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قُل لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ سَتُغْلَبُونَ وَتُحْشَرُونَ إِلَىٰ جَهَنَّمَ ۚ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمِهَادُ
Qul llilladhīna kafarū satugh'labūna watuḥ'sharūna 'ilā jahannama . wabi''sa l-mihādu
Say to those who reject Faith: "Soon will ye be vanquished and gathered together to Hell,-an evil bed indeed (to lie on)!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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The deniers were told they would be overcome and gathered to the Fire, a terrible place to rest.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why do warnings come before it's too late?"
Settle down and play the start of a reciter's Ali 'Imran (Islamic Channel).
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What were they told?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why warn people?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ali 'Imran is surah 3. Find ayah 12. This ayah mentions, in one calm line, a warning to deniers in Madinah. Warnings are a mercy: they give a chance to change.
Fact: A warning is a mercy because it gives a chance to change.
Ages 5–8: Warning signs. Name warning signs that keep people safe.
Ages 9–12: Mercy in warnings. Write why warnings are kind.
Finish with: "A warning gives a chance to ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will listen to a warning from a parent without arguing."
Action: Listen to a warning from a parent without arguing.
