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وَيَجْعَلُونَ لِلَّهِ ٱلْبَنَٰتِ سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ ۙ وَلَهُم مَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
Wa yaj'ʻalūna lillahi l-banāti sub'ḥānahu walahum mmā yash'tahūna
And they assign daughters for Allah! - Glory be to Him! - and for themselves (sons,- the issue) they desire!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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They claim Allah has daughters, glory be to Him, while for themselves they want what they like.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Does Allah have children?"
Al Farisy has a short An-Nahl clip of Muhammad Al-Luhaidan reciting ayat 56–69. Play it all.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What do they wrongly claim about Allah?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is Allah far above having children?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah An-Nahl is surah 16. Find ayah 57. Some people wrongly claimed that angels were Allah's daughters. Allah is far above that; He has no children. Subhanallah: glory be to Him.
Fact: Look up Al-Ikhlas 112:3: He does not have children and was not born.
Ages 5–8: Subhanallah. Say subhanallah and talk about what it means.
Ages 9–12: Allah is unique. Write why Allah doesn't need children.
Finish with: "Al-Ikhlas 112:3 says ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will say subhanallah thirty-three times after one prayer."
Action: Say subhanallah thirty-three times after one prayer.
