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إِن تُبْدُوا۟ خَيْرًا أَوْ تُخْفُوهُ أَوْ تَعْفُوا۟ عَن سُوٓءٍۢ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَفُوًّۭا قَدِيرًا
'In tub'dū khay'ran 'aw' tukh'fūhu 'aw' taʻ'fū ʻan sū'in fa'inna -llaha kāna ʻafuwan qadīran
Whether ye publish a good deed or conceal it or cover evil with pardon, verily Allah doth blot out (sins) and hath power (in the judgment of values).
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Whether you do good openly or secretly, or pardon a wrong done to you, Allah is Pardoning and All-Powerful.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What's better than getting even?"
Put on a recitation of ayat 141–150 from MUSLIM BOOK and sit still; our topic is 'Show Good, Pardon Bad'.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What three good choices are named?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why does pardoning bring us closer to Allah?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah An-Nisa' is surah 4. Find ayah 149. Right after allowing the wronged to speak, Allah encourages pardon. Pardoning is a way of being like Al-'Afuw.
Fact: Find An-Nur 24:22: do you not love that Allah forgives you?
Ages 5–8: Pardon. Forgive someone who annoyed you.
Ages 9–12: Pardon over revenge. Write why pardoning is strong.
Finish with: "Do you not love that Allah ___ you?"
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will pardon someone instead of getting even."
Action: Pardon someone instead of getting even.
