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قَالَ ٱهْبِطُوا۟ بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّۭ ۖ وَلَكُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مُسْتَقَرٌّۭ وَمَتَٰعٌ إِلَىٰ حِينٍۢ
Qāla (i)h'biṭū baʻ'ḍukum' libaʻ'ḍin ʻaduwun . walakum' fī l-'ar'ḍi mus'taqarrun wamatāʻun 'ilā ḥīnin
(Allah) said: "Get ye down. With enmity between yourselves. On earth will be your dwelling-place and your means of livelihood,- for a time."
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah told them to go down to the earth, where there would be enmity between some of them, and where they would live and find provision for a while.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Was coming to earth a punishment or a new start?"
Listen together as Mishary Alafasy recites ayat 23–30 of Al-A'raf, a short clip shared by MZG.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "For how long would they live on earth?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is life on earth only 'for a time'?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-A'raf is surah 7. Find ayah 24. Adam and Hawwa came down to earth. Allah had already forgiven them. Earth became home for a while, a place to live, work and be tested. Shaytan's enmity remains.
Fact: In Al-Baqarah 2:37, Allah accepted Adam's repentance.
Ages 5–8: Our home. Name things you love about the earth.
Ages 9–12: For a time. Write what 'for a time' teaches about life.
Finish with: "Earth is our home for a ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will do something good for the earth."
Action: Do something good for the earth.
