ذِكْرَىٰ وَمَا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ
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Dhik'rā wamā kunnā ẓālimīna
By way of reminder; and We never are unjust.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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ذِكْرَىٰ وَمَا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ
Dhik'rā wamā kunnā ẓālimīna
By way of reminder; and We never are unjust.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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The warnings were a reminder, and Allah has never been unjust.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What does it mean that Allah is never unfair?"
The full upload is long. Abdullah Basfar's voice carries the surah in this islamicfromjamal upload.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What is Allah never?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How does Allah's fairness comfort us?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ash-Shu'ara is surah 26. Find ayah 209. The key words ma kunna zalimin mean We were never unjust. Every warning was a reminder from mercy. Allah never wrongs anyone. People wrong themselves when they reject reminders.
Fact: Which ayah of An-Nisa says Allah does not wrong anyone even the weight of an atom?
Ages 5–8: Fair play. Play a game with fair rules and talk about fairness.
Ages 9–12: Allah's justice. Write why Allah's justice comforts believers.
Finish with: "I found it is ayah ___ of An-Nisa."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will be fair even when it's hard."
Action: Be fair even when it's hard.
