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ثُمَّ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ أَنِ ٱتَّبِعْ مِلَّةَ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ حَنِيفًۭا ۖ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ
Thumma 'aw'ḥay'nā 'ilay'ka 'ani (i)ttabiʻ' millata 'ib'rāhīma ḥanīfan . wamā kāna mina l-mush'rikīna
So We have taught thee the inspired (Message), "Follow the ways of Abraham the True in Faith, and he joined not gods with Allah."
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Then Allah inspired the Prophet to follow the way of Ibrahim, upright in faith, who was never one of those who set up partners.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Whose way do Muslims follow?"
Play the short clip from Ummu Aiman of Baharun Musaddad reciting ayat 120–128 of An-Nahl.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Whose way was the Prophet told to follow?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How is Islam connected to Ibrahim?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah An-Nahl is surah 16. Find ayah 123. Prophet Muhammad was told to follow the pure faith of Ibrahim: worshipping Allah alone. Islam continues Ibrahim's way.
Fact: With a grown-up, look for Al-Imran 3:95: follow the religion of Ibrahim.
Ages 5–8: Ibrahim in Islam. Name things in Islam linked to Ibrahim (Hajj, the Kaaba).
Ages 9–12: Ibrahim's way. Write how Islam follows Ibrahim's faith.
Finish with: "Al-Imran 3:95 says ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will learn about Ibrahim and the Kaaba."
Action: Learn about Ibrahim and the Kaaba.
