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أَمِ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ شُفَعَآءَ ۚ قُلْ أَوَلَوْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ شَيْـًۭٔا وَلَا يَعْقِلُونَ
'Ami (i)ttakhadhū min dūni -llahi shufaʻā'a . qul' 'awalaw' kānū lā yam'likūna shay''an walā yaʻ'qilūna
What! Do they take for intercessors others besides Allah? Say: "Even if they have no power whatever and no intelligence?"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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They have taken others besides Allah as intercessors, so ask them whether they would do so even though those have no power at all and no understanding.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Would you ask a statue to help you with homework?"
Watch the 92 Campus video My Religion, Basic Islamic Course for Kids.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What do these so-called helpers lack?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why do people ask helpers who cannot hear?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Az-Zumar is surah 39. Find ayah 43. The key word shufa'a' means intercessors, those who speak up for someone. People took idols as helpers who would speak to Allah for them. But these idols own nothing and understand nothing. It makes no sense to depend on something that cannot even think.
Fact: Which ayah in Surah Yunus says idols neither harm nor benefit those who worship them?
Ages 5–8: Can it help? Ask a stuffed toy for help, then ask a family member, and talk about the difference.
Ages 9–12: Real help. Write why only Allah can truly help us.
Finish with: "I found that the ayah is Yunus ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will ask Allah for help before every test or hard task."
Action: Ask Allah for help before every test or hard task.
