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إِن تَحْرِصْ عَلَىٰ هُدَىٰهُمْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِى مَن يُضِلُّ ۖ وَمَا لَهُم مِّن نَّٰصِرِينَ
'In taḥ'riṣ' ʻalā hudāhum' fa'inna -llaha lā yah'dī man yuḍillu . wamā lahum mmin nnāṣirīna
If thou art anxious for their guidance, yet Allah guideth not such as He leaves to stray, and there is none to help them.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Even if the Prophet longs for their guidance, Allah does not guide those He leaves astray, and they will have no helpers.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How do you feel when friends don't listen to good advice?"
Play the short clip from MZG of Mishary Alafasy reciting ayat 35–42 of An-Nahl.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did the Prophet long for?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why can't we force people to be guided?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah An-Nahl is surah 16. Find ayah 37. The Prophet cared deeply about people being guided. But guidance is in Allah's hands. Our job is to share kindly and pray for others. Deeper questions go to an ustaz or ustazah.
Fact: Al-Qasas 28:56 says the Prophet can't guide whom he loves. Read it.
Ages 5–8: Pray for friends. Make du'a for a friend to be guided.
Ages 9–12: Our part. Write the difference between our part and Allah's part.
Finish with: "Al-Qasas 28:56 says ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will make du'a for a friend."
Action: Make du'a for a friend.
