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ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةًۭ فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
Thumma kāna ʻalaqatan fakhalaqa fassawwā
Then did he become a leech-like clot; then did (Allah) make and fashion (him) in due proportion.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Then it became something that clings, and Allah created and shaped it in balance.
Start with bismillah.
Shine a torch behind an egg in a dark room. Ask: "What do you think happens inside a fertile egg each day?"
Watch the Poultry Hub Australia animation of chicken embryo development. (It has music.)
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did Allah do after the first stage?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How does a living thing get its shape?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Qiyamah is surah 75. Find ayah 38. The key words 'alaqah, something that clings, and fasawwa, He shaped it in balance. Allah forms every creature step by step. A chick grows inside its egg for 21 days before it hatches.
Fact: What can you see on day 7 and day 14 inside a chicken egg?
Ages 5–8: Egg calendar. Draw a 21-day calendar and mark when a chick hatches.
Ages 9–12: Stage chart. Find three stages of a chick's growth and what forms at each.
Finish with: "I found that a chick hatches after ___ days."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will say alhamdulillah for one part of how Allah made me."
Action: Say alhamdulillah for one part of how Allah made you.
