وَخَلَقْنَٰكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًۭا
How to read it
Wa khalaq'nākum' 'az'wājan
And (have We not) created you in pairs,
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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وَخَلَقْنَٰكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًۭا
Wa khalaq'nākum' 'az'wājan
And (have We not) created you in pairs,
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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And did We not create you in pairs?
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Can you think of things in nature that come in pairs?"
Watch the Little School video "What is Pollination?".
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "How did Allah create us?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why did Allah make things in pairs?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah An-Naba is surah 78. Find ayah 8. The key word azwaja means pairs. Allah created people as male and female, and many things in nature come in pairs too, like the parts of a flower that work together to make seeds.
Fact: How does pollen travel from one flower to another?
Ages 5–8: Pairs hunt. Find ten pairs at home or outside (shoes, eyes, wings). Draw them.
Ages 9–12: Flower parts. Look closely at a flower. Find the parts that make pollen and the part that receives it.
Finish with: "I found that pollen travels by ___."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will do something kind for each person in my family."
Action: Do something kind for each person in your family.
