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فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ عَسَى ٱللَّهُ أَن يَعْفُوَ عَنْهُمْ ۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَفُوًّا غَفُورًۭا
Fa'ūlā'ika ʻassā-llahu 'an yaʻ'fuwa ʻan'hum' . wakāna -llahu ʻafuwan ghafūran
For these, there is hope that Allah will forgive: For Allah doth blot out (sins) and forgive again and again.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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As for those truly weak, Allah may well pardon them, for Allah is Pardoning and Forgiving.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What does it feel like to be forgiven?"
Play a recitation of ayat 95–105 from Uda Ridwan Channel. Afterwards, say in one sentence what 'Hope for Them' means to you.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Which two names end the ayah?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What's the difference between pardoning and forgiving?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah An-Nisa' is surah 4. Find ayah 99. Al-'Afuw wipes the mistake completely; Al-Ghafur covers it. Allah is both.
Fact: The du'a: Allahumma innaka 'afuwwun tuhibbul-'afwa fa'fu 'anni.
Ages 5–8: Pardon du'a. Learn the du'a of 'Afw.
Ages 9–12: Two names. Write the meaning of Al-'Afuw and Al-Ghafur.
Finish with: "Al-'Afuw means the one who ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will say the 'Afw du'a each night."
Action: Say the 'Afw du'a each night.
