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وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ مِن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا نُوحِىٓ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُۥ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنَا۠ فَٱعْبُدُونِ
Wa mā 'ar'salnā min qab'lika min rrassūlin 'illā nūḥī 'ilay'hi 'annahu lā 'ilāha 'illā 'anā fa-ʻ'budūni
Not a messenger did We send before thee without this inspiration sent by Us to him: that there is no god but I; therefore worship and serve Me.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Every messenger before was told that there is no god but Allah, so worship Him.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What is the one message every prophet brought?"
Tadabbur FHD has another upload of Ahmad Al-Shalabi's Al-Anbiya. Play a few minutes.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What was every messenger told?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why didn't the message change?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Anbiya is surah 21. Find ayah 25. From Adam to Muhammad, peace be upon them all, the message was the same: worship Allah alone. That is tawhid.
Fact: What does tawhid mean?
Ask your teacher.
Ages 5–8: Message relay. Pass the same message down a line.
Ages 9–12: Prophet line. Draw a timeline of prophets with the same message.
Finish with: "I found tawhid means ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will remember tawhid before each prayer."
Action: Remember tawhid before each prayer.
