77:39Al-Mursalat
Juz 29 · Page 581فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمْ كَيْدٌۭ فَكِيدُونِ
How to read it
Fa'in kāna lakum' kay'dun fakīdūni
Now, if ye have a trick (or plot), use it against Me!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمْ كَيْدٌۭ فَكِيدُونِ
Fa'in kāna lakum' kay'dun fakīdūni
Now, if ye have a trick (or plot), use it against Me!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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If you have any plan or trick, then try it against Allah.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What's the cleverest animal escape you've ever heard of?"
Watch the Mashable video This Octopus is an Escape Artist.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What are they challenged to do?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Can anyone ever escape from Allah?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Mursalat is surah 77. Find ayah 39. The key word kayd means a plan or a trick. An octopus can squeeze out of a tiny gap, but on that Day no plan will help anyone escape. Allah sees and knows everything.
Fact: How can an octopus fit through a hole the size of a coin?
Ages 5–8: Squeeze test. Try pushing a soft ball and a hard ball through a small cardboard hole. Which gets through?
Ages 9–12: Octopus facts. Find three clever things an octopus can do.
Finish with: "I found that an octopus can squeeze through small gaps because ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will tell the truth even when it's hard."
Action: Tell the truth even when it's hard.
