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يَٰٓأَبَتِ لَا تَعْبُدِ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنَ ۖ إِنَّ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنَ كَانَ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ عَصِيًّۭا
Yā'abati lā taʻ'budi shshay'ṭāna . 'inna shshay'ṭāna kāna li rraḥ'māni ʻaṣiyyan
"O my father! serve not Satan: for Satan is a rebel against (Allah) Most Gracious.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Ibrahim told his father not to obey Shaytan, because Shaytan disobeyed the Most Merciful.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why should we never follow Shaytan?"
Play the short clip from Beautiful Recitations From The Quran of Bandar Baleela reciting part of Maryam of Maryam.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who did Shaytan disobey?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can following idols be following Shaytan?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Maryam is surah 19. Find ayah 44. Shaytan wants people to worship anything except Allah. Ibrahim explained that worshipping idols is really following Shaytan, who disobeyed Ar-Rahman.
Fact: Find the ayah that says Shaytan is a clear enemy (Yasin 36:60).
Ages 5–8: Shield. Learn a'udhu billahi minash-shaytanir-rajim.
Ages 9–12: Enemy. Write how Shaytan tries to lead people away.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will say a'udhu billah before reading Quran."
Action: Say a'udhu billah before reading Quran.
