys are with Allah. When a door seems closed, we ask the One who holds the keys. He is Al-Fattah, the Opener.
Fact: Which name of Allah means the Opener?
Ages 5–8: Key and door. Draw a key and a door, and write on the door something you want Allah to open.
Ages 9–12: Doors opened. Write about a door Allah opened for you after du'a.
Finish with: "I found that the Opener is ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will ask Al-Fattah to open one door of good for me."
Action: Ask Al-Fattah to open one door of good for you.
