لَقَدْ رَأَىٰ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ
How to read it
Laqad' ra'ā min' 'āyāti rabbihi l-kub'rā
For truly did he see, of the Signs of his Lord, the Greatest!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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لَقَدْ رَأَىٰ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ
Laqad' ra'ā min' 'āyāti rabbihi l-kub'rā
For truly did he see, of the Signs of his Lord, the Greatest!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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He truly saw some of the greatest signs of his Lord.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How big is the universe compared with the Earth?"
Watch the Alex Evett video Universe Size Comparison 3D. (It has music.)
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did the Prophet see?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What could be greater than the stars?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah An-Najm is surah 53. Find ayah 18. The key words ayat rabbihil-kubra mean the greatest signs of his Lord. Our Sun is huge, yet some stars are far bigger, and galaxies hold billions of them. On his night journey, the Prophet was shown signs even greater than these.
Fact: What is the largest star scientists know of?
Ages 5–8: Big and small. Put a grain of rice next to a football to imagine Earth beside the Sun.
Ages 9–12: Giant stars. Find the name of one of the biggest stars known and compare it to the Sun.
Finish with: "I found that the largest known star is ___."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will share one amazing sign of Allah with my family."
Action: Share one amazing sign of Allah with your family.
