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يَوْمَ يَسْمَعُونَ ٱلصَّيْحَةَ بِٱلْحَقِّ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ ٱلْخُرُوجِ
Yaw'ma yas'maʻūna ṣṣay'ḥata bil-ḥaqqi . dhālika yaw'mu l-khurūji
The Day when they will hear a (mighty) Blast in (very) truth: that will be the Day of Resurrection.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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On that Day everyone will truly hear the blast, and people will come out of the earth.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What is the loudest sound you have ever heard?"
Watch the Colossal Cranium video What's The Loudest Sound Ever Made?
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What is that Day called?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How loud will the blast be?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Qaf is surah 50. Find ayah 42. The key words yawm al-khuruj mean the Day of coming out. The loudest sound on Earth, a volcano erupting long ago, was heard thousands of kilometres away. The blast on that Day will be heard by everyone, and people will come out of the earth, as the surah promised.
Fact: Which volcano made one of the loudest sounds in history?
Ages 5–8: Loud and soft. Make a loud sound and a soft sound and talk about how they feel.
Ages 9–12: Sound scale. Make a chart of sounds from quietest to loudest.
Finish with: "I found that one of the loudest sounds came from ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will keep my voice gentle at home."
Action: Keep your voice gentle at home.
