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وَمَآ أَنتَ بِهَٰدِ ٱلْعُمْىِ عَن ضَلَٰلَتِهِمْ ۖ إِن تُسْمِعُ إِلَّا مَن يُؤْمِنُ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا فَهُم مُّسْلِمُونَ
Wa mā 'anta bihādi l-ʻum'yi ʻan ḍalālatihim' . 'in tus'miʻu 'illā man yu''minu bi'āyātinā fahum mmus'limūna
Nor canst thou lead back the blind from their straying: only those wilt thou make to hear, who believe in Our signs and submit (their wills in Islam).
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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The Prophet cannot guide those who choose blindness, but those who believe in Allah's signs and submit will truly hear.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Who listens best in class?"
Listen to the Al Quran recitation of Surah Ar-Rum with tajweed by Sheikh Saad Al-Ghamdi.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who will truly hear?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can I be someone who truly hears?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ar-Rum is surah 30. Find ayah 53. The key word muslimun means those who submit. Real hearing means accepting and acting. Those who believe in Allah's signs and submit to Him are the ones whose hearts truly hear the message.
Fact: Which ayah in Surah Al-Baqarah says believers respond, we hear and we obey?
Ages 5–8: Hear and do. Give simple instructions and see who listens and acts straight away.
Ages 9–12: Hearing and doing. Write about a time you heard good advice and acted on it.
Finish with: "I found that it is ayah ___ of Al-Baqarah."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will act on advice the first time I hear it."
Action: Act on advice the first time you hear it.
