69:27Al-Haqqah
Juz 29 · Page 567يَٰلَيْتَهَا كَانَتِ ٱلْقَاضِيَةَ
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Yālay'tahā kānati l-qāḍiyata
"Ah! Would that (Death) had made an end of me!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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يَٰلَيْتَهَا كَانَتِ ٱلْقَاضِيَةَ
Yālay'tahā kānati l-qāḍiyata
"Ah! Would that (Death) had made an end of me!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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He will wish that his first death had been the very end of him.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What should we do right away when we've done something wrong?"
Watch the Maci video Saying Sorry and Meaning it.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What does the person wish?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is it so good that we can say sorry to Allah now?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Haqqah is surah 69. Find ayah 27. The key word al-qadiyah means the end. This person wishes they had simply ended, because they never said sorry when they could. In this life, the door of tawbah (turning back to Allah) is open every day.
Fact: What is kintsugi, the art of mending broken bowls with gold?
Ages 5–8: Sorry card. Make a card for someone you need to say sorry to.
Ages 9–12: Mending art. Find out how kintsugi works and what it teaches about fixing mistakes.
Finish with: "I found that kintsugi mends bowls using ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will say sorry quickly when I'm wrong."
Action: Say sorry quickly when you're wrong.
