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فَكَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ شَهِيدًۢا بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ إِن كُنَّا عَنْ عِبَادَتِكُمْ لَغَٰفِلِينَ
Fakafā bi-llahi shahīdan[m] bay'nanā wabay'nakum' 'in kunnā ʻan' ʻibādatikum' laghāfilīna
"Enough is Allah for a witness between us and you: we certainly knew nothing of your worship of us!"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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The false partners say that Allah is enough as a witness between them and their worshippers, and that they knew nothing of that worship.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Who would make the most reliable witness to what really happened?"
Al-Quran Al-Karim has the whole of Yunus by Muhammad Al-Luhaidan. Play just the first stretch.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who is enough as a witness?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is Allah the most trustworthy witness?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Yunus is surah 10. Find ayah 29. Many things people worshipped, like statues or good people, did not even know about it. They say Allah is witness. Allah sees everything, so His witness is enough.
Fact: The Name of Allah ash-Shahid and what it means.
Ages 5–8: Allah sees. Name places where Allah sees you, even when no one else does.
Ages 9–12: Witness words. Write the meaning of ash-Shahid and a sentence using it.
Finish with: "Ash-Shahid means the ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will do one good deed only Allah sees."
Action: Do one good deed only Allah sees.
