قُلِ ٱللَّهَ أَعْبُدُ مُخْلِصًۭا لَّهُۥ دِينِى
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Quli -llaha 'aʻ'budu mukh'liṣan llahu dīnī
Say: "It is Allah I serve, with my sincere (and exclusive) devotion:
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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قُلِ ٱللَّهَ أَعْبُدُ مُخْلِصًۭا لَّهُۥ دِينِى
Quli -llaha 'aʻ'budu mukh'liṣan llahu dīnī
Say: "It is Allah I serve, with my sincere (and exclusive) devotion:
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Say: It is Allah I worship, keeping my faith sincerely for Him.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Can you keep a good deed secret?"
Watch the Kids and Islam video The Secret Good Deed.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Whom does the Prophet worship?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is this message repeated so often?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Az-Zumar is surah 39. Find ayah 14. The key word a'budu means I worship. For the third time in this surah, the Prophet declares that he worships Allah alone, sincerely. Repetition helps a lesson sink deep into the heart. Secret good deeds are one way to train sincerity.
Fact: What does the Arabic word din mean?
Ages 5–8: Secret kindness. Do a secret kind act today and keep it between you and Allah.
Ages 9–12: Repeated ayat. Find the three places in this surah where sincere worship is mentioned and compare them.
Finish with: "I found that din means ___."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will do one secret good deed every day."
Action: Do one secret good deed every day.
