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وَقَالُوا۟ ٱتَّخَذَ ٱللَّهُ وَلَدًۭا ۗ سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ ۖ بَل لَّهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ كُلٌّۭ لَّهُۥ قَٰنِتُونَ
Wa qālū (i)ttakhadha -llahu waladan . sub'ḥānahu . bal llahu mā fī ssamāwāti wal-'ar'ḍi . kullun llahu qānitūna
They say: "Allah hath begotten a son" :Glory be to Him.-Nay, to Him belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth: everything renders worship to Him.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Some say Allah has taken a son; glory be to Him, rather everything in the heavens and earth belongs to Him and all obey Him.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Does Allah need a son?"
Play the short Al-Baqarah clip of ayah 116 from Ummah Muslim.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What does everything do?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why doesn't Allah need a son?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Baqarah is surah 2. Find ayah 116. Allah needs nothing and has no family. Everything belongs to Him and obeys Him. Surah Al-Ikhlas says He neither begets nor is born.
Fact: Surah Al-Ikhlas says Allah neither begets nor is begotten.
Ages 5–8: Al-Ikhlas. Recite Surah Al-Ikhlas.
Ages 9–12: Unique. Write why Allah needs no son.
Finish with: "Allah neither begets nor is ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will recite Al-Ikhlas three times each day."
Action: Recite Al-Ikhlas three times each day.
