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وَأَغْطَشَ لَيْلَهَا وَأَخْرَجَ ضُحَىٰهَا
Wa 'agh'ṭasha lay'lahā wa'akh'raja ḍuḥāhā
Its night doth He endow with darkness, and its splendour doth He bring out (with light).
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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He made its night dark and brought out its bright morning.
Start with bismillah.
Shine a torch on a ball and turn it slowly. Ask: "Where is it day, and where is it night?"
Watch the Next Generation Science video "Day and Night – The Rotation of the Earth".
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did Allah do with night and morning?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why do we need both night and day?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah An-Nazi'at is surah 79. Find ayah 29. The key words aghtasha laylaha wa akhraja duhaha mean He darkened its night and brought out its morning light. Night for rest, day for work: a rhythm Allah set just right.
Fact: Why is it daytime in one country while it's night in another?
Ages 5–8: Day and night plate. Colour half a paper plate dark and half bright. Spin it and say what you do at each time.
Ages 9–12: Time zones. Find out what time it is now in three other countries.
Finish with: "I found that day and night happen because ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will go to bed on time so I can wake for Fajr."
Action: Go to bed on time so you can wake for Fajr.
