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وَلَقَدْ ضَلَّ قَبْلَهُمْ أَكْثَرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Wa laqad' ḍalla qab'lahum' 'ak'tharu l-'awwalīna
And truly before them, many of the ancients went astray;-
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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And most of the people who came before them had strayed.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Is something right just because most people do it?"
Watch the Jellybean Tales video Al-Hadi.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "How many of the earlier peoples went astray?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why do most people sometimes choose wrong?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah As-Saffat is surah 37. Find ayah 71. The key word akthar means most. Throughout history, most people often chose wrong, while a smaller group stayed with the truth. Numbers do not decide what is right. Allah, Al-Hadi, the Guide, shows the way to anyone who sincerely asks.
Fact: Which ayah in Surah Al-An'am says that following most people on earth could lead you away from Allah's path?
Ages 5–8: Right not popular. Draw yourself choosing something good even if few others do.
Ages 9–12: Small but right. Write about a time when the right choice was not the popular one.
Finish with: "I found that the ayah is Al-An'am ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will choose what is right even if few others do."
Action: Choose what is right even if few others do.
