53:39An-Najm
Juz 27 · Page 527وَأَن لَّيْسَ لِلْإِنسَٰنِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ
How to read it
Wa 'an llay'sa lil''insāni 'illā mā saʻā
That man can have nothing but what he strives for;
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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وَأَن لَّيْسَ لِلْإِنسَٰنِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ
Wa 'an llay'sa lil''insāni 'illā mā saʻā
That man can have nothing but what he strives for;
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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A person gets nothing except what they work hard for.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Can your brain grow stronger when you work hard?"
Watch the ClassDojo video Growth Mindset.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What does a person get?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Does Allah reward effort even if I don't succeed?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah An-Najm is surah 53. Find ayah 39. The key word sa'a means he strove, worked hard. Our brains grow stronger when we practise hard things. In the Hereafter, we are rewarded for our own effort. Trying hard for Allah's sake is never wasted.
Fact: What happens to the brain when we practise something difficult?
Ages 5–8: Effort star. Give yourself a star each time you try something hard, even if it doesn't work yet.
Ages 9–12: The power of yet. Write three things you can't do yet and your plan to learn them.
Finish with: "I found that practising hard things makes our brain ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will try my hardest at one difficult thing."
Action: Try your hardest at one difficult thing.
