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وَلَوْلَا فَضْلُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهُۥ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ رَءُوفٌۭ رَّحِيمٌۭ
Wa law'lā faḍ'lu -llahi ʻalay'kum' waraḥ'matuhu wa'anna -llaha ra'ūfun rraḥīmun
Were it not for the grace and mercy of Allah on you, and that Allah is full of kindness and mercy, (ye would be ruined indeed).
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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If it were not for Allah's grace and mercy, and that He is gentle and merciful, things would have gone very badly.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How does a warm blanket feel on a cold night?"
Holy Quran BWP has Al-Minshawi's mujawwad An-Nur. A few minutes is enough.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Which two names of Allah are here?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What does Ar-Ra'uf mean?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah An-Nur is surah 24. Find ayah 20. The mercy line comes again, now with the name Ar-Ra'uf, the Most Kind and Gentle. After all the warnings, Allah wraps the believers in kindness. Count how often mercy appears.
Fact: How is the mercy line in this ayah different from ayah 10? Compare the two names at the end.
Ages 5–8: Dew drops. Look at a picture of dew on a spider web. Talk about soft, gentle gifts.
Ages 9–12: Compare. Write the endings of ayat 10 and 20 side by side and what each name means.
Finish with: "I found ayah 20 ends with ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will be gentle with ___ (who) when they make a mistake."
Action: Practise gentleness.
