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وَأَنَّهُمْ ظَنُّوا۟ كَمَا ظَنَنتُمْ أَن لَّن يَبْعَثَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدًۭا
Wa 'annahum' ẓannū kamā ẓanantum' 'an llan yab'ʻatha -llahu 'aḥadan
'And they (came to) think as ye thought, that Allah would not raise up any one (to Judgment).
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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They said those people thought, just as some humans do, that Allah would never raise anyone again.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Can a tiny creature dry up completely and then come back to life?"
Watch the TED-Ed video Meet the tardigrade, the toughest animal on Earth.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did they wrongly think?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How will Allah raise everyone again?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Jinn is surah 72. Find ayah 7. The key words lan yab'athallahu ahada mean Allah will never raise anyone. Some thought there was no life after death. Yet tiny tardigrades can dry out for years and come back to life with a drop of water.
Fact: How do tardigrades survive drying out?
Ages 5–8: Moss hunt. Collect a little moss. With an adult, soak it and look at it through a magnifier.
Ages 9–12: Tough creatures. Find three living things that survive extreme cold, heat or dryness.
Finish with: "I found that tardigrades survive by ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will look for one sign of new life every day."
Action: Look for one sign of new life every day.
