78:7An-Naba'
Juz 30 · Page 582وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًۭا
How to read it
Wa l-jibāla 'aw'tādan
And the mountains as pegs?
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًۭا
Wa l-jibāla 'aw'tādan
And the mountains as pegs?
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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And the mountains like pegs?
Start with bismillah.
Put up a small tent or a sheet with pegs. Ask: "What do the pegs do?"
Watch the UNESCO video about mountains and glaciers as the world's water towers.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What does Allah compare mountains to?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How are mountains like tent pegs?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah An-Naba is surah 78. Find ayah 7. The key word awtada means pegs, like the pegs that hold a tent firm. Mountains also store water in snow and glaciers that feed rivers for millions of people.
Fact: Which rivers start in the Himalayas, and how many people do they help?
Ages 5–8: Peg test. Make a little tent from paper and lolly sticks. Blow on it with and without pegs.
Ages 9–12: Water towers. Find three big rivers that begin in mountains.
Finish with: "I found that mountains help by ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will keep one good habit 'pegged' in place every day."
Action: Keep one good habit 'pegged' in place every day.
