وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ
How to read it
Wa mā khalaqa dhdhakara wal-'unthā
By (the mystery of) the creation of male and female;-
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ
Wa mā khalaqa dhdhakara wal-'unthā
By (the mystery of) the creation of male and female;-
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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This ayah swears by the One who created the male and the female.
Start with bismillah.
Find pairs at home: two shoes, two gloves, two socks. Ask: "Can one shoe do the job alone?"
Watch the BBC Earth video of a hornbill father bringing food to the mother and chick sealed safely inside their tree nest.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did Allah create in this ayah?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why did Allah make so many things in pairs?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Layl is surah 92. Find ayah 3. Here Allah swears by Himself, the Creator of male and female.
Fact: Why does the hornbill mother seal herself inside the nest?
Ages 5–8: Pairs hunt. Find five pairs in nature or at home (two eyes, two wings, two leaves on a stem). Draw them.
Ages 9–12: Team parents. Find three animals where mother and father share the work of raising young. What job does each parent do?
Finish with: "I found that the hornbill father helps by ___."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will help ___ with ___ without being asked."
Action: Keep your helping plan and notice who smiles.
