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قَالُوا۟ كَذَٰلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ
Qālū kadhāliki qāla rabbuki . 'innahu huwa l-ḥakīmu l-ʻalīmu
They said, "Even so has thy Lord spoken: and He is full of Wisdom and Knowledge."
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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They said, Your Lord has decreed it; He is the All-Wise, the All-Knowing.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What does it mean to be wise?"
Watch the Kids Storytime video The Wise Owl.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Which two names of Allah end this ayah?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How is Allah's wisdom different from ours?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Adh-Dhariyat is surah 51. Find ayah 30. The key words al-Hakim al-'Alim mean the All-Wise, the All-Knowing. The guests reminded Ibrahim's wife that Allah decides with complete wisdom and knows everything. When something seems strange to us, we trust that Allah knows why.
Fact: What is the difference between knowledge and wisdom?
Ages 5–8: Wise choices. Act out two choices and decide together which is wiser.
Ages 9–12: Wisdom words. Collect three wise sayings from family members and write what they mean.
Finish with: "I found that wisdom is ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will ask a wise person at home for advice about one thing."
Action: Ask a wise person at home for advice about one thing.
