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فَإِن لَّمْ تَفْعَلُوا۟ وَلَن تَفْعَلُوا۟ فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱلنَّارَ ٱلَّتِى وَقُودُهَا ٱلنَّاسُ وَٱلْحِجَارَةُ ۖ أُعِدَّتْ لِلْكَٰفِرِينَ
Fa'in llam' taf'ʻalū walan taf'ʻalū fa-ttaqū nnāra -llatī waqūduhā nnāssu wal-ḥijāratu . 'uʻiddat' lil'kāfirīna
But if ye cannot- and of a surety ye cannot- then fear the Fire whose fuel is men and stones,- which is prepared for those who reject Faith.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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If you cannot do it, and you never will, then protect yourselves from the Fire whose fuel is people and stones, prepared for those who reject faith.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What should we do when we see the truth?"
ITQ Academy has the whole of Al-Baqarah by a reciter. Play just the first stretch.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What is prepared for the deniers?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why does the ayah say 'and you will not'?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Baqarah is surah 2. Find ayah 24. The ayah says no one will ever meet the challenge, and that's still true. It mentions, in one calm line, the Fire. Accepting the truth is our protection.
Fact: The words 'and you will not' predicted that no one would ever meet the challenge.
Ages 5–8: Accept truth. Talk about accepting the truth when we see it.
Ages 9–12: Prophecy. Write why 'you will not' is still true.
Finish with: "No one will ever meet the ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will follow one ayah I learn."
Action: Follow one ayah you learn.
