75:37Al-Qiyamah
Juz 29 · Page 578أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةًۭ مِّن مَّنِىٍّۢ يُمْنَىٰ
How to read it
'Alam' yaku nuṭ'fatan mmin mmaniyyin yum'nā
Was he not a drop of sperm emitted (in lowly form)?
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةًۭ مِّن مَّنِىٍّۢ يُمْنَىٰ
'Alam' yaku nuṭ'fatan mmin mmaniyyin yum'nā
Was he not a drop of sperm emitted (in lowly form)?
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Was each person not once just a tiny drop of fluid?
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Can you believe a big frog started as a tiny dot in jelly?"
Watch the Dr. Binocs video Life Cycle Of A Frog!
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "How small did each person begin?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How did Allah make me from something so small?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Qiyamah is surah 75. Find ayah 37. The key word nutfah means a tiny drop. Allah began each of us from something tiny. A frog also begins as a tiny egg and changes step by step.
Fact: How long does it take a tadpole to become a frog?
Ages 5–8: Frog wheel. Draw the frog life cycle in a circle: egg, tadpole, froglet, frog.
Ages 9–12: Big from small. List five living things that start very small. How big do they grow?
Finish with: "I found that a tadpole becomes a frog in about ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will thank Allah for how I've grown."
Action: Thank Allah for how you've grown.
