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وَخَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلِتُجْزَىٰ كُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ
Wa khalaqa -llahu ssamāwāti wal-'ar'ḍa bil-ḥaqqi walituj'zā kullu naf'sin bimā kassabat' wahum' lā yuẓ'lamūna
Allah created the heavens and the earth for just ends, and in order that each soul may find the recompense of what it has earned, and none of them be wronged.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah created the skies and the earth with truth, so that every soul is repaid for what it earned, and no one will be wronged.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "If you push a domino, what happens next?"
Watch the Tab Time video Special Adventure: Cause and Effect.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Why was everything created with truth?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Do my small actions really matter?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Jathiyah is surah 45. Find ayah 22. The key words li-tujza mean so that it is repaid. The world works with cause and effect: plant a seed and it grows. Allah made life this way so that every action has a result, and every person gets exactly what they earned. Nobody is cheated.
Fact: What happens to a long row of dominoes when the first one falls?
Ages 5–8: Because game. Finish sentences: "The plant grew because..."
Ages 9–12: Action chain. Draw a chain showing how one good action led to several good effects.
Finish with: "I found that the dominoes ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will notice one good effect from something I did."
Action: Notice one good effect from something you did.
