78:29An-Naba'
Juz 30 · Page 582وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَٰهُ كِتَٰبًۭا
How to read it
Wa kulla shay''in 'aḥ'ṣay'nāhu kitāban
And all things have We preserved on record.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَٰهُ كِتَٰبًۭا
Wa kulla shay''in 'aḥ'ṣay'nāhu kitāban
And all things have We preserved on record.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah has counted every single thing and written it all down.
Start with bismillah.
Record your voice on a phone and play it back. Ask: "How did it keep your voice?"
Watch the BBC Earth Science video "How Do Vinyl Records Work?".
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What has Allah recorded?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Is every single thing I do recorded?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah An-Naba is surah 78. Find ayah 29. The key words kulla shay'in ahsaynahu kitaba mean everything We have counted and written. Nothing is missed or forgotten.
Fact: How do grooves on a record store sound?
Ages 5–8: Sound groove. Gently run a fingernail along a comb's teeth slowly, then quickly. How does the sound change?
Ages 9–12: Recording history. Find out how sound was first recorded over 100 years ago.
Finish with: "I found that records store sound in ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will add one extra good deed to my record every day."
Action: Add one extra good deed to your record every day.
