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وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
Wa mā yud'rīka laʻallahu yazzakkā
But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)?-
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Who knows, perhaps the blind man would have grown in goodness.
Start with bismillah.
Show an ordinary-looking shell. Ask: "Could something precious be hiding inside?"
Watch the SciShow Kids video "Where Do Pearls Come From?".
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What might the blind man have done?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can we tell who will become good?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah 'Abasa is surah 80. Find ayah 3. The key word yazzakka means he might purify himself, grow in goodness. Only Allah knows who will grow into something precious, like a pearl hidden in a plain shell.
Fact: How does an oyster make a pearl?
Ages 5–8: Hidden treasure. Hide a "pearl" (a bead) inside a lump of play dough. Let someone find it.
Ages 9–12: Pearl layers. Find out how long it takes an oyster to make a pearl, and what nacre is.
Finish with: "I found that oysters make pearls by ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will encourage someone who is trying to be good."
Action: Encourage someone who is trying to be good.
