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وَإِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌۭ وَٰحِدٌۭ ۖ لَّآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Wa 'ilāhukum' 'ilāhun wāḥidun . llā 'ilāha 'illā huwa rraḥ'mānu rraḥīmu
And your Allah is One Allah: There is no god but He, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Your God is one God; there is no god but Him, the Most Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How many gods are there?"
Play the short Al-Baqarah clip of ayat 161–164 from Hafiz Muhammad Asim Shahzad.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Which two names close the ayah?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why mention mercy right after 'One God'?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Baqarah is surah 2. Find ayah 163. Allah is One, and the first names given after that are mercy. The One God is merciful above all.
Fact: Ar-Rahman and Ar-Rahim both come from the word rahmah, mercy.
Ages 5–8: One. Hold up one finger and say La ilaha illallah.
Ages 9–12: One and Merciful. Write why mercy follows tawhid here.
Finish with: "Your God is ___ God."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will notice one mercy of Allah each day."
Action: Notice one mercy of Allah each day.
