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فَلَا تَدْعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُعَذَّبِينَ
Falā tad'ʻu maʻa -llahi 'ilāhan 'ākhara fatakūna mina l-muʻadhdhabīna
So call not on any other god with Allah, or thou wilt be among those under the Penalty.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Never call on any other god alongside Allah, or you would be among those punished.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why is calling on Allah alone so important?"
Nur Learning recites ayat 214 to 220.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who should we never call on with Allah?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is this the biggest warning?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ash-Shu'ara is surah 26. Find ayah 213. The key words la tad'u ma'a Allahi ilahan akhar mean do not call on another god with Allah. Every story in the surah was about this. Tawhid, calling on Allah alone, is the heart of the message.
Fact: Which ayah of Al-Isra says do not set up another god with Allah?
Ages 5–8: Allah alone. Draw one big circle with 'Allah' and nothing else inside.
Ages 9–12: Heart of the surah. Write how every story was about tawhid.
Finish with: "I found it is ayah ___ of Al-Isra."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will make all my duas to Allah alone."
Action: Make all your duas to Allah alone.
