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أَعَدَّ ٱللَّهُ لَهُمْ جَنَّٰتٍۢ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ
'Aʻadda -llahu lahum' jannātin taj'rī min taḥ'tihā l-'an'hāru khālidīna fīhā . dhālika l-faw'zu l-ʻaẓīmu
Allah hath prepared for them gardens under which rivers flow, to dwell therein: that is the supreme felicity.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah has prepared gardens with rivers flowing beneath for them to live in forever; that is the great success.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How does it feel when someone prepares a surprise for you?"
Abdelsattar Naji has the whole of At-Tawbah by Muhammad Siddiq Al-Minshawi. Play just the first stretch.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What has Allah prepared?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why does Allah prepare Jannah in advance?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah At-Tawbah is surah 9. Find ayah 89. Allah has already prepared Jannah for the believers who strive. It is ready and waiting. This motivates believers to keep going in hard times.
Fact: Find Al-Imran 3:133: a garden as wide as the heavens and earth, prepared for the mindful.
Ages 5–8: Surprise prep. Prepare a small surprise for someone you love.
Ages 9–12: Prepared. Write how knowing Jannah is prepared motivates you.
Finish with: "Jannah is as wide as the heavens and the ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will prepare a kind surprise for someone."
Action: Prepare a kind surprise for someone.
