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إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ تَابُوا۟ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ وَأَصْلَحُوا۟ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌۭ رَّحِيمٌ
'Illā -lladhīna tābū min[m] baʻ'di dhālika wa'aṣ'laḥū fa'inna -llaha ghafūrun rraḥīmun
Except for those that repent (Even) after that, and make amends; for verily Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Except those who repent afterwards and put things right, for Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Is the door of tawbah ever shut while we live?"
Iraivan oruvan posted a short recitation of ayat 81–90 of Ali 'Imran. Listen to all of it together.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who is excepted?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why does this ayah come right after the warnings?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ali 'Imran is surah 3. Find ayah 89. After the warnings comes hope: anyone who turns back and makes things right is forgiven. Allah's door is open.
Fact: At-Tawwab means the One who accepts repentance again and again.
Ages 5–8: Open door. Draw an open door with the word tawbah.
Ages 9–12: Make it right. Write two steps of real tawbah.
Finish with: "Allah is Forgiving and ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will put right one mistake I made."
Action: Put right one mistake you made.
