فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِمَا تُبْصِرُونَ
How to read it
Falā 'uq'simu bimā tub'ṣirūna
So I do call to witness what ye see,
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِمَا تُبْصِرُونَ
Falā 'uq'simu bimā tub'ṣirūna
So I do call to witness what ye see,
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah swears by everything you are able to see.
Start with bismillah.
Cover one eye and try to touch two pencil tips together. Ask: "Why is it harder with one eye?"
Watch the National Eye Institute video The Visual System: How Your Eyes Work.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What does Allah swear by?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What is the most amazing thing I have ever seen?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Haqqah is surah 69. Find ayah 38. The key words bima tubsirun mean by what you see. Our eyes turn light into signals the brain understands. Every sight, from a leaf to a star, is a sign from Allah.
Fact: Why do owls have such big eyes?
Ages 5–8: Pencil test. Try the one-eye pencil game and then with two eyes.
Ages 9–12: Animal eyes. Compare the eyes of an owl, a chameleon and a human.
Finish with: "I found that owls have big eyes because ___."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will notice one new sign of Allah each day."
Action: Notice one new sign of Allah each day.
