فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
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Fa-ttaqū -llaha wa'aṭīʻūni
"So fear Allah and obey me.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
Fa-ttaqū -llaha wa'aṭīʻūni
"So fear Allah and obey me.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Shu'ayb, too, asked them to have taqwa and to follow him.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What does hearing the same call eight times teach?"
Quran and Sunnah shares a tafsir of ayat 176 to 191; play only the first few minutes.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did Shu'ayb call them to?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why does this call keep coming back?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ash-Shu'ara is surah 26. Find ayah 179. The key words fattaqu Allaha wa ati'un mean be mindful of Allah and obey me. This is the eighth time we hear them in the surah. When something is repeated this often, it is the heart of the message.
Fact: Which number appearance is this of the call 'be mindful of Allah and obey me' in the surah?
Ages 5–8: Heart message. Draw a heart with 'taqwa' written inside.
Ages 9–12: Repeated call. Write why repetition shows the main message.
Finish with: "I found this is appearance number ___."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will remember this call each morning."
Action: Remember this call each morning.
