فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا
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Fa'al'hamahā fujūrahā wataq'wāhā
And its enlightenment as to its wrong and its right;-
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا
Fa'al'hamahā fujūrahā wataq'wāhā
And its enlightenment as to its wrong and its right;-
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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This ayah says Allah inspired the soul to know what is wrong and what is right.
Start with bismillah.
Taste a tiny bit of lemon, then a strawberry. Ask: "How did your tongue tell you the difference so fast?"
Watch part of the SciShow Kids video about our body's senses. (Watch the first few minutes.)
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did Allah put inside every soul?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How do I just know when something is wrong?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ash-Shams is surah 91. Find ayah 8. Look for the key words fujur (wrongdoing) and taqwa (being mindful of Allah). Allah inspired the soul to recognise both.
Fact: Which tastes can our tongue sense?
Ages 5–8: Taste test. Try something sweet, sour, salty and bitter (with an adult). Draw a face for each.
Ages 9–12: Inner alarm. Write about a time you had a "funny feeling" that something was wrong. What did you do? Was the feeling right?
Finish with: "I found that my tongue can taste ___."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, when my inner alarm rings, I will stop and ___."
Action: Listen to your inner alarm and act on it.

Only taste foods an adult gives you.