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أَوْ يُوبِقْهُنَّ بِمَا كَسَبُوا۟ وَيَعْفُ عَن كَثِيرٍۢ
'Aw' yūbiq'hunna bimā kassabū wayaʻ'fu ʻan kathīrin
Or He can cause them to perish because of the (evil) which (the men) have earned; but much doth He forgive.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Or He could let them be destroyed because of what people did, yet He pardons a great deal.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How do sailors stay safe at sea?"
Watch the Stick Science video How Sails Work.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What does Allah do even when He could punish?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why does Allah keep forgiving us?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ash-Shura is surah 42. Find ayah 34. The key word yubiqhunna means He destroys them. Sailors know how quickly the sea can change. Allah is able to stop any journey, yet most of the time He keeps travellers safe and forgives much. Every safe trip home is a mercy from Allah, by land, sea or air.
Fact: Which prophet built a ship and was saved from a great flood?
Ages 5–8: Safe arrival. Each time you arrive home this week, say alhamdulillah together.
Ages 9–12: Sail science. Make a paper sail on a straw and test which direction of wind moves it fastest.
Finish with: "I found that the prophet who built the ship was ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will thank Allah each time I arrive home safely."
Action: Thank Allah each time you arrive home safely.
