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لِلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْءَاخِرَةِ مَثَلُ ٱلسَّوْءِ ۖ وَلِلَّهِ ٱلْمَثَلُ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ
Lilladhīna lā yu''minūna bil-'ākhirati mathalu ssaw''i . walillahi l-mathalu l-'aʻ'lā . wahuwa l-ʻazīzu l-ḥakīmu
To those who believe not in the Hereafter, applies the similitude of evil: to Allah applies the highest similitude: for He is the Exalted in Power, full of Wisdom.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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People who deny the Hereafter deserve the worst description, while Allah has the highest description, for He is the Mighty, the Wise.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How should we describe Allah?"
Begin Idrees Abkar's An-Nahl on b and listen for a few minutes.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Which two names end the ayah?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why does Allah have the highest description?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah An-Nahl is surah 16. Find ayah 60. Allah is described with the most beautiful names and qualities. Nothing is like Him. He is Al-'Aziz (Mighty) and Al-Hakim (Wise).
Fact: Al-A'raf 7:180 says Allah has the most beautiful names. Read it.
Ages 5–8: Beautiful names. Learn two of Allah's names.
Ages 9–12: Al-'Aziz and Al-Hakim. Write what these two names mean.
Finish with: "Al-A'raf 7:180 says ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will learn two names of Allah."
Action: Learn two names of Allah.
