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هُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكُم مِّن طِينٍۢ ثُمَّ قَضَىٰٓ أَجَلًۭا ۖ وَأَجَلٌۭ مُّسَمًّى عِندَهُۥ ۖ ثُمَّ أَنتُمْ تَمْتَرُونَ
Huwa -lladhī khalaqakum mmin ṭīnin thumma qaḍā 'ajalan . wa'ajalun mmussamman ʻindahu . thumma 'antum' tam'tarūna
He it is created you from clay, and then decreed a stated term (for you). And there is in His presence another determined term; yet ye doubt within yourselves!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah made people from clay and set a time for each life and another time known only to Him, yet some people still doubt.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What can you make out of clay?"
Put on a reciter's Al-An'am from Noor Quran and follow along for a little while.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did Allah make us from?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What are the two set times in this ayah?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-An'am is surah 6. Find ayah 2. Scholars explain the first term as the length of each person's life, and the second as the Day when everyone is raised again. Only Allah knows when each will come.
Fact: Al-Mu'minun 23:12 also says people were made from an extract of clay.
Ages 5–8: Clay shapes. Make something from playdough and think about how Allah made Adam.
Ages 9–12: Two terms. Write what each of the two terms means.
Finish with: "Allah made us from ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will use one free hour for something good."
Action: Use one free hour for something good.
