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فَكَيْفَ إِذَا جِئْنَا مِن كُلِّ أُمَّةٍۭ بِشَهِيدٍۢ وَجِئْنَا بِكَ عَلَىٰ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ شَهِيدًۭا
Fakay'fa 'idhā ji''nā min kulli 'ummatin bishahīdin waji''nā bika ʻalā hā'ulā'i shahīdan
How then if We brought from each people a witness, and We brought thee as a witness against these people!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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How will it be when Allah brings a witness from every nation, and brings the Prophet as a witness over his people?
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Who will speak about how we lived?"
Listen together to a recitation of ayah 41 (Ummah Muslim). Then guess why this guide is called 'A Witness from Every Nation'.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who is brought as a witness?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why did this ayah make the Prophet cry?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah An-Nisa' is surah 4. Find ayah 41. When Ibn Mas'ud recited this ayah to the Prophet, his eyes filled with tears. He cared so much for his ummah.
Fact: Who recited this ayah and saw the Prophet weep? 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud.
Ages 5–8: Make him happy. Do a deed you think would make the Prophet happy.
Ages 9–12: Witness. Write what the Prophet would want to see from you.
Finish with: "Ibn ___ recited this to the Prophet."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will send salawat on the Prophet daily."
Action: Send salawat on the Prophet daily.
