26:99Ash-Shu'ara'
Juz 19 · Page 371وَمَآ أَضَلَّنَآ إِلَّا ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ
How to read it
Wa mā 'aḍallanā 'illā l-muj'rimūna
"'And our seducers were only those who were steeped in guilt.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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وَمَآ أَضَلَّنَآ إِلَّا ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ
Wa mā 'aḍallanā 'illā l-muj'rimūna
"'And our seducers were only those who were steeped in guilt.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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They will say only the wrongdoers led them astray.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Who is responsible when we follow bad advice?"
Nasser Al-Qatami's voice carries the surah in this Turn To Origin upload.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who do they blame?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Can we blame others for our choices?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ash-Shu'ara is surah 26. Find ayah 99. The key word al-mujrimun means the guilty. They blame their leaders, but each person chose to follow. We are responsible for whom we listen to. Choose advisers carefully.
Fact: Which ayah of Al-Ahzab has followers say they obeyed their chiefs who misled them?
Ages 5–8: My choice. Draw yourself choosing who to listen to.
Ages 9–12: Responsibility. Write why we cannot fully blame others for our choices.
Finish with: "I found it is ayah ___ of Al-Ahzab."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will ask a wise person for advice."
Action: Ask a wise person for advice.
