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لَهُم مِّن جَهَنَّمَ مِهَادٌۭ وَمِن فَوْقِهِمْ غَوَاشٍۢ ۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
Lahum mmin jahannama mihādun wamin faw'qihim' ghawāshin . wakadhālika naj'zī ẓẓālimīna
For them there is Hell, as a couch (below) and folds and folds of covering above: such is Our requital of those who do wrong.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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For them, Hell will be a bed beneath and coverings above; that is how wrongdoers are repaid.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why does the Qur'an describe the Fire?"
Quran For Humanity has a short Al-A'raf clip of Nasser Al-Qatami reciting ayat 40–51. Play it all.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "How is the Fire described?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can this warning help us?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-A'raf is surah 7. Find ayah 41. The ayah gives, in one calm line, a warning about the Fire. Warnings help us choose good. The next ayah describes the people of Jannah.
Fact: Find the next ayah, 7:42, which brings good news.
Ages 5–8: Good news next. Read 7:42 together.
Ages 9–12: Warnings and hope. Write how the Qur'an balances warnings with hope.
Finish with: "The next ayah describes the people of ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will balance fear with hope."
Action: Balance fear with hope.
