92:13Al-Lail
Juz 30 · Page 595وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْءَاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ
How to read it
Wa 'inna lanā lal''ākhirata wal-'ūlā
And verily unto Us (belong) the End and the Beginning.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْءَاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ
Wa 'inna lanā lal''ākhirata wal-'ūlā
And verily unto Us (belong) the End and the Beginning.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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This ayah tells us that the Hereafter and this first life both belong to Allah.
Start with bismillah.
Look at the first and last pages of a book. Ask: "Who decided how this book begins and ends?"
Watch the Afterschool Universe video about the life of a star, from its beginning to its end.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What two things belong to Allah?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Does everything have a beginning and an end?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Layl is surah 92. Find ayah 13. The key words al-akhirah (the last, the Hereafter) and al-ula (the first) are both here.
Fact: Where are new stars born?
Ages 5–8: Life line. Draw the life of a butterfly or a plant on a long strip of paper, from beginning to end.
Ages 9–12: Star stages. Make a chart of the stages of a star like our sun. Add how long each stage lasts.
Finish with: "I found that stars begin in ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will do one thing for this life and one thing for the next: ___ and ___."
Action: Keep your two-part plan.
