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Surah Al-Hadid, Ayah 20 (57:20)

ٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّمَا ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَا لَعِبٌ وَلَهْوٌ وَزِينَةٌ وَتَفَاخُرٌۢ بَيْنَكُمْ وَتَكَاثُرٌ فِى ٱلْأَمْوَٰلِ وَٱلْأَوْلَـٰدِ ۖ كَمَثَلِ غَيْثٍ أَعْجَبَ ٱلْكُفَّارَ نَبَاتُهُۥ ثُمَّ يَهِيجُ فَتَرَىٰهُ مُصْفَرًّا ثُمَّ يَكُونُ حُطَـٰمًا ۖ وَفِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ عَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌ وَمَغْفِرَةٌ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرِضْوَٰنٌ ۚ وَمَا ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَآ إِلَّا مَتَـٰعُ ٱلْغُرُورِ ۝٢٠

iʿ'lamū annamā l-ḥayatu l-dun'yā laʿibun walahwun wazīnatun watafākhurun baynakum watakāthurun fī l-amwāli wal-awlādi kamathali ghaythin aʿjaba l-kufāra nabātuhu thumma yahīju fatarāhu muṣ'farran thumma yakūnu ḥuṭāman wafī l-ākhirati ʿadhābun shadīdun wamaghfiratun mina l-lahi wariḍ'wānun wamā l-ḥayatu l-dun'yā illā matāʿu l-ghurūr

Surah Al-HadidAyah 20 of 29Juz 27Page 540

The meaning of the ayah

Know that the life of this world is but amusement and diversion and adornment and boasting to one another and competition in increase of wealth and children - like the example of a rain whose [resulting] plant growth pleases the tillers; then it dries and you see it turned yellow; then it becomes [scattered] debris. And in the Hereafter is severe punishment and forgiveness from Allāh and approval. And what is the worldly life except the enjoyment of delusion.

Saheeh International, the meaning of the Quran in English. The Quran itself is the Arabic text above.

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Sheikh Mahmoud Khalil al-Husary (Mu'allim)
Sheikh Muhammad Siddiq al-Minshawi (Mu'allim)

The words of the ayah

Your child memorizes the ayah word by word, then puts the words back in order in the “Put the words in order” game:

ٱعْلَمُوٓا۟أَنَّمَاٱلْحَيَوٰةُٱلدُّنْيَالَعِبٌۭوَلَهْوٌۭوَزِينَةٌۭوَتَفَاخُرٌۢبَيْنَكُمْوَتَكَاثُرٌۭفِىٱلْأَمْوَٰلِوَٱلْأَوْلَـٰدِ ۖكَمَثَلِغَيْثٍأَعْجَبَٱلْكُفَّارَنَبَاتُهُۥثُمَّيَهِيجُفَتَرَىٰهُمُصْفَرًّۭاثُمَّيَكُونُحُطَـٰمًۭا ۖوَفِىٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِعَذَابٌۭشَدِيدٌۭوَمَغْفِرَةٌۭمِّنَٱللَّهِوَرِضْوَٰنٌۭ ۚوَمَاٱلْحَيَوٰةُٱلدُّنْيَآإِلَّامَتَـٰعُٱلْغُرُورِ

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  1. They listen to the ayah from the teaching sheikh.
  2. They repeat it with him two or three times.
  3. They recite it from memory and record their voice for a parent to hear.
  4. It comes back in review until it sticks.
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