وَلَٰكِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
How to read it
Wa lākin kadhdhaba watawallā
But on the contrary, he rejected Truth and turned away!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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وَلَٰكِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Wa lākin kadhdhaba watawallā
But on the contrary, he rejected Truth and turned away!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Instead, he called the truth a lie and turned away.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why do plants on a windowsill lean towards the glass?"
Watch the We Are BLOOM video about making a light maze for plants.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did he do?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why would anyone turn away from the truth?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Qiyamah is surah 75. Find ayah 32. The key words kadhdhaba wa tawalla mean he denied and turned away. Plants always turn towards light. This person did the opposite: he turned his back on the light of truth.
Fact: What makes a plant grow towards the light?
Ages 5–8: Turn it round. Turn a potted plant so its leaves face away from a sunny window. Check after three days. Which way do they point now?
Ages 9–12: Turn test. Grow two seedlings, one near a window and one turned every day. Compare them after a week.
Finish with: "I found that plants grow towards light because ___."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will listen when someone reminds me of something good."
Action: Listen when someone reminds you of something good.
