وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ
How to read it
Wa mā huwa bil-haz'li
It is not a thing for amusement.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ
Wa mā huwa bil-haz'li
It is not a thing for amusement.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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This ayah says the Quran is serious and not something to joke about.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What would happen if a lighthouse keeper switched the light off for fun?"
Watch the TreehutTV video about what a lighthouse does. (Watch the first part.)
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What does Allah say the Quran is not?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "When is it OK to joke, and when is it not?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah At-Tariq is surah 86. Find ayah 14. The key words bil-hazl mean "for fun" or "a joke". The Quran is serious guidance, like a lighthouse keeping ships safe.
Fact: How can sailors tell one lighthouse from another at night?
Ages 5–8: Torch signals. Make up a flashing pattern with a torch. Can someone else learn your "lighthouse code"?
Ages 9–12: Light patterns. Find out how real lighthouses have different flash patterns. Design your own and explain it.
Finish with: "I found that every lighthouse has ___."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will stay still and listen when I hear the Quran."
Action: Stay still and listen when you hear the Quran.
