Quran Appreciation

LO: To understand verses 31-33 Starter: Think-pair- share Lesson 2 LO: To understand verses 31-33 Starter: Think-pair- share How is death considered a sign of Allah swt? Think about the question/topic. Pair- discuss answer with pair- then share thoughts with peers.

31 Have they not seen how many generations We destroyed before them 31 Have they not seen how many generations We destroyed before them? Indeed, they will not return to them. 32 But all of them shall certainly be brought before Us. 33 And a sign to them is the dead earth. We enliven it and bring forth from it grain so they may eat of it.

That is why the Qur’an in these two holy verses says: The consequence of people’s mocking divine prophets is extinction, and when the wrath of Allah comes, there is no way for them to return and recompense. We must not lose the opportunities. That is why the Qur’an in these two holy verses says: “Have they not seen how many generations We destroyed before them?…” This verse asks us to reflect upon how many people were brought and annihilated. One is no longer able to return back to those who have been destroyed… . These are not the first people who lived on the earth. There have been some other arrogant people before them who lived in this world and the painful fate of them which has been recorded in the history and the sorrowful traces which have been remained from them in the ruins of their habituated cities are in front of their eyes

32 But all of them shall certainly be brought before Us. This explains that death is not the beginning or the end of life. Yes, if death were the end of everything, it would be possible to say that it was the beginning of tranquillity, it is not so. If we were left to ourselves when we died, death would be the cause of rest for all the living people. But when we pass away, we will be resurrected again and after that we wholly will be asked about everything.

Discuss in groups /pairs What actions can we perform to make us ready for death? Discuss in groups /pairs

There is an order in which these things appear in the verses. 33 And a sign to them is the dead earth. We enliven it and bring forth from it grain so they may eat of it This is the first of the nine different signs that are put forth by Allah swt. The best way of having faith in resurrection is carefulness in all of creation. There is an order in which these things appear in the verses. Everything is an indication of Allah (swt) one sign is the earth that was previously dead and then made fertile. The earth’s rhythm is cyclical. ‘Habb’ here translated –grain.

Discuss the stages of how a seed grows into a plant. Think about the signs of creation by Allah (SWT) that we can see all around us. Discuss the stages of how a seed grows into a plant.

We will be looking in more depth about the signs of Allah (SWT) in the following lessons. Home learning- try and take a moment during your day to observe and reflect on any sign that reminds you of Allah (SWT)