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فَٱدْعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ
Fa-d'ʻū -llaha mukh'liṣīna lahu ddīna walaw' kariha l-kāfirūna
Call ye, then, upon Allah with sincere devotion to Him, even though the Unbelievers may detest it.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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So call on Allah, making your worship purely for Him, even if the deniers dislike it.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Do you do good things to be seen, or for Allah?"
Watch the Little Muslim Grows video The Secret Giver.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "How should we call on Allah?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can I make my deeds only for Allah?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ghafir is surah 40. Find ayah 14. The key word mukhlisin means making it sincere. Ikhlas means doing things only for Allah, not to show off or to please people. Our worship should be for Allah alone, even if some people do not like it. Sincere deeds, even small ones, are precious to Allah.
Fact: Which ayah in Surah Al-Bayyinah says people were told to worship Allah sincerely?
Ages 5–8: Secret helper. Do one kind job at home without telling anyone.
Ages 9–12: Check my why. Before three good deeds this week, write down why you are doing them.
Finish with: "I found that the ayah is Al-Bayyinah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will do one good deed only for Allah and keep it secret."
Action: Do a secret deed for Allah.
