Opening the ayah…
لَّا تَجْعَلْ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتَقْعُدَ مَذْمُومًۭا مَّخْذُولًۭا
Llā taj'ʻal' maʻa -llahi 'ilāhan 'ākhara fataq'ʻuda madh'mūman mmakh'dhūlan
Take not with Allah another object of worship; or thou (O man!) wilt sit in disgrace and destitution.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Do not set up another god alongside Allah, or you will end up blamed and left without help.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why is worshipping Allah alone so important?"
ČØSMIČ112 has a short Al-Isra clip of Mishary Alafasy reciting ayat 22–27. Play it all.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What should we never do?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What happens to people who rely on false gods?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Isra is surah 17. Find ayah 22. This begins a list of wise commands in Al-Isra. The first is the most important: worship Allah alone. False gods leave people helpless.
Fact: Find Surah Al-Ikhlas and read its first ayah (112:1).
Ages 5–8: One. Draw one sun in the sky and talk about Allah being One.
Ages 9–12: Tawhid. Write why tawhid comes first.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will start each day with la ilaha illallah."
Action: Start each day with la ilaha illallah.
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