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وَهُوَ ٱللَّهُ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَفِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ يَعْلَمُ سِرَّكُمْ وَجَهْرَكُمْ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا تَكْسِبُونَ
Wa huwa -llahu fī ssamāwāti wafī l-'ar'ḍi . yaʻ'lamu sirrakum' wajah'rakum' wayaʻ'lamu mā tak'sibūna
And He is Allah in the heavens and on earth. He knoweth what ye hide, and what ye reveal, and He knoweth the (recompense) which ye earn (by your deeds).
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah is God of the heavens and the earth, and He knows what you keep secret, what you show and what you earn.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Is there anything that can be hidden from Allah?"
Khoirul Anam posted a short recitation of ayat 1–3 of Al-An'am. Listen to all of it together.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What three things does Allah know?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How should knowing this change what we do in secret?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-An'am is surah 6. Find ayah 3. People may hide their thoughts and actions from others, but nothing is hidden from Allah. This makes believers careful in private as well as in public.
Fact: The name Al-'Alim means the All-Knowing.
Ages 5–8: Hidden and shown. Hide a toy and talk about how Allah sees it anyway.
Ages 9–12: Secret good. Plan a good deed nobody will see.
Finish with: "Allah knows what we ___ and what we show."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will do one good deed in secret."
Action: Do one good deed in secret.
