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قَالَ ٱذْهَبْ فَمَن تَبِعَكَ مِنْهُمْ فَإِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ جَزَآؤُكُمْ جَزَآءًۭ مَّوْفُورًۭا
Qāla (i)dh'hab' faman tabiʻaka min'hum' fa'inna jahannama jazā'ukum' jazā'an mmaw'fūran
(Allah) said: "Go thy way; if any of them follow thee, verily Hell will be the recompense of you (all)- an ample recompense.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah told Iblis to go, and that the Fire would be the full recompense for him and whoever followed him.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Where does following a bad guide lead?"
A 1975 recording of Abdul Basit reciting Al-Isra is on his website's channel. Play just a short part.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What awaits those who follow Iblis?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How do people end up following Shaytan?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Isra is surah 17. Find ayah 63. This calm warning shows where following Shaytan leads. Following Allah leads to safety and mercy.
Fact: Find the ayah in Fatir that says take Shaytan as an enemy (35:6).
Ages 5–8: Choose the light. Draw a lit path and a dark path and colour the one you choose.
Ages 9–12: Choose. Write how to choose Allah's path.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will choose Allah's way in one hard moment."
Action: Choose Allah's way in one hard moment.
