وَفَوَٰكِهَ مِمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
How to read it
Wa fawākiha mimmā yash'tahūna
And (they shall have) fruits,- all they desire.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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وَفَوَٰكِهَ مِمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
Wa fawākiha mimmā yash'tahūna
And (they shall have) fruits,- all they desire.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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And they will have whatever fruits they wish for.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What's your favourite fruit? Have you ever tasted a fruit you'd never seen before?"
Watch the Twinkle Moon video about thirty tropical fruits.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What will they have?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Will there be fruits we've never seen?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Mursalat is surah 77. Find ayah 42. The key word fawakih means fruits. In Jannah, people will have any fruit they wish for. The fruits of this world, as many as they are, are only a small taste.
Fact: How many kinds of fruit grow in the world?
Ages 5–8: Fruit tasting. Try one fruit you've never eaten before. Draw it and describe its taste.
Ages 9–12: Fruit map. Pick five fruits and find where in the world each one grows.
Finish with: "I found that there are about ___ kinds of fruit."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will share fruit with a neighbour or friend."
Action: Share fruit with someone.

Check with an adult about allergies before trying a new fruit.