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أَن لَّا تَعْبُدُوٓا۟ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ ۖ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ أَلِيمٍۢ
'An llā taʻ'budū 'illā -llaha . 'innī 'akhāfu ʻalay'kum' ʻadhāba yaw'min 'alīmin
"That ye serve none but Allah: Verily I do fear for you the penalty of a grievous day."
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Nuh told them to worship only Allah, because he feared a painful day's punishment for them.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why do we worry when someone we love is in danger?"
Maher Al-Muaiqly recites Hud on Nur Al-Haramayn. A few minutes is plenty.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did Nuh fear for his people?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why was Nuh's message the same as other prophets'?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Hud is surah 11. Find ayah 26. Nuh's message was simple: worship only Allah. He warned, in one line, of a painful day because he cared. Every prophet brought this same message.
Fact: Compare 11:26 with 11:2. What is the same?
Ages 5–8: Same message. Draw a chain of prophets all holding the same message: worship Allah alone.
Ages 9–12: One message. Write why all prophets brought the same message.
Finish with: "11:2 and 11:26 both say ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will think about the meaning of 'la ilaha illallah'."
Action: Think about the meaning of 'la ilaha illallah'.
