51:12Ad-Dhariyat
Juz 26 · Page 521يَسْـَٔلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ
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Yas''alūna 'ayyāna yaw'mu ddīni
They ask, "When will be the Day of Judgment and Justice?"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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يَسْـَٔلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ
Yas''alūna 'ayyāna yaw'mu ddīni
They ask, "When will be the Day of Judgment and Justice?"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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They ask, mockingly, when the Day of reckoning will be.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Is there a difference between a curious question and a mocking one?"
Watch the My Bedtime Stories video The Little Book of Patience.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What question do they keep asking?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why didn't they get ready instead of asking when?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Adh-Dhariyat is surah 51. Find ayah 12. The key word ayyana means when. The deniers asked when the Day would be, not to learn but to make fun. A wiser question is: how can I be ready? Only Allah knows when it will come.
Fact: What is one thing people do to get ready for a big event?
Ages 5–8: Ready bag. Pack a pretend bag for a trip. What do you need to be ready?
Ages 9–12: Better questions. Turn three "when" questions into "how can I prepare" questions.
Finish with: "I found that a good way to get ready is ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will ask myself each night, 'What good did I do today?'"
Action: Ask yourself each night, 'What good did you do today?'.
