53:57An-Najm
Juz 27 · Page 528أَزِفَتِ ٱلْءَازِفَةُ
How to read it
'Azifati l-'āzifatu
The (Judgment) ever approaching draws nigh:
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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أَزِفَتِ ٱلْءَازِفَةُ
'Azifati l-'āzifatu
The (Judgment) ever approaching draws nigh:
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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The Approaching Hour has come near.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How do we tell the time on a clock?"
Watch the Learn and Play Online video Telling the Time for Kids.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What has come near?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How near is the Hour?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah An-Najm is surah 53. Find ayah 57. The key word al-azifah means the Approaching one, a name for the Hour. Every tick of the clock brings it closer, though only Allah knows when it will come. Knowing time is moving helps us use it well.
Fact: How many seconds are there in one day?
Ages 5–8: Clock time. Practise telling the time on a clock at home.
Ages 9–12: Time maths. Work out how many minutes you spend sleeping, learning and playing in a day.
Finish with: "I found that one day has ___ seconds."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will use spare minutes for remembering Allah."
Action: Use spare minutes for remembering Allah.
