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مَا تَذَرُ مِن شَىْءٍ أَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا جَعَلَتْهُ كَٱلرَّمِيمِ
Mā tadharu min shay''in 'atat' ʻalay'hi 'illā jaʻalat'hu ka rramīmi
It left nothing whatever that it came up against, but reduced it to ruin and rottenness.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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It left nothing it passed over without turning it to dust.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How can wind and water wear down solid rock?"
Watch the Curiously Kids video What Is Erosion?
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did the wind do to everything it touched?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "If even rocks wear away, what lasts forever?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Adh-Dhariyat is surah 51. Find ayah 42. The key word ar-ramim means something crumbled and decayed. The wind sent to 'Ad left everything crumbled. Even today, wind slowly wears down rocks into sand. Nothing on Earth lasts forever except what is done for Allah.
Fact: How long can it take wind and water to carve a rock arch?
Ages 5–8: Sugar cube test. Rub a sugar cube with sandpaper and watch it crumble.
Ages 9–12: Erosion hunt. Find and photograph three examples of erosion near your home.
Finish with: "I found that a rock arch can take ___ to form."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will do one good deed that could last, like teaching someone something."
Action: Do one good deed that could last, like teaching someone something.
