Opening the ayah…
فَوَسْوَسَ إِلَيْهِ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ قَالَ يَٰٓـَٔادَمُ هَلْ أَدُلُّكَ عَلَىٰ شَجَرَةِ ٱلْخُلْدِ وَمُلْكٍۢ لَّا يَبْلَىٰ
Fawas'wassa 'ilay'hi shshay'ṭānu qāla yā'ādamu hal' 'adulluka ʻalā shajarati l-khuldi wamul'kin llā yab'lā
But Satan whispered evil to him: he said, "O Adam! shall I lead thee to the Tree of Eternity and to a kingdom that never decays?"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Shaytan whispered to Adam, offering to show him a tree of forever and a kingdom that would never end.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What makes a trick sound tempting?"
Abdul Basit Abdus-Samad recites Ta-Ha on تقوى القلوب. A few minutes is plenty.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did Shaytan promise?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why do tricks promise big things?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ta-Ha is surah 20. Find ayah 120. Shaytan dressed a lie in pretty words: forever life and power. Temptations often promise more than they give. Allah's warning was the truth.
Fact: Find the ayah where Shaytan swore he was a sincere adviser (Al-A'raf 7:21).
Ages 5–8: Too good to be true. Talk about offers that sound too good.
Ages 9–12: False promises. Write how to spot a false promise.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will stop and think before saying yes to something tempting."
Action: Stop and think before saying yes to something tempting.
