80:41'Abasa
Juz 30 · Page 585تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
How to read it
Tar'haquhā qataratun
Blackness will cover them:
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
Tar'haquhā qataratun
Blackness will cover them:
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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…with darkness covering them.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What happens to the Moon during a lunar eclipse?"
Watch National Geographic's "Lunar Eclipse 101".
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What covers these faces?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why darkness?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah 'Abasa is surah 80. Find ayah 41. The key word qatarah means darkness, gloom. It is the opposite of the shining faces in ayah 38.
Fact: Why does the Moon turn red during a lunar eclipse?
Ages 5–8: Eclipse model. Use a torch (Sun), a ball (Earth) and a smaller ball (Moon). Make the Earth's shadow cover the Moon.
Ages 9–12: Next eclipse. Find out when the next lunar eclipse will be visible where you live.
Finish with: "I found that the Moon turns red because ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will do one deed that brings light: a smile, a prayer, a kindness."
Action: Do one deed that brings light: a smile, a prayer, a kindness.
