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سَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّهِ ۚ قُلْ فَأَنَّىٰ تُسْحَرُونَ
Sayaqūlūna lillahi . qul' fa'annā tus'ḥarūna
They will say, "(It belongs) to Allah." Say: "Then how are ye deluded?"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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They'll answer Allah, so ask them how they are being fooled.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Have you ever been tricked by an optical illusion?"
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 does Allah ask them?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can people know the truth and still be fooled?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Mu'minun is surah 23. Find ayah 89. Tusharun means being bewitched or fooled. They knew the answers but acted as if they didn't. Like an illusion, falsehood looks real but isn't.
Fact: Find a famous optical illusion and explain it.
Ages 5–8: Illusion. Look at an optical illusion and find the trick.
Ages 9–12: Knowing vs. acting. Write the three answers from ayat 85, 87, 89.
Finish with: "I found the trick is ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will check something before believing it."
Action: Check something before believing it.
