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وَلَهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَهُ ٱلدِّينُ وَاصِبًا ۚ أَفَغَيْرَ ٱللَّهِ تَتَّقُونَ
Wa lahu mā fī ssamāwāti wal-'ar'ḍi walahu ddīnu wāṣiban . 'afaghay'ra -llahi tattaqūna
To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and on earth, and to Him is duty due always: then will ye fear other than Allah?
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Everything in the heavens and the earth belongs to Him, and obedience is always His due, so would you fear anyone but Allah?
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Who really owns everything?"
Play the short clip from Islam.nu of Hazza Al-Balushi reciting ayat 51–69 of An-Nahl.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What always belongs to Allah?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why should I fear only Allah?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah An-Nahl is surah 16. Find ayah 52. Everything belongs to Allah, and worship is always His right. So there's no reason to fear anyone more than Him.
Fact: Open the mushaf to Al-Baqarah 2:284: all in heavens and earth belongs to Allah.
Ages 5–8: Gifts on loan. Name three things you have and say: Allah owns this.
Ages 9–12: Owner of all. Write how this ayah changes how we use our things.
Finish with: "Al-Baqarah 2:284 says ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will take care of my things as Allah's gifts."
Action: Take care of your things as Allah's gifts.
