فَذَٰلِكَ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ يَوْمٌ عَسِيرٌ
How to read it
Fadhālika yaw'ma'idhin yaw'mun ʻassīrun
That will be- that Day - a Day of Distress,-
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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فَذَٰلِكَ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ يَوْمٌ عَسِيرٌ
Fadhālika yaw'ma'idhin yaw'mun ʻassīrun
That will be- that Day - a Day of Distress,-
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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That will be a very hard Day.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What's the strongest wind you've ever felt?"
Watch the MediaJF99 video Beaufort Scale Explained.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What kind of Day will it be?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can that Day be easier for me?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Muddaththir is surah 74. Find ayah 9. The key words yawmun 'asir mean a difficult day. Sailors use a scale to measure how hard the wind blows. That Day will be harder than any storm.
Fact: What does force 12 mean on the Beaufort wind scale?
Ages 5–8: Wind meter. Hang a ribbon outside. Each day, draw how much it moves.
Ages 9–12: Make a scale. Use the Beaufort scale to rate the wind each day for a week.
Finish with: "I found that force 12 on the Beaufort scale means ___."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will help someone having a hard day."
Action: Help someone having a hard day.
