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وَلَقَدْ صَدَّقَ عَلَيْهِمْ إِبْلِيسُ ظَنَّهُۥ فَٱتَّبَعُوهُ إِلَّا فَرِيقًۭا مِّنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
Wa laqad' ṣaddaqa ʻalay'him' 'ib'līssu ẓannahu fa-ttabaʻūhu 'illā farīqan mmina l-mu''minīna
And on them did Satan prove true his idea, and they followed him, all but a party that believed.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Iblis's guess about them proved right, as they followed him, except for a group of believers.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What does it mean to prove someone wrong in a good way?"
Watch the iLovUAllah video Tricks of Shaytan.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who did not follow him?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can I prove Shaytan's guess wrong?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Saba is surah 34. Find ayah 20. The key word zannahu means his guess or assumption. Iblis assumed most people would be ungrateful and follow him. For many he was right, but not for a group of believers. Each of us can prove him wrong by staying grateful and obedient to Allah.
Fact: In which surah does Iblis say he will come at people from front, behind, right and left?
Ages 5–8: Prove it wrong. Name one thing Shaytan wants you to skip, and plan to do it anyway.
Ages 9–12: Four directions. Draw a person in the middle and write a protection for each direction.
Finish with: "I found that it is in surah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will do the good deed I usually put off."
Action: Do the good deed you usually put off.
