يَقُولُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ ٱلْمَفَرُّ
How to read it
Yaqūlu l-'insānu yaw'ma'idhin 'ay'na l-mafarru
That Day will Man say: "Where is the refuge?"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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يَقُولُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ ٱلْمَفَرُّ
Yaqūlu l-'insānu yaw'ma'idhin 'ay'na l-mafarru
That Day will Man say: "Where is the refuge?"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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On that Day a person will ask: where can I escape to?
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Where do animals hide when they feel unsafe?"
Watch the Australian Geographic video about how wombats dig their burrows.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What will people ask that Day?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Is there anywhere to hide from Allah?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Qiyamah is surah 75. Find ayah 10. The key words aynal-mafarr mean "where is the escape?" Animals dig burrows to stay safe. On that Day, people will look for a place to run, but none will be found.
Fact: How deep and long can a wombat burrow be?
Ages 5–8: Burrow picture. Draw an animal home under the ground with tunnels and rooms.
Ages 9–12: Animal shelters. List five animals and the shelters they make.
Finish with: "I found that a wombat burrow can be ___ long."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, when I'm scared, I will turn to Allah in dua first."
Action: This week, when you're scared, turn to Allah in dua first.
