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مُّسَوَّمَةً عِندَ رَبِّكَ ۖ وَمَا هِىَ مِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ بِبَعِيدٍۢ
Mmussawwamatan ʻinda rabbika . wamā hiya mina ẓẓālimīna bibaʻīdin
Marked as from thy Lord: Nor are they ever far from those who do wrong!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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The stones were marked by your Lord, and such punishment is never far from those who do wrong.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why should we never feel too safe to do wrong?"
Settle down and play the start of Abdur-Rahman As-Sudais's Hud (WayToJannah).
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What is never far from wrongdoers?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How does this ayah help me choose well?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Hud is surah 11. Find ayah 83. This ayah reminds us that consequences are never far from those who keep doing wrong. It helps us stay careful and keep choosing good. Allah's mercy is near too.
Fact: Al-A'raf 7:56 says Allah's mercy is near to those who do good. Read it.
Ages 5–8: Mercy is near. Talk about how doing good brings Allah's mercy close.
Ages 9–12: Both near. Write why both mercy and consequences are near.
Finish with: "Al-A'raf 7:56 says mercy is near to ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will do good to bring Allah's mercy near."
Action: Do good to bring Allah's mercy near.
