56:15Al-Waqi'ah
Juz 27 · Page 534عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍۢ مَّوْضُونَةٍۢ
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ʻalā sururin mmaw'ḍūnatin
(They will be) on Thrones encrusted (with gold and precious stones),
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍۢ مَّوْضُونَةٍۢ
ʻalā sururin mmaw'ḍūnatin
(They will be) on Thrones encrusted (with gold and precious stones),
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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They will rest on couches finely woven with precious threads.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How are threads turned into cloth?"
Watch the NC Museum of History video What is a weaving loom and how does it work?
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What will the people of Jannah sit on?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Who made the beautiful things in Jannah?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Waqi'ah is surah 56. Find ayah 15. The key words surur mawdunah mean couches woven closely together. Weaving takes skill and patience: thread after thread is crossed to make strong, beautiful cloth. Allah has made comforts in Jannah far finer than any cloth woven on Earth.
Fact: What are the warp and the weft on a loom?
Ages 5–8: Paper weaving. Cut strips of coloured paper and weave them over and under into a mat.
Ages 9–12: Thread story. Explain how cotton travels from a plant to the shirt you are wearing.
Finish with: "I found that the warp is ___ and the weft is ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will make a guest's seat comfortable before they arrive."
Action: Make a guest's seat comfortable before they arrive.
