عَٰلِمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ وَٱلشَّهَٰدَةِ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ
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ʻālimu l-ghay'bi wa shshahādati l-ʻazīzu l-ḥakīmu
Knower of what is open, Exalted in Might, Full of Wisdom.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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عَٰلِمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ وَٱلشَّهَٰدَةِ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ
ʻālimu l-ghay'bi wa shshahādati l-ʻazīzu l-ḥakīmu
Knower of what is open, Exalted in Might, Full of Wisdom.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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He knows the unseen and the seen, the Almighty, the All-Wise.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How can a telescope see things too faint for our eyes?"
Watch the Space For Kids video The Amazing Journey of the James Webb Space Telescope.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Which names of Allah end the surah?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What is unseen to me but known to Allah?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah At-Taghabun is surah 64. Find ayah 18, the last ayah. The key words 'alimul-ghaybi wash-shahadah mean Knower of the unseen and the seen. Space telescopes reveal galaxies our eyes can never see. Yet even they see only a little; Allah knows everything, seen and unseen.
Fact: What kind of light does the James Webb telescope see?
Ages 5–8: Seen and unseen. Make two lists: things you can see, and things that are real but unseen.
Ages 9–12: Telescope facts. Find three discoveries made by space telescopes.
Finish with: "I found that the Webb telescope sees ___ light."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will remember that Allah knows even my unseen good deeds."
Action: Remember that Allah knows even your unseen good deeds.
