Opening the ayah…
يَطُوفُونَ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ حَمِيمٍ ءَانٍۢ
Yaṭūfūna bay'nahā wabay'na ḥamīmin 'ānin
In its midst and in the midst of boiling hot water will they wander round!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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They will go round between it and scalding water.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How hot is lava?"
Watch the Know The Science video How hot is lava.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Between what will the wrongdoers go back and forth?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why does the Quran describe the Fire?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ar-Rahman is surah 55. Find ayah 44. The key words hamim an mean water boiling at its hottest. Lava can be over a thousand degrees, far hotter than any oven. This ayah is the last mention of the Fire in the surah. Straight after it, the surah turns to gardens and springs for those who feared standing before their Lord.
Fact: How hot can lava get?
Ages 5–8: Hot and cool. Feel warm and cool water in two bowls and say alhamdulillah for cool water.
Ages 9–12: Surah turn. Read ayat 43 to 46 and describe how the mood changes.
Finish with: "I found that lava can be about ___ degrees."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will do one extra good deed each day with Jannah in mind."
Action: Do one extra good deed each day with Jannah in mind.
