وَفَٰكِهَةٍۢ مِّمَّا يَتَخَيَّرُونَ
How to read it
Wa fākihatin mmimmā yatakhayyarūna
And with fruits, any that they may select:
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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وَفَٰكِهَةٍۢ مِّمَّا يَتَخَيَّرُونَ
Wa fākihatin mmimmā yatakhayyarūna
And with fruits, any that they may select:
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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There will be fruit of whatever kind they pick.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How does a flower turn into a juicy fruit?"
Watch the Curiously Kids video How Do Fruits Form?
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What will the people of Jannah be able to choose?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Which fruit would I choose first?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Waqi'ah is surah 56. Find ayah 20. The key words fakihah and yatakhayyarun mean fruit and they choose. Here, a fruit takes weeks to grow from a flower, and it has a season. In Jannah, people can simply pick whatever fruit they like.
Fact: Which part of a flower turns into a fruit?
Ages 5–8: Fruit tasting. Taste three fruits, say bismillah first and alhamdulillah after, then pick a favourite.
Ages 9–12: Fruit detective. Cut open three fruits and count or describe their seeds.
Finish with: "I found that a fruit grows from the ___ of a flower."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will share a piece of fruit with someone."
Action: Share a piece of fruit with someone.
