وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتْ
How to read it
Wa 'idhā l-biḥāru fujjirat'
When the Oceans are suffered to burst forth;
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتْ
Wa 'idhā l-biḥāru fujjirat'
When the Oceans are suffered to burst forth;
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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This ayah speaks of the time when the seas burst out and overflow.
Start with bismillah.
Fill a tray with water and blow across it gently. Ask: "What makes the water move?"
Watch the TED-Ed video "How do ocean currents work?".
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What will happen to the seas?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What keeps the seas in their place now?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Infitar is surah 82. Find ayah 3. The key word fujjirat means burst open, gushing out. Today the seas stay within their shores by Allah's command; on that Day they will burst out.
Fact: What is the "global conveyor belt" in the oceans?
Ages 5–8: Warm and cold. Put a drop of food colouring in warm water and another in cold water. Watch how each one moves.
Ages 9–12: Ocean map. Find and draw three major ocean currents on a world map.
Finish with: "I found that ocean currents are caused by ___."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will do one thing to keep the sea clean (use less plastic)."
Action: Do one thing to keep the sea clean (use less plastic).
