53:25An-Najm
Juz 27 · Page 526فَلِلَّهِ ٱلْءَاخِرَةُ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ
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Falillahi l-'ākhiratu wal-'ūlā
But it is to Allah that the End and the Beginning (of all things) belong.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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فَلِلَّهِ ٱلْءَاخِرَةُ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ
Falillahi l-'ākhiratu wal-'ūlā
But it is to Allah that the End and the Beginning (of all things) belong.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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To Allah belongs the Hereafter and this first life.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Where did the Earth come from?"
Watch the SciShow Kids video Where Did Earth Come From?
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who owns this life and the next?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "If everything belongs to Allah, what should I ask Him for?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah An-Najm is surah 53. Find ayah 25. The key words al-akhirah wal-ula mean the last life and the first. Scientists study how the Earth formed long ago, and the Quran reminds us that from the very beginning to the very end, everything belongs to Allah. That's why we ask Him for good in both lives.
Fact: About how old is the Earth?
Ages 5–8: Then and next. Draw this life on one side of a paper and Jannah on the other.
Ages 9–12: Both lives. Write one good thing you hope for in this life and one in the next.
Finish with: "I found that the Earth is about ___ years old."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will ask Allah for good in this life and the next."
Action: Ask Allah for good in this life and the next.
