أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
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'Alam' yaʻ'lam bi'anna -llaha yarā
Knoweth he not that Allah doth see?
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
'Alam' yaʻ'lam bi'anna -llaha yarā
Knoweth he not that Allah doth see?
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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This ayah asks a simple question: doesn't he know that Allah sees?
Start with bismillah.
Hide a coin in one hand behind your back. Ask: "Can anyone see which hand? Is there anyone who can always see?"
Watch the Deep Look video about the mantis shrimp, which has some of the most amazing eyes on Earth.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What should everyone know about Allah?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "If Allah sees everything, what does He see me doing?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-'Alaq is surah 96. Find ayah 14. One of Allah's names is Al-Basir, the All-Seeing. Can you find it in another surah you know?
Fact: How many colour sensors does a mantis shrimp have in its eyes, and how many do we have?
Ages 5–8: Eye spy. Look at an owl picture and your own eyes in a mirror. How are they different? Draw both.
Ages 9–12: Field of view. Stand still, look straight ahead, and ask someone to move a pencil slowly in from the side. When can you first see it? Compare with what you find out about owls.
Finish with: "I found that the mantis shrimp can see ___."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will do one secret good deed that only Allah sees."
Action: Do one secret good deed that only Allah sees.
