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وَلَوْ نَشَآءُ لَجَعَلْنَا مِنكُم مَّلَٰٓئِكَةًۭ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ يَخْلُفُونَ
Wa law' nashā'u lajaʻalnā minkum mmalā'ikatan fī l-'ar'ḍi yakh'lufūna
And if it were Our Will, We could make angels from amongst you, succeeding each other on the earth.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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If We had wished, We could have put angels on the earth in your place, one generation after another.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What jobs do angels do?"
Watch the Omar & Hana episode Allah's Angels.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What could Allah have done if He willed?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why did Allah choose humans to live on earth?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Az-Zukhruf is surah 43. Find ayah 60. The key word la-ja'alna means We could have made. Allah could have filled the earth with angels who never disobey. Instead He chose humans, who have free will and must choose to obey. That makes our good choices special.
Fact: What is the name of the angel who brought revelation?
Ages 5–8: Angel jobs. Match angels' names to their jobs.
Ages 9–12: Free will. Write why our ability to choose makes good deeds valuable.
Finish with: "I found that the angel of revelation is ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will make one hard good choice on purpose."
Action: Make one hard good choice on purpose.
