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لَوْ يَعْلَمُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ حِينَ لَا يَكُفُّونَ عَن وُجُوهِهِمُ ٱلنَّارَ وَلَا عَن ظُهُورِهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ
Law' yaʻ'lamu -lladhīna kafarū ḥīna lā yakuffūna ʻan wujūhihimu nnāra walā ʻan ẓuhūrihim' walā hum' yunṣarūna
If only the Unbelievers knew (the time) when they will not be able to ward off the fire from their faces, nor yet from their backs, and (when) no help can reach them!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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If the deniers only knew the time when they cannot keep the Fire away from their faces or their backs, and no help comes.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Would people act differently if they knew the future?"
Try a little of Ahmed Khedr's Al-Anbiya from أحمد خضر - Ahmed Khedr, and follow along.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What will they not be able to do?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why does Allah tell us now?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Anbiya is surah 21. Find ayah 39. One calm line: the deniers will not be able to protect themselves from the Fire. Allah tells us now, out of mercy, so we can choose well.
Fact: Find a du'a for protection from the Fire (Al-Baqarah 2:201).
Ages 5–8: Safe choices. Draw three good choices that keep us safe.
Ages 9–12: Warning as mercy. Write why knowing now is a gift.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will make the du'a of 2:201 daily."
Action: Make the du'a of 2:201 daily.
