55:58Ar-Rahman
Juz 27 · Page 533كَأَنَّهُنَّ ٱلْيَاقُوتُ وَٱلْمَرْجَانُ
How to read it
Ka'annahunna l-yāqūtu wal-mar'jānu
Like unto Rubies and coral.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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كَأَنَّهُنَّ ٱلْيَاقُوتُ وَٱلْمَرْجَانُ
Ka'annahunna l-yāqūtu wal-mar'jānu
Like unto Rubies and coral.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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They are like rubies and coral.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What is the difference between a gem, a crystal and a rock?"
Watch the American Museum of Natural History video Gems, Minerals, Crystals & Rocks–What's the Difference?
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What two treasures are mentioned?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why are rubies so precious?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ar-Rahman is surah 55. Find ayah 58. The key words al-yaqut wal-marjan mean rubies and coral. Rubies form deep underground under great heat and pressure, and they glow a deep red. The companions of Jannah are described as beautiful and precious like these treasures.
Fact: How are rubies formed?
Ages 5–8: Treasure colours. Draw a ruby, a pearl and a piece of coral and colour them.
Ages 9–12: Gem facts. Find out the hardness of a ruby compared with other gems.
Finish with: "I found that rubies form when ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will tell someone they are precious to me."
Action: Tell someone they are precious to you.
