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وَلَا تَهِنُوا۟ وَلَا تَحْزَنُوا۟ وَأَنتُمُ ٱلْأَعْلَوْنَ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
Wa lā tahinū walā taḥ'zanū wa'antumu l-'aʻ'law'na 'in kuntum mmu''minīna
So lose not heart, nor fall into despair: For ye must gain mastery if ye are true in Faith.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Do not lose heart or be sad; you will be uppermost if you are true believers.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What do you do when things go wrong?"
A short clip on 2 minutes of deen recites ayat 131–140 of Ali 'Imran. Play the whole clip.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What should we not do?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why can believers stay hopeful?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ali 'Imran is surah 3. Find ayah 139. After the difficulty at Uhud, Allah comforted the believers: don't lose heart. Faith lifts us up again.
Fact: This ayah came to comfort the believers after Uhud.
Ages 5–8: Get up. Talk about getting up after falling.
Ages 9–12: Hope. Write how faith lifts you up.
Finish with: "Do not lose ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will try again after a setback."
Action: Try again after a setback.
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