74:39Al-Muddathir
Juz 29 · Page 576إِلَّآ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلْيَمِينِ
How to read it
'Illā 'aṣ'ḥāba l-yamīni
Except the Companions of the Right Hand.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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إِلَّآ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلْيَمِينِ
'Illā 'aṣ'ḥāba l-yamīni
Except the Companions of the Right Hand.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Except the people of the right, who are not held back.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Which hand do you write with? Why do you think most people use their right?"
Watch the TED-Ed video Why are some people left-handed?
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who is the exception?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can I be among the people of the right?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Muddaththir is surah 74. Find ayah 39. The key words ashabal-yamin mean the people of the right. They are those who receive their record in their right hand: the people of good deeds, freed from what holds others back.
Fact: About how many people in the world are left-handed?
Ages 5–8: Hand check. Throw, write and kick. Which side do you use for each?
Ages 9–12: Class survey. Ask ten people which hand they write with. Make a chart.
Finish with: "I found that about ___ of people are left-handed."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will eat and drink with my right hand and say bismillah."
Action: Eat and drink with your right hand and say bismillah.
