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كَذَٰلِكَ سَلَكْنَٰهُ فِى قُلُوبِ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
Kadhālika salak'nāhu fī qulūbi l-muj'rimīna
Thus have We caused it to enter the hearts of the sinners.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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In this way Allah lets it pass through the hearts of the wrongdoers without taking root.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What happens when rain falls on rock?"
Righteous Quran shares Yasser Al-Dosari reciting ayat 192 to 212.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Whose hearts does it pass through?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why doesn't it stay in some hearts?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ash-Shu'ara is surah 26. Find ayah 200. The key word salaknahu means We let it pass. Like water over a rock, the Quran passes through hardened hearts without entering. Soft hearts are like soil that drinks the rain. We pray for soft hearts.
Fact: Which ayah of Al-Hijr says Allah lets it pass into the hearts of the guilty?
Ages 5–8: Rock and soil. Pour water on a stone and on soil and compare.
Ages 9–12: Soft hearts. Write what softens a heart.
Finish with: "I found it is ayah ___ of Al-Hijr."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will do one thing that softens my heart, like helping someone."
Action: Do one thing that softens your heart, like helping someone.
