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۞ وَقَالَ ٱللَّهُ لَا تَتَّخِذُوٓا۟ إِلَٰهَيْنِ ٱثْنَيْنِ ۖ إِنَّمَا هُوَ إِلَٰهٌۭ وَٰحِدٌۭ ۖ فَإِيَّٰىَ فَٱرْهَبُونِ
waqāla -llahu lā tattakhidhū 'ilāhay'ni (i)th'nay'ni . 'innamā huwa 'ilāhun wāḥidun . fa'iyyāya fa-r'habūni
Allah has said: "Take not (for worship) two gods: for He is just One Allah: then fear Me (and Me alone)."
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah says: do not take two gods, for He is only One God, so be in awe of Him alone.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Can there be two bosses who disagree in one house?"
A short clip on Muslim Ummah recites ayah 51 of An-Nahl. Play the whole clip.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "How many gods are there?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why only One?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah An-Nahl is surah 16. Find ayah 51. Allah is One. There can't be two gods. We are in awe of Allah alone, not of anything else.
Fact: Al-Anbiya 21:22 says if there were more gods, everything would be ruined. Read it.
Ages 5–8: One captain. Talk about why a ship needs one captain.
Ages 9–12: One God. Write why there can be only one God.
Finish with: "Al-Anbiya 21:22 says ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will recite Al-Ikhlas daily."
Action: Recite Al-Ikhlas daily.
