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وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌۭ مُّهِينٌۭ
Wa -lladhīna kafarū wakadhdhabū bi'āyātinā fa'ūlā'ika lahum' ʻadhābun mmuhīnun
And for those who reject Faith and deny our Signs, there will be a humiliating Punishment.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Those who rejected faith and denied Allah's signs will face a humiliating punishment.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why does pride often end in embarrassment?"
Try a little of Muhammad Siddiq Al-Minshawi's Al-Hajj from Abdelsattar Naji, and follow along.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What kind of punishment is mentioned?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is pride the opposite of faith?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Hajj is surah 22. Find ayah 57. One calm line: those who were proud and denied will be humbled. Believers stay humble now.
Fact: Which ayah says Allah does not love the proud (Luqman 31:18)?
Ages 5–8: Humble act. Do a humble job at home without being asked.
Ages 9–12: Pride and humility. Write the opposite of each proud action.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will do one humble job at home."
Action: Do one humble job at home.
