بَلَىٰٓ إِنَّ رَبَّهُۥ كَانَ بِهِۦ بَصِيرًۭا
How to read it
Balā 'inna rabbahu kāna bihī baṣīran
Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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بَلَىٰٓ إِنَّ رَبَّهُۥ كَانَ بِهِۦ بَصِيرًۭا
Balā 'inna rabbahu kāna bihī baṣīran
Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Yes indeed, his Lord was always watching him.
Start with bismillah.
Stand at one end of a room and read a sign at the other end. Ask: "How far could an eagle read it from?"
Watch the video "How Do Eagles See So Far?".
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who was always watching?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Does Allah see me when I'm alone?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Inshiqaq is surah 84. Find ayah 15. The key word basira means all-seeing, always watching. Allah saw everything that person did, even though he forgot about Allah.
Fact: How much further can an eagle see than a person?
Ages 5–8: Eagle eyes. Hide a small coloured paper in the garden. How close do you need to be to spot it? An eagle could see it from much further!
Ages 9–12: Eye science. Find out what's special about an eagle's eye that lets it see so far. Draw it.
Finish with: "I found that an eagle can see ___ times better than us."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will say 'Allah sees me' when I'm tempted to do something wrong."
Action: Say 'Allah sees you' when you're tempted to do something wrong.
