وَمَا لَا تُبْصِرُونَ
How to read it
Wa mā lā tub'ṣirūna
And what ye see not,
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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وَمَا لَا تُبْصِرُونَ
Wa mā lā tub'ṣirūna
And what ye see not,
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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And He swears by everything you cannot see.
Start with bismillah.
Look at a drop of pond water. Ask: "Is anything alive in there?"
Watch the My Microscopic World video Microscopic Life In A Drop Of Water. (It has music.)
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What else does Allah swear by?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What things exist that I can't see?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Haqqah is surah 69. Find ayah 39. The key words ma la tubsirun mean what you do not see. A drop of water is full of tiny living things. There's also the unseen world we believe in, like angels, which only Allah fully knows.
Fact: What is a tardigrade, and why is it called a water bear?
Ages 5–8: Hidden things. List things that are real but invisible: air, sound, wind, love.
Ages 9–12: Tiny life. Find three microscopic creatures and draw each.
Finish with: "I found that tardigrades are called water bears because ___."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will thank Allah for one unseen blessing, like air."
Action: Thank Allah for one unseen blessing, like air.
