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أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْجَنَّةِ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا جَزَآءًۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ
'Ūlā'ika 'aṣ'ḥābu l-jannati khālidīna fīhā jazā'an[m] bimā kānū yaʻ'malūna
Such shall be Companions of the Gardens, dwelling therein (for aye): a recompense for their (good) deeds.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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They will live in the Garden forever, rewarded for the good they kept on doing.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What is a good deed you did that nobody knew about?"
Watch the Deenverse kids tv video Rida and Her Secret Deeds.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Why are they given the Garden?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Does Allah see the deeds nobody else sees?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Ahqaf is surah 46. Find ayah 14. The key word khalidin means staying forever. Rewards in this world fade: trophies get dusty and sweets get eaten. The reward of Jannah never ends. The ayah links it to "what they used to do", meaning steady deeds over a lifetime, including secret ones.
Fact: What word in Arabic means forever?
Ages 5–8: Secret helper. Do a kind deed secretly and only tell Allah.
Ages 9–12: Lasting or fading. Make two lists: rewards that fade and rewards that last.
Finish with: "I found that the Arabic word for forever is ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will do one secret good deed every day."
Action: Do one secret good deed every day.
