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وَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ رَبِّى وَرَبُّكُمْ فَٱعْبُدُوهُ ۚ هَٰذَا صِرَٰطٌۭ مُّسْتَقِيمٌۭ
Wa 'inna -llaha rabbī warabbukum' fa-ʻ'budūhu . hādhā ṣirāṭun mmus'taqīmun
Verily Allah is my Lord and your Lord: Him therefore serve ye: this is a Way that is straight.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Isa said Allah is his Lord and our Lord, so we should worship Him, for this is the straight path.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Who did every prophet tell people to worship?"
Put on Yasser Al-Dosari's Maryam from Al-Quran Al-Karim and follow along for a little while.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What is the straight path in this ayah?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why did all prophets bring the same message?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Maryam is surah 19. Find ayah 36. Isa taught the same message as every prophet: worship Allah alone. That is the straight path, simple and clear.
Fact: Find the ayah where every messenger was sent with 'worship Allah' (An-Nahl 16:36).
Ages 5–8: Straight line. Walk a straight line and talk about the straight path.
Ages 9–12: Same message. Write which prophets taught 'worship Allah alone'.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will ask for the straight path with focus in Al-Fatihah."
Action: Ask for the straight path with focus in Al-Fatihah.
