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نَّحْنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ نَبَأَهُم بِٱلْحَقِّ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ فِتْيَةٌ ءَامَنُوا۟ بِرَبِّهِمْ وَزِدْنَٰهُمْ هُدًۭى
Nnaḥ'nu naquṣṣu ʻalay'ka naba'ahum bil-ḥaqqi . 'innahum' fit'yatun 'āmanū birabbihim' wazid'nāhum' hudan
We relate to thee their story in truth: they were youths who believed in their Lord, and We advanced them in guidance:
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah tells their true story: they were young people who believed in their Lord, and He gave them more guidance.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Can young people make a big difference?"
Begin Salah Bukhatir's Al-Kahf on الشيخ صلاح بوخاطر and listen for a few minutes.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did Allah increase them in?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How does guidance grow?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Kahf is surah 18. Find ayah 13. They were youths, not old scholars. They believed, and Allah gave them more guidance. When we take one step to Allah, He helps us take more.
Fact: Find the ayah about Allah increasing the guided in guidance (Muhammad 47:17).
Ages 5–8: Growing faith. Draw a young tree and label its branches with good habits.
Ages 9–12: Young believers. Write how young people can be strong in faith.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will take one new step closer to Allah."
Action: Take one new step closer to Allah.
