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إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱشْتَرَوُا۟ ٱلْكُفْرَ بِٱلْإِيمَٰنِ لَن يَضُرُّوا۟ ٱللَّهَ شَيْـًۭٔا وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌۭ
'Inna -lladhīna (i)sh'tarawu l-kuf'ra bil-'īmāni lan yaḍurrū -llaha shay''an walahum' ʻadhābun 'alīmun
Those who purchase Unbelief at the price of faith,- not the least harm will they do to Allah, but they will have a grievous punishment.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Those who trade faith for disbelief cannot harm Allah at all, and they will have a painful punishment.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Would you swap gold for stones?"
Settle down and play the start of a reciter's Ali 'Imran (NgajiBareng04).
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did they trade?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is giving up faith a bad trade?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ali 'Imran is surah 3. Find ayah 177. Faith is more precious than anything. Giving it up is like swapping gold for stones. This ayah mentions, in one calm line, the result.
Fact: The Qur'an often compares choices to trades and bargains.
Ages 5–8: Good trade. Play a trading game: what is precious?
Ages 9–12: Precious faith. Write why faith is precious.
Finish with: "Faith is ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will thank Allah for my faith every night."
Action: Thank Allah for your faith every night.
