أَلَيْسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يُحْۦِىَ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ
How to read it
'Alay'sa dhālika biqādirin ʻalā 'an yuḥ'īya l-maw'tā
Has not He, (the same), the power to give life to the dead?
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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أَلَيْسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يُحْۦِىَ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ
'Alay'sa dhālika biqādirin ʻalā 'an yuḥ'īya l-maw'tā
Has not He, (the same), the power to give life to the dead?
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Is the One who did all this not able to bring the dead back to life?
Start with bismillah.
Show a picture of a dry, brown, curled-up plant. Ask: "Do you think this could ever turn green again?"
Watch the Deep Look video These 'Resurrection Plants' Spring Back to Life in Seconds.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What question ends the surah?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How will Allah bring everyone back?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Qiyamah is surah 75. Find ayah 40, the last ayah. The key words an yuhyiyal-mawta mean to give life to the dead. The One who made us from a tiny drop can surely bring us back. A dry resurrection plant turns green again after a little water.
Fact: How long can a resurrection plant stay dry and still come back?
Ages 5–8: Water test. Put a dry bean in water overnight. How has it changed in the morning?
Ages 9–12: Back to life. Find two living things that can survive drying out and revive.
Finish with: "I found that a resurrection plant can stay dry for ___."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will look for one sign of new life every day and say subhanAllah."
Action: Look for one sign of new life every day and say subhanAllah.
