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يُعْرَفُ ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ بِسِيمَٰهُمْ فَيُؤْخَذُ بِٱلنَّوَٰصِى وَٱلْأَقْدَامِ
Yuʻ'rafu l-muj'rimūna bissīmāhum' fayu''khadhu bi nnawāṣī wal-'aq'dāmi
(For) the sinners will be known by their marks: and they will be seized by their forelocks and their feet.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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The wrongdoers will be recognised by their marks and taken by the forelock and the feet.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Which part of your brain helps you plan and make choices?"
Watch the Happy Learning video The Human Brain.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "How will wrongdoers be recognised?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Can our choices leave a mark on us?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ar-Rahman is surah 55. Find ayah 41. The key word an-nawasi means the forelocks, the front of the head. On that Day, people's deeds will show on them like marks. The front of the brain, just behind the forehead, helps us plan and decide. The warning here is mentioned once: we can use our minds today to choose good.
Fact: What does the front part of the brain help us do?
Ages 5–8: Think first. Play a game where you must pause and count to three before answering each question.
Ages 9–12: Choice marks. Write how kind or unkind habits can "show" on a person over time.
Finish with: "I found that the front of the brain helps us ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will pause and think before I react when I'm upset."
Action: Pause and think before you react when you're upset.
