وَكُلُّ صَغِيرٍۢ وَكَبِيرٍۢ مُّسْتَطَرٌ
How to read it
Wa kullu ṣaghīrin wakabīrin mmus'taṭarun
Every matter, small and great, is on record.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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وَكُلُّ صَغِيرٍۢ وَكَبِيرٍۢ مُّسْتَطَرٌ
Wa kullu ṣaghīrin wakabīrin mmus'taṭarun
Every matter, small and great, is on record.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Every matter, small or great, is written down.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How small is an atom?"
Watch the Peekaboo Kidz video What Is An Atom?
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What kind of deeds are written?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Does Allah count even my tiny deeds?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Qamar is surah 54. Find ayah 53. The key words saghirin wa kabir mean small and big. Atoms are so tiny that millions fit across a single hair, yet everything is made of them. In the same way, small deeds like a smile or a kind word are written, just like big ones.
Fact: How many atoms would fit across one human hair?
Ages 5–8: Tiny deeds. List ten tiny good deeds you can do today.
Ages 9–12: Small adds up. Work out how many smiles you'd give in a year if you smiled at five people a day.
Finish with: "I found that about ___ atoms fit across a hair."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will do five tiny good deeds every day."
Action: Do five tiny good deeds every day.
