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لَمَجْمُوعُونَ إِلَىٰ مِيقَٰتِ يَوْمٍۢ مَّعْلُومٍۢ
Lamaj'mūʻūna 'ilā mīqāti yaw'min mmaʻ'lūmin
"All will certainly be gathered together for the meeting appointed for a Day well-known.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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All of them will be gathered for a meeting on a Day that is fixed.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How does a calendar help us remember important days?"
Watch the Learn Bright video Calendars for Kids.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What is the meeting all people will come to?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Who knows the date of that Day?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Waqi'ah is surah 56. Find ayah 50. The key words miqat yawm ma'lum mean the set time of a known Day. We mark birthdays and Eid on calendars. The Day of Judgement is already set by Allah, but He has kept its date to Himself.
Fact: How many days are in a year of the Islamic (Hijri) calendar?
Ages 5–8: Mark a day. Find a family event on a calendar and count the days until it comes.
Ages 9–12: Two calendars. Compare the Hijri and the Gregorian calendars. Why does Ramadan move each year?
Finish with: "I found that a Hijri year has about ___ days."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will not put off a good deed until tomorrow."
Action: Not put off a good deed until tomorrow.
