يَوْمَ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَا سَعَىٰ
How to read it
Yaw'ma yatadhakkaru l-'insānu mā saʻā
The Day when man shall remember (all) that he strove for,
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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يَوْمَ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَا سَعَىٰ
Yaw'ma yatadhakkaru l-'insānu mā saʻā
The Day when man shall remember (all) that he strove for,
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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On that Day each person will remember what they worked for.
Start with bismillah.
Show five objects for ten seconds, then cover them. Ask: "How many can you remember?"
Watch the New Scientist video about chimps' amazing memory.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What will people remember?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What will I remember on that Day?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah An-Nazi'at is surah 79. Find ayah 35. The key words yatadhakkaru al-insanu ma sa'a mean a person will remember what he strove for. Everything we did will come back to mind.
Fact: How did a young chimpanzee beat people at a memory test?
Ages 5–8: Memory game. Play the covered-objects game with your family. Who remembers most?
Ages 9–12: Memory tricks. Find out two tricks that help people remember long lists.
Finish with: "I found that chimps remembered by ___."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will do one thing each day that I'd love to remember on that Day."
Action: Make one good memory each day.
