53:35An-Najm
Juz 27 · Page 527أَعِندَهُۥ عِلْمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ فَهُوَ يَرَىٰٓ
How to read it
'Aʻindahu ʻil'mu l-ghay'bi fahuwa yarā
What! Has he knowledge of the Unseen so that he can see?
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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أَعِندَهُۥ عِلْمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ فَهُوَ يَرَىٰٓ
'Aʻindahu ʻil'mu l-ghay'bi fahuwa yarā
What! Has he knowledge of the Unseen so that he can see?
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Does he know what is hidden, as if he could see the future?
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How do forecasters guess tomorrow's weather?"
Watch the Next Generation Science video Weather Forecasts.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What question does Allah ask about this man?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Can anyone really know the future?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah An-Najm is surah 53. Find ayah 35. The key words 'ilm al-ghayb mean knowledge of the unseen. Forecasters use clues to predict the weather, but they are sometimes wrong. The man who stopped giving acted as if he knew his future. Only Allah truly knows the unseen.
Fact: How accurate is a weather forecast for tomorrow compared with next week?
Ages 5–8: Weather guess. Guess tomorrow's weather, then check if you were right.
Ages 9–12: Forecast check. Compare a forecast for three days with what really happened.
Finish with: "I found that forecasts for tomorrow are ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will say in sha Allah when I talk about the future."
Action: Say in sha Allah when you talk about the future.
