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إِنَّنِىٓ أَنَا ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنَا۠ فَٱعْبُدْنِى وَأَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ لِذِكْرِىٓ
'Innanī 'anā -llahu lā 'ilāha 'illā 'anā fa-ʻ'bud'nī wa'aqimi ṣṣalāta lidhik'rī
"Verily, I am Allah: There is no god but I: So serve thou Me (only), and establish regular prayer for celebrating My praise.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah taught Musa that He alone is God, to be worshipped, with prayer kept up to remember Him.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why do we pray five times a day?"
Settle down and play the start of Raad Muhammad Al-Kurdi's Ta-Ha (Rabbi zidnî ilmâ - acgozlerini).
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What is prayer for, in this ayah?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How does prayer help me remember Allah?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ta-Ha is surah 20. Find ayah 14. The first lessons to Musa were tawhid and prayer. Prayer is for dhikr, remembering Allah. It reminds us of Him throughout the day.
Fact: How many minutes do the five prayers take each day? Time them and add up.
Ages 5–8: Prayer chart. Make a chart and tick each prayer.
Ages 9–12: Remembering. Write how each prayer reminds you of Allah at different times.
Finish with: "I found the prayers take about ___ minutes."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will tick all five prayers each day."
Action: Tick all five prayers each day.
