يَعْلَمُونَ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ
How to read it
Yaʻ'lamūna mā taf'ʻalūna
They know (and understand) all that ye do.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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يَعْلَمُونَ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ
Yaʻ'lamūna mā taf'ʻalūna
They know (and understand) all that ye do.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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They know everything that you do.
Start with bismillah.
Hide a treat and let a dog (or a family member, blindfolded) find it by smell. Ask: "How did they know where it was?"
Watch the Deep Look video "How Your Dog's Nose Knows So Much".
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What do the guardians know?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Do they know what I do when I'm alone?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Infitar is surah 82. Find ayah 12. The key words ya'lamuna ma taf'alun mean they know whatever you do. Nothing we do is hidden from them, and nothing at all is hidden from Allah.
Fact: How much better is a dog's sense of smell than ours?
Ages 5–8: Smell trail. Put a few drops of vanilla on cotton balls and hide them. Can your family follow the trail by smell?
Ages 9–12: Super senses. Find three animals with amazing senses (dogs' noses, owls' ears, eagles' eyes). Compare them with ours.
Finish with: "I found that a dog's nose is about ___ times better than ours."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will act the same whether people see me or not."
Action: Act the same whether people see you or not.