وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
How to read it
Wa kadhdhaba bil-ḥus'nā
And gives the lie to the best,-
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
Wa kadhdhaba bil-ḥus'nā
And gives the lie to the best,-
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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This ayah continues: that person denies the finest reward.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "If someone looked straight at a rainbow and said there was no rainbow, what would you think?"
Watch the Met Office animation about how rainbows form.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What does this person deny?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why would someone say no to something so good?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Layl is surah 92. Find ayah 9. Compare it with ayah 6. One person believes in al-husna; the other denies it.
Fact: In which order do the colours of a rainbow always appear?
Ages 5–8: Make a rainbow. On a sunny day, spray a fine mist from a hose with your back to the sun, or put a glass of water on a sunny windowsill over white paper.
Ages 9–12: Rainbow rule. Find out why you only see rainbows when the sun is behind you. Draw a diagram with the sun, you and the raindrops.
Finish with: "I found that a rainbow needs ___ and ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, every time I see a sign of Allah, I will say subhanAllah."
Action: This week, every time you see a sign of Allah, say subhanAllah.

Never look straight at the sun when making a rainbow.