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أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱشْتَرَوُا۟ ٱلضَّلَٰلَةَ بِٱلْهُدَىٰ فَمَا رَبِحَت تِّجَٰرَتُهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُهْتَدِينَ
'Ūlā'ika -lladhīna (i)sh'tarawu ḍḍalālata bil-hudā famā rabiḥat ttijāratuhum' wamā kānū muh'tadīna
These are they who have bartered Guidance for error: But their traffic is profitless, and they have lost true direction,
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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They swapped guidance for being lost, so their deal brought no profit and they did not find the way.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Would you swap something precious for something worthless?"
Play the short clip from QuranToYou of Mishary Alafasy reciting ayat 16–20 of Al-Baqarah.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did they trade away?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is giving up guidance a bad trade?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Baqarah is surah 2. Find ayah 16. The Qur'an uses the picture of trading. Guidance is the most precious thing; swapping it for anything is a loss.
Fact: The Qur'an often uses trading words, like profit and loss, to describe choices.
Ages 5–8: Swap game. Play a swapping game: what's worth keeping?
Ages 9–12: Precious guidance. Write why guidance is precious.
Finish with: "Guidance is ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will protect one good habit."
Action: Protect one good habit.
