وَيَنقَلِبُ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًۭا
How to read it
Wa yanqalibu 'ilā 'ah'lihī mas'rūran
And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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وَيَنقَلِبُ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًۭا
Wa yanqalibu 'ilā 'ah'lihī mas'rūran
And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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…and will go back to their family full of joy.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How do you feel when you come home after a long day?"
Watch the Nature on PBS video "How Penguin Moms Find Their Chicks".
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "How does this person feel?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Will I be with my family in Jannah?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Inshiqaq is surah 84. Find ayah 9. The key word masrura means happy, full of joy. After an easy reckoning, the believer returns to their loved ones overjoyed.
Fact: How does a penguin parent find its own chick among thousands?
Ages 5–8: Voice game. Close your eyes. Can you tell which family member is talking just by their voice?
Ages 9–12: Penguin parents. Find out how long a penguin parent can be away at sea, and how the chick waits.
Finish with: "I found that penguin parents find their chicks by ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will greet my family with salam and a smile when I come home."
Action: Greet your family with salam and a smile when you come home.
