37:56As-Saffat
Juz 23 · Page 448قَالَ تَٱللَّهِ إِن كِدتَّ لَتُرْدِينِ
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Qāla ta-llahi 'in kidtta latur'dīni
He said: "By Allah! thou wast little short of bringing me to perdition!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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قَالَ تَٱللَّهِ إِن كِدتَّ لَتُرْدِينِ
Qāla ta-llahi 'in kidtta latur'dīni
He said: "By Allah! thou wast little short of bringing me to perdition!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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He will say: by Allah, you very nearly destroyed me.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Have you ever nearly made a bad choice because of a friend?"
Watch the WAYOFLIFESQ video Muslim Kid Follows Bad Friend.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What does the believer realise?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How close was he to following his friend?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah As-Saffat is surah 37. Find ayah 56. The key word turdin means to bring to ruin. The believer realises how close he came to following his friend's doubts. One wrong friendship can pull us far away. Recognising danger early and stepping back is wisdom.
Fact: What does the word tawbah mean?
Ages 5–8: Step back. Practise stepping back from a pretend "wrong" line on the floor.
Ages 9–12: Danger signs. Write three signs that a friendship is pulling you away from good.
Finish with: "I found that tawbah means ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will step away from something that feels wrong."
Action: Step away from something that feels wrong.
