أَلَيْسَ ٱللَّهُ بِأَحْكَمِ ٱلْحَٰكِمِينَ
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'Alay'sa -llahu bi'aḥ'kami l-ḥākimīna
Is not Allah the wisest of judges?
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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أَلَيْسَ ٱللَّهُ بِأَحْكَمِ ٱلْحَٰكِمِينَ
'Alay'sa -llahu bi'aḥ'kami l-ḥākimīna
Is not Allah the wisest of judges?
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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This ayah ends Surah At-Tin: is Allah not the wisest of all judges?
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "If you had to decide something fair for two friends who disagree, what would you need to know?"
Watch the National Geographic video about the wolves of Yellowstone and how they changed the balance of the whole park. (Wolves are shown hunting elk.)
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What does this ayah say about Allah?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How does Allah know what's fair for everyone?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah At-Tin is surah 95. Find ayah 8, the last one. One of Allah's names is Al-Hakim, the All-Wise. Can you think of other places in the Quran where this name appears?
Fact: What changed in Yellowstone after wolves came back?
Ages 5–8: Food chain. Draw a chain: grass → elk → wolf. What would happen if one link disappeared?
Ages 9–12: Balance web. Make a web of five living things in a park or garden near you. Show who needs whom.
Finish with: "I found that when wolves came back, ___."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, when there's an argument, I will listen to both sides before I ___."
Action: Listen to both sides before you decide anything this week.
