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وَجَزَىٰهُم بِمَا صَبَرُوا۟ جَنَّةًۭ وَحَرِيرًۭا
Wa jazāhum bimā ṣabarū jannatan waḥarīran
And because they were patient and constant, He will reward them with a Garden and (garments of) silk.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Because they stayed patient, Allah gives them Jannah and clothes of silk as a reward.
Start with bismillah.
Show something made of silk, or a picture of it. Ask: "Do you know what makes silk?"
Watch the Dr. Binocs video about the invention of silk.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Why are they rewarded?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How does patience lead to reward?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Insan is surah 76. Find ayah 12. The key words bima sabaru mean because they were patient, and harir means silk. A silkworm patiently spins its cocoon for days, and the result is a beautiful thread.
Fact: How long is the thread in one silkworm cocoon?
Ages 5–8: Thread spin. Wind a long piece of wool onto a pencil slowly and neatly. How long did it take?
Ages 9–12: Patience log. Write down three things this week that needed patience, and what happened.
Finish with: "I found that one cocoon's thread is about ___ long."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, when something is hard, I will keep going and ask Allah for help."
Action: Keep going when something is hard.
