لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِىَ دِينِ
How to read it
Lakum' dīnukum' waliya dīni
To you be your Way, and to me mine.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِىَ دِينِ
Lakum' dīnukum' waliya dīni
To you be your Way, and to me mine.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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This ayah closes Surah Al-Kafirun with a clear, calm message about staying true to our own deen while living alongside people who believe differently.
Start with bismillah.
Show the photo of the Earth taken from space. Ask: "How many people do you think live on this one planet? Do they all speak the same language? Do they all believe the same things?"
Watch the first minute or two of the video of the Earth seen from space. What do you notice? Can you see any borders between countries?
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What do you think this ayah is teaching us?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How do people who believe different things live together kindly?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Kafirun is surah 109. It has six ayat, and this is the last one. Which words repeat in the surah?
Fact: How many different languages do people speak in your class, your street or your block?
Ages 5–8: Draw a neighbour map of your block or street. Mark your home and the homes of neighbours you know. How do you usually say hello to them?
Ages 9–12: Talk with a parent. List three things our family does that show we are Muslims. Then list three things we share with all our neighbours (the lift, the playground, the void deck, the bus).
Finish with: "I found that we ___, and we share ___ with our neighbours."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will greet or help a neighbour at ___, with ___."
Action: Practise your plan, with an adult.

When visiting or helping neighbours, an adult goes along.