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فَذَاقَتْ وَبَالَ أَمْرِهَا وَكَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ أَمْرِهَا خُسْرًا
Fadhāqat' wabāla 'am'rihā wakāna ʻāqibatu 'am'rihā khus'ran
Then did they taste the evil result of their conduct, and the End of their conduct was Perdition.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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So they tasted the bad result of what they did, and their end was loss.
Start with bismillah.
Line up some dominoes or books. Ask: "What happens if you push the first one?"
Watch the Leo the Little Lion video Leo's Domino Run: Chain Reactions.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did they taste?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How does one choice lead to another?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah At-Talaq is surah 65. Find ayah 9. The key words wabala amriha mean the bad result of their affair. Choices are like dominoes: one leads to the next. Good choices start good chains; bad choices start bad ones. Allah tells us so we can choose well.
Fact: What is a chain reaction?
Ages 5–8: Card wave. Stand playing cards on their edges in a curve and tip the first. Count how many fall.
Ages 9–12: Good chain. Write how one kind act could start a chain of good things.
Finish with: "I found that a chain reaction is ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will start a good chain with one kind act."
Action: Start a good chain with one kind act.
