53:58An-Najm
Juz 27 · Page 528لَيْسَ لَهَا مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ كَاشِفَةٌ
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Lay'sa lahā min dūni -llahi kāshifatun
No (soul) but Allah can lay it bare.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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لَيْسَ لَهَا مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ كَاشِفَةٌ
Lay'sa lahā min dūni -llahi kāshifatun
No (soul) but Allah can lay it bare.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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None but Allah can uncover it.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What lives in the deepest part of the ocean?"
Watch the Colossal Cranium video What's in the Deepest Part of the Ocean?
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who can reveal when the Hour will come?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why does Allah keep the time of the Hour secret?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah An-Najm is surah 53. Find ayah 58. The key word kashifah means one who can uncover it. Scientists are still discovering creatures in the deep sea, places no one has seen. Some things will always stay hidden from us. Only Allah can reveal the time of the Hour.
Fact: What strange creatures live in the deepest ocean?
Ages 5–8: Deep sea drawing. Draw a creature that might live where it's always dark.
Ages 9–12: Hidden things. List three things scientists still don't know, and one thing only Allah knows.
Finish with: "I found that deep-sea creatures include ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will do good now instead of waiting for later."
Action: Do good now instead of waiting for later.
