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وَتَقَطَّعُوٓا۟ أَمْرَهُم بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ كُلٌّ إِلَيْنَا رَٰجِعُونَ
Wa taqaṭṭaʻū 'am'rahum bay'nahum' . kullun 'ilay'nā rājiʻūna
But (later generations) cut off their affair (of unity), one from another: (yet) will they all return to Us.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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People split their religion into pieces among themselves, yet all will return to Allah.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What happens to a team that splits up?"
Sheikh Dr Mahir Al Muaiqly Qirats has a short clip of Maher Al-Muaiqly reciting part of Al-Anbiya. Play it all.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Where will everyone return?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can I help people stay together?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Anbiya is surah 21. Find ayah 93. Instead of staying one, people divided. But everyone will return to Allah. Our part is to be kind and help keep hearts together.
Fact: Find the ayah about holding Allah's rope together (Al 'Imran 3:103).
Ages 5–8: Rope together. Hold a rope together in a circle; let go and see it fall.
Ages 9–12: Stay together. Write three ways to stay united.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will make peace between two friends."
Action: Make peace between two friends.
