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وَٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ لَا يَخْلُقُونَ شَيْـًۭٔا وَهُمْ يُخْلَقُونَ
Wa -lladhīna yad'ʻūna min dūni -llahi lā yakh'luqūna shay''an wahum' yukh'laqūna
Those whom they invoke besides Allah create nothing and are themselves created.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Those that people call on instead of Allah cannot create anything, and they themselves were created.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Can a statue make even a leaf?"
Muhammad Al-Luhaidan recites An-Nahl on islamicfromjamal. A few minutes is plenty.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What can false gods not do?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why worship something that was itself made?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah An-Nahl is surah 16. Find ayah 20. Idols and false gods were made by someone. They can't create anything. Only Allah, who created everything, deserves worship.
Fact: Al-Furqan 25:3 says false gods cannot create and are created. Read it.
Ages 5–8: Made or maker? Sort pictures into 'made things' and 'Allah, the Maker'.
Ages 9–12: Only Allah. Write why something made can't be worshipped.
Finish with: "Al-Furqan 25:3 says ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will say Allahu akbar when I see something amazing."
Action: Say Allahu akbar when you see something amazing.
