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خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ أَبَدًۭا ۖ لَّا يَجِدُونَ وَلِيًّۭا وَلَا نَصِيرًۭا
Khālidīna fīhā 'abadan . llā yajidūna waliyyan walā naṣīran
To dwell therein for ever: no protector will they find, nor helper.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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In the Fire they will stay forever, with no friend to protect them and no one to help.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Who would you call if you needed help?"
Listen to the Saad Nomani recitation of Surah Al-Ahzab, ayat 63 to 73.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What will they not find?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Who is my true helper?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Ahzab is surah 33. Find ayah 65. The key words waliyyan wa la nasira mean a protector or a helper. In this life, we have many helpers. On that Day, only Allah can help. That is why believers make Allah their Wali, their protecting friend, now.
Fact: Which ayah of Surah Al-Baqarah, soon after Ayat al-Kursi, says Allah is the protecting friend of those who believe?
Ages 5–8: Helper hands. Draw your helpers in this life, and write Allah at the top.
Ages 9–12: True friends. Write what makes a friend a true helper, and how Allah is the truest.
Finish with: "I found that it is ayah ___ of Al-Baqarah."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will ask Allah to be my protector every morning."
Action: Ask Allah to be your protector every morning.
