Opening the ayah…
قُلْ سِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ ٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Qul' sīrū fī l-'ar'ḍi thumma (u)nẓurū kay'fa kāna ʻāqibatu l-mukadhdhibīna
Say: "Travel through the earth and see what was the end of those who rejected Truth."
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Travel through the land and look at how things ended for those who called the truth a lie.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What can you learn from visiting old places?"
Listen together as Mishary Alafasy recites ayat 11–20 of Al-An'am, a short clip shared by Holy Qur'an-القرآن الكريم.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What does Allah tell us to do?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What should we look for when we travel?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-An'am is surah 6. Find ayah 11. The Qur'an often tells us to travel and reflect. Ruins of old nations remind us that power ends, but truth stays.
Fact: Find how many times the Qur'an says 'travel in the land': it appears in several surahs, such as Al-'Ankabut 29:20.
Ages 5–8: Trip thoughts. On your next outing, look for one thing that teaches a lesson.
Ages 9–12: Old places. Research one ancient ruin and what happened to its people.
Finish with: "Travel helps us ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will learn about one old place and its lesson."
Action: Learn about one old place and its lesson.
