لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى
How to read it
Lā yaṣ'lāhā 'illā l-'ash'qā
None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى
Lā yaṣ'lāhā 'illā l-'ash'qā
None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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This ayah says only the most wretched person will burn in that Fire.
Start with bismillah.
Show a picture of a wasp. Ask: "What do those yellow and black stripes tell you?"
Watch the American Museum of Natural History video about warning colours in the animal world.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who does this ayah say will reach the Fire?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why would anyone ignore a warning?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Layl is surah 92. Find ayah 15. The key word al-ashqa means the most wretched, the person who most refuses to listen. Only Allah knows people's hearts.
Fact: Which colours do animals most often use as a warning?
Ages 5–8: Colour code. Make a poster of red, yellow and black things in nature. Next to each, write what it warns about.
Ages 9–12: Learning to heed. Find out how young birds learn not to eat brightly coloured insects. What does that teach us about listening the first time?
Finish with: "I found that warning colours mean ___."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will listen to good advice from ___ and act on it."
Action: Thank someone who gives you good advice.

Never touch wasps, bees or brightly coloured frogs and caterpillars.