وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
How to read it
Wa y'lun yaw'ma'idhin llil'mukadhdhibīna
Ah woe, that Day! to the Rejecters of Truth!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Wa y'lun yaw'ma'idhin llil'mukadhdhibīna
Ah woe, that Day! to the Rejecters of Truth!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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After Allah's careful shaping of us, woe on that Day to those who deny.
Start with bismillah.
Look closely at the tips of your fingers. Ask: "Do you think anyone else has lines exactly like yours?"
Watch the Canny video How a hand works.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who is warned again?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can anyone deny Allah after seeing their own hands?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Mursalat is surah 77. Find ayah 24. This is the third time the line about the deniers appears. It comes after ayat 20–23 about how carefully Allah made us. Our own hands are a sign we carry everywhere.
Fact: Why does every person have different fingerprints?
Ages 5–8: Thumb prints. Press your thumb on a washable ink pad, then on paper. Compare it with a family member's.
Ages 9–12: Print patterns. Find the three main fingerprint patterns: loops, whorls and arches. Which ones are on your fingers?
Finish with: "I found that my thumb has a ___ pattern."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will clear the table after dinner each night."
Action: Clear the table after dinner each night.
