فَأْتُوا۟ بِـَٔابَآئِنَآ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ
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Fa''tū bi'ābā'inā 'in kuntum' ṣādiqīna
"Then bring (back) our forefathers, if what ye say is true!"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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فَأْتُوا۟ بِـَٔابَآئِنَآ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ
Fa''tū bi'ābā'inā 'in kuntum' ṣādiqīna
"Then bring (back) our forefathers, if what ye say is true!"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Then bring our forefathers back, if you are telling the truth.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Is it fair to say 'I'll only believe it if you show me right now'?"
Watch the 92 Campus lesson Life After Death.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did they demand as proof?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Do I need to see something to know it is true?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ad-Dukhan is surah 44. Find ayah 36. The key word sadiqin means truthful ones. They challenged the Prophet to raise their grandparents immediately. But Allah has set a time for the resurrection, for everyone together. We believe in many things we cannot see, like air, gravity and love, because of their signs.
Fact: Name three things that are real but invisible.
Ages 5–8: Invisible but real. Blow up a balloon and talk about the air you can't see.
Ages 9–12: Signs of the unseen. Write three signs that show the next life is real.
Finish with: "I found that ___ are real but invisible."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will notice one invisible thing that is real and remember the unseen."
Action: Notice one invisible thing that is real and remember the unseen.
