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وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُم مِّن شُرَكَآئِهِمْ شُفَعَٰٓؤُا۟ وَكَانُوا۟ بِشُرَكَآئِهِمْ كَٰفِرِينَ
Wa lam' yakun llahum mmin shurakā'ihim' shufaʻā'u wakānū bishurakā'ihim' kāfirīna
No intercessor will they have among their "Partners" and they will (themselves) reject their "Partners".
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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The false gods people worshipped will not help them, and they will turn away from those false gods.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What would you think of a friend who disappears exactly when you need help?"
Listen to The Holy Quran Online recitation of Surah Ar-Rum with English translation.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What will the false partners do?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Who can truly help me?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ar-Rum is surah 30. Find ayah 13. The key word shufa'a' means intercessors, those who speak up for someone. People who worshipped idols hoped those idols would help them. On that Day, the idols cannot help at all, and their worshippers will reject them. Only Allah can truly help.
Fact: Which prophet broke his people's idols to show they could not even protect themselves?
Ages 5–8: True helper. Draw the people who really help you, and write Allah above them all.
Ages 9–12: Fair-weather friends. Write how false helpers fail and how Allah never fails.
Finish with: "I found that it was prophet ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will turn to Allah first when I need help."
Action: Turn to Allah first when you need help.
