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إِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌۭ وَٰحِدٌۭ ۚ فَٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْءَاخِرَةِ قُلُوبُهُم مُّنكِرَةٌۭ وَهُم مُّسْتَكْبِرُونَ
'Ilāhukum' 'ilāhun wāḥidun . fa-lladhīna lā yu''minūna bil-'ākhirati qulūbuhum mmunkiratun wahum mmus'tak'birūna
Your Allah is one Allah: as to those who believe not in the Hereafter, their hearts refuse to know, and they are arrogant.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Your God is One God; those who do not believe in the Hereafter have hearts that refuse the truth, and they are proud.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What stops some people from accepting the truth?"
Al-Quran Al-Karim has a short An-Nahl clip of Muhammad Al-Luhaidan reciting ayat 22–34. Play it all.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What is said about pride?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How does pride block the heart?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah An-Nahl is surah 16. Find ayah 22. Allah is One. Some people refuse to believe, not because the truth is unclear, but because they are proud. Humility opens the heart.
Fact: Al-Ikhlas (112) is all about Allah being One. Recite it.
Ages 5–8: Humble heart. Talk about what pride looks like and what humility looks like.
Ages 9–12: Pride. Write how pride stops people from learning.
Finish with: "Surah Al-Ikhlas says Allah is ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will say 'I might be wrong' when I disagree."
Action: Say 'you might be wrong' when you disagree.
