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قَالَ إِنَّمَا ٱلْعِلْمُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَأُبَلِّغُكُم مَّآ أُرْسِلْتُ بِهِۦ وَلَٰكِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰكُمْ قَوْمًۭا تَجْهَلُونَ
Qāla 'innamā l-ʻil'mu ʻinda -llahi wa'uballighukum mmā 'ur'siltu bihī walākinnī 'arākum' qaw'man taj'halūna
He said: "The Knowledge (of when it will come) is only with Allah: I proclaim to you the mission on which I have been sent: But I see that ye are a people in ignorance!"..
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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He said: the knowledge of it is only with Allah, I deliver what I was sent with, but I see you are a people acting in ignorance.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Can anyone know for sure what the weather will be like next month?"
Watch the SciShow Kids video Be a Weather Watcher.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who has the knowledge of when it will come?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What things does only Allah know?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Ahqaf is surah 46. Find ayah 23. The key words al-'ilmu 'indallah mean the knowledge is with Allah. Hud did not claim to know when the punishment would come. Scientists can study clouds and make good guesses about tomorrow's weather, but the future truly belongs to Allah. Prophets simply deliver the message.
Fact: What tool measures air pressure to help forecast weather?
Ages 5–8: Weather watcher. Look at the sky each morning for a week and draw what you see.
Ages 9–12: Guess and check. Predict tomorrow's weather, then check if you were right.
Finish with: "I found that air pressure is measured with a ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will say insha'Allah whenever I talk about my plans."
Action: Say insha'Allah whenever you talk about your plans.
