إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ
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'Illā ʻibāda -llahi l-mukh'laṣīna
Except the sincere and devoted Servants of Allah (among them).
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ
'Illā ʻibāda -llahi l-mukh'laṣīna
Except the sincere and devoted Servants of Allah (among them).
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Except for Allah's purely devoted servants among them.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Is it hard to stay good when most people around you are not?"
Watch the Remember Your Lord video Prophet Ilyas.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who among Ilyas's people were saved?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How did a few people stay true?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah As-Saffat is surah 37. Find ayah 128. The key word al-mukhlasin returns again: the sincere. Even among Ilyas's people, a few stayed true, and Allah protected them. It only takes a sincere heart to stand firm, even if you are in a small group.
Fact: Which surah tells of a few young men who stayed firm in their faith and hid in a cave?
Ages 5–8: Stand tall. Stand tall like a tree while others pretend to be wind trying to push you.
Ages 9–12: Small but strong. Write about a small group in history who stayed true.
Finish with: "I found that the surah is ___."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will stand firm on one good habit even if others don't."
Action: Stand firm on one good habit even if others don't.
