56:49Al-Waqi'ah
Juz 27 · Page 535قُلْ إِنَّ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ وَٱلْءَاخِرِينَ
How to read it
Qul' 'inna l-'awwalīna wal-'ākhirīna
Say: "Yea, those of old and those of later times,
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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قُلْ إِنَّ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ وَٱلْءَاخِرِينَ
Qul' 'inna l-'awwalīna wal-'ākhirīna
Say: "Yea, those of old and those of later times,
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Tell them: people of the past and people of later times.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How many people live on Earth right now?"
Watch the CBC Kids News video 8 billion people on Earth, here's what it means.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Which people does this ayah include?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can Allah gather every person who ever lived?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Waqi'ah is surah 56. Find ayah 49. The key words al-awwalin wal-akhirin mean the earlier ones and the later ones. Billions of people are alive today, and many billions lived before them. Allah answers the doubters: every one of them, from the first to the last, will be brought back.
Fact: About how many people live on Earth today?
Ages 5–8: Rice count. Count out 100 grains of rice, then imagine how huge a pile of 8 billion would be.
Ages 9–12: Growing world. Make a simple graph of world population over the last 200 years.
Finish with: "I found that about ___ people live on Earth today."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will smile and say salam to someone new."
Action: Smile and say salam to someone new.
