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وَٱللَّهُ يُرِيدُ أَن يَتُوبَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَيُرِيدُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَتَّبِعُونَ ٱلشَّهَوَٰتِ أَن تَمِيلُوا۟ مَيْلًا عَظِيمًۭا
Wa -llahu yurīdu 'an yatūba ʻalay'kum' wayurīdu -lladhīna yattabiʻūna shshahawāti 'an tamīlū may'lan ʻaẓīman
Allah doth wish to Turn to you, but the wish of those who follow their lusts is that ye should turn away (from Him),- far, far away.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah wishes to forgive you, while people who chase their desires want you to drift far away.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Whose advice do you trust most?"
Play Muhammad Al-Luhaidan reciting ayat 27–29 from QURAN is LIFE. Afterwards, say in one sentence what 'Two Different Wishes' means to you.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What does Allah want?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why do some people want others to go astray?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah An-Nisa' is surah 4. Find ayah 27. Allah wants good for us, while those led by desires may pull us away. We choose whose call to follow.
Fact: Al-Baqarah 2:268 contrasts Shaytan's promise with Allah's.
Ages 5–8: Good call. Talk about friends who help you do good.
Ages 9–12: Two pulls. Write how to recognise good and bad influences.
Finish with: "Allah wants to ___ to you."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will follow good advice."
Action: Follow good advice.
