وَإِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ
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Wa 'ilā ssamā'i kay'fa rufiʻat'
And at the Sky, how it is raised high?-
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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وَإِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ
Wa 'ilā ssamā'i kay'fa rufiʻat'
And at the Sky, how it is raised high?-
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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This ayah asks: and do they not look at the sky, how it was raised up high?
Start with bismillah.
Go outside and lie on your back to look up. Ask: "What's holding up all those clouds?"
Watch the FOX 55 Weather Wonders video about why clouds don't fall out of the sky.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What does this ayah ask us to look at?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can clouds full of water float?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Ghashiyah is surah 88. Find ayah 18. Read ayat 17 to 20 together. Allah asks us to look at four things: camels, the sky, mountains and the earth. The key word rufi'at means raised high.
Fact: How heavy is an ordinary fluffy cloud?
Ages 5–8: Cloud shapes. Lie outside and spot shapes in the clouds. Draw your favourite.
Ages 9–12: Cloud types. Learn the names of three cloud types (cumulus, cirrus, stratus). Spot each one this week.
Finish with: "I found that a cloud can weigh about ___."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will look up at the sky every day and say subhanAllah."
Action: Look up at the sky every day and say subhanAllah.

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