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وَمَآ أَنتُم بِمُعْجِزِينَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ ۖ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِىٍّۢ وَلَا نَصِيرٍۢ
Wa mā 'antum bimuʻ'jizīna fī l-'ar'ḍi walā fī ssamā'i . wamā lakum mmin dūni -llahi min waliyyin walā naṣīrin
"Not on earth nor in heaven will ye be able (fleeing) to frustrate (his Plan), nor have ye, besides Allah, any protector or helper."
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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No one can escape Allah on earth or in the sky, and there is no protector or helper except Him.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "If you flew to the moon, would Allah still see you?"
Open part one of Sheikh Maher Al-Muaiqly's reading on I Love Allah.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Where can no one escape?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is Allah my only true protector?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-'Ankabut is surah 29. Find ayah 22. The key word bimu'jizin means able to escape or frustrate. No place on earth, no rocket in the sky, can take anyone beyond Allah's reach. This is comforting for believers: wherever we go, Allah is with us and can help us.
Fact: How far away is the moon from the Earth?
Ages 5–8: Everywhere map. Draw places you go and write Allah sees me in each.
Ages 9–12: Comfort or warning. Write how this ayah can be a comfort and a warning at the same time.
Finish with: "I found that the moon is about ___ kilometres away."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will remember Allah is with me wherever I go."
Action: Remember Allah is with you wherever you go.
