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فَلَا تَضْرِبُوا۟ لِلَّهِ ٱلْأَمْثَالَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
Falā taḍ'ribū lillahi l-'am'thāla . 'inna -llaha yaʻ'lamu wa'antum' lā taʻ'lamūna
Invent not similitudes for Allah: for Allah knoweth, and ye know not.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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So do not make up comparisons for Allah, for Allah knows and you do not.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Can anything be compared to Allah?"
Settle down and play the start of Sudais and Shuraim's An-Nahl (quran4listeners).
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who knows, and who doesn't?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why shouldn't we compare Allah to anything?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah An-Nahl is surah 16. Find ayah 74. Nothing is like Allah. People shouldn't invent comparisons for Him. He knows everything; we know only a little.
Fact: Ash-Shura 42:11 says nothing is like Him. Read it.
Ages 5–8: Nothing like Him. Talk about how Allah is unlike anything we know.
Ages 9–12: Humble knowledge. Write why we speak about Allah only with knowledge.
Finish with: "Ash-Shura 42:11 says ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will learn about Allah from the Quran."
Action: Learn about Allah from the Quran.
