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وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْجَنَّةِ ۖ هُمْ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ
Wa -lladhīna 'āmanū waʻamilū ṣṣāliḥāti 'ūlā'ika 'aṣ'ḥābu l-jannati . hum' fīhā khālidūna
But those who have faith and work righteousness, they are companions of the Garden: Therein shall they abide (For ever).
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Those who believe and do good deeds will be the people of the Garden, staying there forever.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Who will live in Jannah?"
Put on a reciter's Al-Baqarah from NgajiBareng04 and follow along for a little while.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who are the people of the Garden?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why do faith and good deeds go together?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Baqarah is surah 2. Find ayah 82. Faith and good deeds always appear together in the Qur'an. Believing leads to doing; doing grows believing.
Fact: Faith and good deeds are paired many times in the Qur'an.
Ages 5–8: Pairs. Talk about faith and deeds as a pair.
Ages 9–12: Faith in action. Write how belief shows in actions.
Finish with: "Believe and do ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will do one good deed each day."
Action: Do one good deed each day.
