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ذَٰلِكَ بِمَا قَدَّمَتْ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَيْسَ بِظَلَّامٍۢ لِّلْعَبِيدِ
Dhālika bimā qaddamat' 'ay'dīkum' wa'anna -llaha lay'sa biẓallāmin llil'ʻabīdi
"This is because of the (unrighteous deeds) which your hands sent on before ye: For Allah never harms those who serve Him."
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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That is because of what their own hands sent ahead, and Allah is never unjust to His servants.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Whose deeds do we answer for?"
MZG has a short Ali 'Imran clip of Mishary Alafasy reciting ayat 181–186. Play it all.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What sent it ahead?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is Allah never unjust?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ali 'Imran is surah 3. Find ayah 182. We are judged by our own deeds. Allah never treats anyone unfairly. What we 'send ahead' is waiting for us.
Fact: Our deeds are 'sent ahead' to meet us later.
Ages 5–8: Send ahead. List good deeds to send ahead.
Ages 9–12: Fair. Write why Allah is always fair.
Finish with: "Allah is never ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will send ahead one good deed each day."
Action: Send ahead one good deed each day.
