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قَالَ قَآئِلٌۭ مِّنْهُمْ إِنِّى كَانَ لِى قَرِينٌۭ
Qāla qā'ilun mmin'hum' 'innī kāna lī qarīnun
One of them will start the talk and say: "I had an intimate companion (on the earth),
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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One of them will say: I used to have a close friend.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Have you ever had a friend who tried to talk you out of something good?"
Watch the Kids Songs and Learning TV video Good Friend vs Bad Friend.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who does the man in Jannah remember?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How did he resist his friend?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah As-Saffat is surah 37. Find ayah 51. The key word qarin means a close companion. A man in Jannah remembers an old friend from the world. That friend used to tease him for believing. This story, told over the next ayat, shows how one choice to stay firm made all the difference.
Fact: What are two signs of a good friend that you can think of?
Ages 5–8: Friend sort. Sort pictures of actions into "a good friend does" and "a good friend doesn't".
Ages 9–12: Stay firm. Write how you might answer a friend who laughs at your prayers.
Finish with: "I found that good friends ___ and ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will stay firm and kind if someone teases me about my faith."
Action: Stay firm and kind if someone teases you about your faith.
