وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلْمَالَ حُبًّۭا جَمًّۭا
How to read it
Wa tuḥibbūna l-māla ḥubban jamman
And ye love wealth with inordinate love!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلْمَالَ حُبًّۭا جَمًّۭا
Wa tuḥibbūna l-māla ḥubban jamman
And ye love wealth with inordinate love!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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This ayah continues: and you love wealth with an enormous love.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What's something you love so much it's hard to share?"
Watch the short video about why magpies are said to love shiny things.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What do people love too much in this ayah?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Is it wrong to like money?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Fajr is surah 89. Find ayah 20. The key words hubban jamma mean a huge, overflowing love. It's fine to have money; the problem is loving it too much.
Fact: Do magpies really steal shiny things, or is that a myth?
Ages 5–8: Treasure box. Put your favourite things in a box. Which ones would you keep if you could only keep three? Why?
Ages 9–12: Money map. Write how you'd spend £10 (or $10). How much for you, how much to save and how much to give?
Finish with: "I found that scientists think magpies ___ shiny things."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will give ___ from my money or things to someone who needs it."
Action: Put some of your money in a charity box.
