أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُۥ
How to read it
'Ayaḥ'sabu l-'insānu 'allan nnaj'maʻa ʻiẓāmahu
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones?
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُۥ
'Ayaḥ'sabu l-'insānu 'allan nnaj'maʻa ʻiẓāmahu
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones?
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Do people really think Allah will not gather their bones together again?
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "If you broke a bone, how would it mend?"
Watch the TED-Ed video What happens when you break a bone? (It has music.)
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What do some people doubt?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can bones be put back together?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Qiyamah is surah 75. Find ayah 3. The key words najma'a 'izamah mean We gather his bones. Even now, Allah lets a broken bone knit itself back together. Bringing people back is easy for Him.
Fact: What does the body build around a broken bone to mend it?
Ages 5–8: Bone count. Feel the bones in your arm. How many can you find from shoulder to fingertips?
Ages 9–12: Healing steps. Draw the stages of a bone healing, from break to strong again.
Finish with: "I found that a broken bone mends by ___."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will drink milk or eat foods that keep bones strong."
Action: Drink milk or eat foods that keep bones strong.
