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وَلَا تَكُونُوا۟ كَٱلَّذِينَ تَفَرَّقُوا۟ وَٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْبَيِّنَٰتُ ۚ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌۭ
Wa lā takūnū ka-lladhīna tafarraqū wa-kh'talafū min[m] baʻ'di mā jā'ahumu l-bayyinātu . wa'ūlā'ika lahum' ʻadhābun ʻaẓīmun
Be not like those who are divided amongst themselves and fall into disputations after receiving Clear Signs: For them is a dreadful penalty,-
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Do not be like those who split up and argued after clear signs came to them; a great punishment awaits them.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why is a bundle of sticks harder to break than one stick?"
USRAH ILMU STUDIO posted a short recitation of ayat 101–108 of Ali 'Imran. Listen to all of it together.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who should we not be like?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why do people split after knowing the truth?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ali 'Imran is surah 3. Find ayah 105. Splitting into arguing groups weakens everyone. Disagreeing politely is fine; dividing into enemies is not.
Fact: A bundle of sticks is much harder to break than a single stick.
Ages 5–8: Stick bundle. Try breaking one stick, then a bundle.
Ages 9–12: Unity. Write how to disagree without splitting.
Finish with: "Don't ___ apart."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will disagree politely without quarrelling."
Action: Disagree politely without quarrelling.
