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قُلْ إِن كُنتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ ٱللَّهَ فَٱتَّبِعُونِى يُحْبِبْكُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌۭ رَّحِيمٌۭ
Qul' 'in kuntum' tuḥibbūna -llaha fa-ttabiʻūnī yuḥ'bib'kumu -llahu wayagh'fir' lakum' dhunūbakum' . wa-llahu ghafūrun rraḥīmun
Say: "If ye do love Allah, Follow me: Allah will love you and forgive you your sins: For Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Say: if you love Allah, follow the Prophet, and Allah will love you and forgive your sins, for He is Forgiving and Merciful.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How do you show you love someone?"
A short clip on Ummah Muslim recites ayah 31 of Ali 'Imran. Play the whole clip.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "How do we show love for Allah?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why does following the Prophet show love for Allah?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ali 'Imran is surah 3. Find ayah 31. Love isn't only a feeling; it shows in actions. Following the Prophet's example is how we show love for Allah, and Allah loves us back.
Fact: Allah promises in this ayah to love those who follow the Prophet.
Ages 5–8: Love in action. Do one sunnah today to show love.
Ages 9–12: Actions of love. Write three sunnahs you can follow.
Finish with: "Follow the Prophet and Allah will ___ you."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will practise one sunnah every day."
Action: Practise one sunnah every day.
