لَّقَدْ جِئْتُمْ شَيْـًٔا إِدًّۭا
How to read it
Llaqad' ji''tum' shay''an 'iddan
Indeed ye have put forth a thing most monstrous!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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لَّقَدْ جِئْتُمْ شَيْـًٔا إِدًّۭا
Llaqad' ji''tum' shay''an 'iddan
Indeed ye have put forth a thing most monstrous!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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You have said something truly terrible.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why are some words heavier than others?"
DAWN Productions has the whole of Maryam by Saud Ash-Shuraim. Play just the first stretch.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "How is the claim described?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is saying wrong things about Allah so serious?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Maryam is surah 19. Find ayah 89. Words about Allah matter greatly. Saying He has a son is a very serious mistake. We guard our words about Allah carefully.
Fact: Find the ayah that warns against saying about Allah what you don't know (Al-A'raf 7:33).
Ages 5–8: Careful words. Talk about speaking carefully about Allah.
Ages 9–12: Heavy words. Write why words about Allah must be true.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will learn three true names of Allah and their meanings."
Action: Learn three true names of Allah and their meanings.
