إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ
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'Illā ʻibāda -llahi l-mukh'laṣīna
Not (so do) the Servants of Allah, sincere and devoted.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ
'Illā ʻibāda -llahi l-mukh'laṣīna
Not (so do) the Servants of Allah, sincere and devoted.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Except for Allah's servants who are pure in devotion.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What makes someone truthful with Allah?"
Watch the Assim Al Hakeem video How to Be Truthful and Sincere with Allah.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who is excluded from the false claims?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How do sincere servants speak about Allah?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah As-Saffat is surah 37. Find ayah 160. The key word al-mukhlasin returns once more. Sincere servants never invent claims about Allah. They describe Allah only as He describes Himself. This is the last time this phrase appears in the surah, tying together all its stories.
Fact: Which earlier ayah in this surah first mentions the sincere servants?
Ages 5–8: True words. Say three true things about Allah from the Quran.
Ages 9–12: Thread complete. List every ayah where the sincere servants appeared in this surah.
Finish with: "I found that it is ayah ___."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will speak about Allah only with what I have learned is true."
Action: Speak about Allah only with what you have learned is true.
