1:5Al-Fatihah
Juz 1 · Page 1إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ
How to read it
'Iyyāka naʻ'budu wa'iyyāka nas'taʻīnu
Thee do we worship, and Thine aid we seek.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ
'Iyyāka naʻ'budu wa'iyyāka nas'taʻīnu
Thee do we worship, and Thine aid we seek.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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You alone we worship, and from You alone we ask for help.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Whom do we ask for help first?"
Uslikhatul Jannah posted a short recitation of ayat 4–6 of Al-Fatihah. Listen to all of it together.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Whom alone do we worship?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why does the ayah change from 'He' to 'You'?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Fatihah is surah 1. Find ayah 5. Until now we spoke about Allah. Now we speak to Him directly: 'You'. This is our promise in every prayer: we worship Allah alone and ask Him alone for help.
Fact: The Prophet said Allah answers each line of Al-Fatihah as we recite it in prayer (Muslim).
Ages 5–8: Talking to Allah. Say this ayah slowly and imagine talking to Allah.
Ages 9–12: Our promise. Write what this ayah promises Allah.
Finish with: "You alone we worship and You alone we ask for ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will say this ayah slowly in each prayer."
Action: Say this ayah slowly in each prayer.
