Opening the ayah…
يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلنَّاسُ لِرَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Yaw'ma yaqūmu nnāssu lirabbi l-ʻālamīna
A Day when (all) mankind will stand before the Lord of the Worlds?
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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On that Day all people will stand before the Lord of all the worlds.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Have you ever been in a really huge crowd? What was it like?"
Watch BBC Earth's video about how emperor penguins huddle together.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who will stand, and before whom?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How will everyone fit?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Mutaffifin is surah 83. Find ayah 6. The key words rabb al-'alamin mean Lord of all the worlds. Every person who ever lived will stand before Him.
Fact: How many emperor penguins can huddle together, and why do they keep moving?
Ages 5–8: Huddle game. Stand close together as a family and slowly shuffle round, like penguins. Who gets to be in the middle?
Ages 9–12: Big numbers. Find out roughly how many people live on Earth today. How many do scientists think have ever lived?
Finish with: "I found that penguins huddle to ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will treat everyone fairly, whoever they are."
Action: Treat everyone fairly, whoever they are.
