79:38An-Nazi'at
Juz 30 · Page 584وَءَاثَرَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا
How to read it
Wa 'āthara l-ḥayāta ddun'yā
And had preferred the life of this world,
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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وَءَاثَرَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا
Wa 'āthara l-ḥayāta ddun'yā
And had preferred the life of this world,
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Do you know a bird that collects shiny blue things?"
Watch the Australian Geographic video about the satin bowerbird.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did this person prefer?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What am I collecting in my life?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah An-Nazi'at is surah 79. Find ayah 38. The key words wa athara al-hayata ad-dunya mean and preferred the life of this world. Enjoying this world is fine; putting it before Allah is the problem.
Fact: Why does the satin bowerbird collect blue objects?
Ages 5–8: Treasure box. Draw two boxes: "things for this life" and "things for the Hereafter". Fill them with pictures.
Ages 9–12: Balance. Write how you can enjoy this world and still prepare for the next.
Finish with: "I found that bowerbirds collect blue things to ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will give away one thing I like to someone who needs it."
Action: Give away one thing you like to someone who needs it.
