فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍۢ
How to read it
Fī jannatin ʻāliyatin
In a Garden on high,
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍۢ
Fī jannatin ʻāliyatin
In a Garden on high,
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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This ayah says they will be in a lofty, high Garden.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What's the highest place you've ever been? What could you see from there?"
Watch the BBC Earth film flying over a cloud forest in Mexico.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Where is this Garden?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What does a garden up in the clouds look like?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Ghashiyah is surah 88. Find ayah 10. The key word 'aliyah means high, lofty, in rank and in place.
Fact: What is a cloud forest, and why is it always misty?
Ages 5–8: Garden in the clouds. Draw a garden on top of a mountain with clouds all around.
Ages 9–12: Cloud forest facts. Find three animals or plants that live only in cloud forests. Why do they need the mist?
Finish with: "I found that cloud forests are misty because ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will raise myself higher by ___."
Action: Make dua for the highest Garden for your family.
