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۞ وَمَن يَقُلْ مِنْهُمْ إِنِّىٓ إِلَٰهٌۭ مِّن دُونِهِۦ فَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِيهِ جَهَنَّمَ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
waman yaqul' min'hum' 'innī 'ilāhun mmin dūnihī fadhālika naj'zīhi jahannama . kadhālika naj'zī ẓẓālimīna
If any of them should say, "I am a god besides Him", such a one We should reward with Hell: thus do We reward those who do wrong.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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If any of them ever claimed to be a god besides Allah, the reward would be Jahannam, for that is how wrongdoers are repaid.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Can anyone be equal to Allah?"
Hear a short part of Saad Al-Ghamdi's recitation on الشيخ سعد الغامدي.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What would happen to anyone who claimed to be a god?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is claiming to be god the biggest wrong?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Anbiya is surah 21. Find ayah 29. This is a strong ayah about tawhid: no one, not even an angel, may claim to be god. One calm line: such a claim leads to Jahannam. Only Allah is God.
Fact: Find the first pillar of Islam. What is it about?
Ages 5–8: Only One. Draw one bright sun and many small stars around it.
Ages 9–12: Tawhid. Write why only Allah deserves worship.
Finish with: "I found the first pillar is ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will think about the shahadah's meaning each morning."
Action: Think about the shahadah's meaning each morning.
