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يَوْمَئِذٍۢ يَوَدُّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَعَصَوُا۟ ٱلرَّسُولَ لَوْ تُسَوَّىٰ بِهِمُ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَلَا يَكْتُمُونَ ٱللَّهَ حَدِيثًۭا
Yaw'ma'idhin yawaddu -lladhīna kafarū waʻaṣawu rrassūla law' tussawwā bihimu l-'ar'ḍu walā yak'tumūna -llaha ḥadīthan
On that day those who reject Faith and disobey the messenger will wish that the earth Were made one with them: But never will they hide a single fact from Allah!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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On that Day those who denied and disobeyed the Messenger will wish they could disappear into the earth, but they will not hide a single word from Allah.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Can anything be hidden from Allah?"
A recitation of ayat 41–50 can be found on Islamic Channel. Listen once quietly, then talk about 'Nothing Hidden'.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What will they wish?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why can't anything be hidden?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah An-Nisa' is surah 4. Find ayah 42. On the Last Day, everything will be clear. Living honestly now means nothing to fear then.
Fact: Al-Haqqah 69:18 says nothing of you will be hidden.
Ages 5–8: Nothing hidden. Talk about why honesty is easier.
Ages 9–12: Open life. Write how living honestly helps on that Day.
Finish with: "Nothing will be ___ from Allah."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will be honest even when it's hard."
Action: Be honest even when it's hard.
