Opening the ayah…
عَسَىٰ رَبُّكُمْ أَن يَرْحَمَكُمْ ۚ وَإِنْ عُدتُّمْ عُدْنَا ۘ وَجَعَلْنَا جَهَنَّمَ لِلْكَٰفِرِينَ حَصِيرًا
ʻassā rabbukum' 'an yar'ḥamakum' . wa'in' ʻudttum' ʻud'nā wajaʻalnā jahannama lil'kāfirīna ḥaṣīran
It may be that your Lord may (yet) show Mercy unto you; but if ye revert (to your sins), We shall revert (to Our punishments): And we have made Hell a prison for those who reject (all Faith).
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Perhaps your Lord will show you mercy, but if you go back to wrongdoing, the consequences come back too; and the Fire holds those who reject faith.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What does Allah hope for us?"
A short clip from Abdullah J covers ayat 1–10. Listen for the moment that speaks of mercy.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What might your Lord show?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why does mercy come first in this ayah?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Isra is surah 17. Find ayah 8. The ayah begins with hope: 'perhaps your Lord will show mercy'. Then it calmly warns about returning to wrong. Mercy is always waiting for those who turn back.
Fact: Find the ayah in Al-An'am where Allah has written mercy upon Himself (6:54).
Ages 5–8: Open door. Draw a door that stays open, labelled 'Allah's mercy'.
Ages 9–12: Turn back. Write why we should never go back to a bad habit.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will leave one bad habit behind."
Action: Leave one bad habit behind.
