وُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَٰشِعَةٌ
How to read it
Wujūhun yaw'ma'idhin khāshiʻatun
Some faces, that Day, will be humiliated,
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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وُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَٰشِعَةٌ
Wujūhun yaw'ma'idhin khāshiʻatun
Some faces, that Day, will be humiliated,
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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This ayah says some faces on that Day will be bowed low in shame.
Start with bismillah.
Show a plant that needs water. Ask: "How can you tell it's not feeling well?"
Watch the Welsh Gardener's video about why plants wilt. (Watch the first few minutes.)
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "How will some faces look on that Day?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can I make sure my face is happy on that Day?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Ghashiyah is surah 88. Find ayah 2. The key word khashi'ah means bowed low, humbled.
Fact: What does a plant need to stand up straight again after wilting?
Ages 5–8: Revive it. Water a wilting plant and check every hour. When does it stand up again?
Ages 9–12: Water test. Put two cut flowers in a glass, one with water and one without. Compare them after a day. Explain what happened.
Finish with: "I found that a wilted plant stands up again when ___."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will 'water' my heart by ___ every day."
Action: Do your heart-watering habit each day.
