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عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ أَمْثَٰلَكُمْ وَنُنشِئَكُمْ فِى مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
ʻalā 'an nnubaddila 'am'thālakum' wanunshi'akum' fī mā lā taʻ'lamūna
from changing your Forms and creating you (again) in (forms) that ye know not.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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He can replace you with others like you and make you again in a form you don't know.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Can an animal change its whole body shape as it grows?"
Watch the Free School video The Life Cycle of a Frog.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What can Allah do with us?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What will we be like when Allah raises us?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Waqi'ah is surah 56. Find ayah 61. The key words nunshi'akum fi ma la ta'lamun mean We will make you anew in what you do not know. A tadpole could never guess it would one day hop on land. Allah can raise us in a new form we cannot imagine yet.
Fact: What do tadpoles eat as they grow?
Ages 5–8: Frog act. Act out egg, tadpole, froglet and frog with your family.
Ages 9–12: Two changes. Compare the changes of a frog and a butterfly in a table.
Finish with: "I found that tadpoles eat ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will change one small habit for the better."
Action: Change one small habit for the better.
