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فَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ ٱفْتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا أَوْ كَذَّبَ بِـَٔايَٰتِهِۦٓ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُفْلِحُ ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ
Faman' 'aẓ'lamu mimmani (i)f'tarā ʻalā-llahi kadhiban 'aw' kadhdhaba bi'āyātihī . 'innahu lā yuf'liḥu l-muj'rimūna
Who doth more wrong than such as forge a lie against Allah, or deny His Signs? But never will prosper those who sin.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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No one does more wrong than someone who makes up lies about Allah or denies His signs, and wrongdoers will not succeed.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Which is worse: a small fib or a lie about something huge?"
For a few quiet minutes, listen to Raad Al-Kurdi reciting Yunus, shared by Raad Mohammad al Kurdi.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What two wrongs does the ayah mention?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is lying about Allah so serious?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Yunus is surah 10. Find ayah 17. Saying something about Allah without knowledge, or rejecting His clear signs, is a very great wrong. The ayah promises that such wrongdoers will never truly succeed.
Fact: The difference between saying 'I don't know' and guessing about religion.
Ask a teacher why 'Allah knows best' is a good answer.
Ages 5–8: I don't know. Practise saying 'I'm not sure, let me ask' instead of guessing.
Ages 9–12: Real success. Write what true success means in the Qur'an.
Finish with: "When we are unsure, we can say 'Allah knows ___'."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will say 'let me check' instead of guessing."
Action: Say 'let you check' instead of guessing.
