26:222Ash-Shu'ara'
Juz 19 · Page 376تَنَزَّلُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ أَفَّاكٍ أَثِيمٍۢ
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Tanazzalu ʻalā kulli 'affākin 'athīmin
They descend on every lying, wicked person,
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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تَنَزَّلُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ أَفَّاكٍ أَثِيمٍۢ
Tanazzalu ʻalā kulli 'affākin 'athīmin
They descend on every lying, wicked person,
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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They come down on every lying, sinful person.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why do lies attract more lies?"
The Islamic Journey shares a fifteen-second clip of ayah 215.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "On whom do devils descend?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why do lies invite bad whispers?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ash-Shu'ara is surah 26. Find ayah 222. The key words affakin athim mean a sinful liar. Devils find a home with liars. The Prophet had lived among them truthfully for a lifetime, as Yunus ayah 16 says, so this claim could never fit him. Truthfulness protects us.
Fact: Which ayah of Al-Jathiyah says woe to every sinful liar?
Ages 5–8: Truth shield. Draw a shield labelled 'I tell the truth'.
Ages 9–12: Truth protects. Write how honesty protects us from bad influence.
Finish with: "I found it is ayah ___ of Al-Jathiyah."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will tell the truth even when it's hard."
Action: Tell the truth even when it's hard.
