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قَالَ فِيهَا تَحْيَوْنَ وَفِيهَا تَمُوتُونَ وَمِنْهَا تُخْرَجُونَ
Qāla fīhā taḥ'yaw'na wafīhā tamūtūna wamin'hā tukh'rajūna
He said: "Therein shall ye live, and therein shall ye die; but from it shall ye be taken out (at last)."
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah said that on earth they would live, on it they would die, and from it they would be brought out again.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Where do seeds grow from?"
A short clip on USRAH ILMU STUDIO recites ayat 23–30 of Al-A'raf. Play the whole clip.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What three things happen on earth?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How will people be brought out again?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-A'raf is surah 7. Find ayah 25. Earth is where we live, where we are buried and where we will be raised again on the Day of Judgment, like seeds sprouting from the ground.
Fact: Find Ta-Ha 20:55: from it We created you, to it We return you, from it We bring you out.
Ages 5–8: Seed life. Plant a seed and watch it come up from the soil.
Ages 9–12: Three stages. Write the three stages of life in this ayah.
Finish with: "From the earth we will be brought ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will remember that I will be raised again."
Action: Remember that you will be raised again.
