وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ
How to read it
Wa rafaʻ'nā laka dhik'raka
And raised high the esteem (in which) thou (art held)?
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ
Wa rafaʻ'nā laka dhik'raka
And raised high the esteem (in which) thou (art held)?
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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This ayah asks: did We not raise your name high?
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Where do you hear the name of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ? How many times a day?"
Watch the Learn With NASA video about satellites, which send messages all around the world.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did Allah raise high?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Is the Prophet's ﷺ name being said somewhere right now?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ash-Sharh is surah 94. Find ayah 4. The key word dhikrak means your mention, your name being remembered. Many scholars point out that his name is said in every adhan, together with Allah's name.
Fact: Prayer times move around the world as the Earth turns. Does that mean the adhan is being called somewhere at almost every moment?
Ages 5–8: Name count. Listen to the adhan in the app. Count how many times you hear the name of the Prophet ﷺ.
Ages 9–12: Around the world. Pick five cities across the world and look up their Fajr times today. Put them in order on a map.
Finish with: "I found that the Prophet's ﷺ name is said ___."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, every time I hear the Prophet's ﷺ name, I will send salawat."
Action: This week, every time you hear the Prophet's ﷺ name, send salawat.
