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وَأَنَّا كُنَّا نَقْعُدُ مِنْهَا مَقَٰعِدَ لِلسَّمْعِ ۖ فَمَن يَسْتَمِعِ ٱلْءَانَ يَجِدْ لَهُۥ شِهَابًۭا رَّصَدًۭا
Wa 'annā kunnā naq'ʻudu min'hā maqāʻida li ssam'ʻi . faman yas'tamiʻi l-'āna yajid' lahu shihāban rraṣadan
'We used, indeed, to sit there in (hidden) stations, to (steal) a hearing; but any who listen now will find a flaming fire watching him in ambush.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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They used to sit and listen in, but now a flame waits for anyone who tries.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why do we see many shooting stars on some nights of the year?"
Watch the National Geographic video Meteor Showers 101.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What waits for anyone who tries to listen in?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why can't anyone steal Allah's secrets?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Jinn is surah 72. Find ayah 9. The key words shihaban rasada mean a flame lying in wait. Some jinn used to try to overhear news from the heavens. After the Quran came, that was stopped. Only Allah knows the unseen.
Fact: When is the Perseid meteor shower each year?
Ages 5–8: Meteor art. Draw a night sky with streaks of shooting stars.
Ages 9–12: Crater hunt. Find out how big the Barringer Meteor Crater is and how it formed.
Finish with: "I found that the Perseids happen every ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will respect other people's privacy."
Action: Respect other people's privacy.
