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وَلَا تَدْعُ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنفَعُكَ وَلَا يَضُرُّكَ ۖ فَإِن فَعَلْتَ فَإِنَّكَ إِذًۭا مِّنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
Wa lā tad'ʻu min dūni -llahi mā lā yanfaʻuka walā yaḍurruka . fa'in faʻalta fa'innaka 'idhan mmina ẓẓālimīna
"'Nor call on any, other than Allah;- Such will neither profit thee nor hurt thee: if thou dost, behold! thou shalt certainly be of those who do wrong.'"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Do not call on anything besides Allah that can neither help nor harm you, because if you did, you would be one of the wrongdoers.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Who do you call when you really need help?"
Divine Speech has the whole of Yunus by Idrees Abkar. Play just the first stretch.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What can false gods do?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is dua to Allah alone so important?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Yunus is surah 10. Find ayah 106. Dua is worship. We call on Allah alone because only He can help or harm. Calling on anything else is a great wrong.
Fact: In Ghafir 40:60, Allah says: call on Me and I will answer you.
Ages 5–8: Dua time. Make a short dua together straight to Allah.
Ages 9–12: Dua is worship. Write why calling on Allah is a kind of worship.
Finish with: "Ghafir 40:60 says: call on Me and I will ___ you."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will make dua to Allah for everything I need."
Action: Make dua to Allah for everything you need.
