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عَٰلِمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ فَلَا يُظْهِرُ عَلَىٰ غَيْبِهِۦٓ أَحَدًا
ʻālimu l-ghay'bi falā yuẓ'hiru ʻalā ghay'bihī 'aḥadan
"He (alone) knows the Unseen, nor does He make any one acquainted with His Mysteries,-
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah alone knows the unseen, and He reveals His unseen to no one.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Is there light we can't see with our eyes?"
Watch the Time Traveler's Journal video about infrared and ultraviolet light.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who knows the unseen?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What things are unseen to us?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Jinn is surah 72. Find ayah 26. The key words 'alimul-ghayb mean the Knower of the unseen. Some light, like infrared and ultraviolet, is invisible to us, but special cameras can show it. The real unseen, like the future and the Hereafter, is known only to Allah.
Fact: Which animals can see ultraviolet light?
Ages 5–8: Warm and cold. Touch things in your home. Which feel warm? A heat camera would show them glowing.
Ages 9–12: Invisible colours. Find out what flowers look like to bees in ultraviolet light.
Finish with: "I found that ___ can see ultraviolet light."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will trust Allah with things I can't know."
Action: Trust Allah with things you can't know.
