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وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ٱدْعُونِىٓ أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِى سَيَدْخُلُونَ جَهَنَّمَ دَاخِرِينَ
Wa qāla rabbukumu (u)d'ʻūnī 'as'tajib' lakum' . 'inna -lladhīna yas'tak'birūna ʻan' ʻibādatī sayad'khulūna jahannama dākhirīna
And your Lord says: "Call on Me; I will answer your (Prayer): but those who are too arrogant to serve Me will surely find themselves in Hell - in humiliation!"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Your Lord has said: Call on Me and I will respond to you; those too proud to worship Me will enter Hell humbled.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Has Allah ever answered your du'a?"
Watch the Noor Kids video How Allah answered my prayer.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What does Allah promise?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why does Allah love it when we ask Him?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ghafir is surah 40. Find ayah 60. The key words ud'uni astajib lakum mean call on Me and I will answer you. This is one of the most loved promises in the Quran. Du'a itself is worship. Only those too proud to ask Allah lose this gift. Allah loves it when we turn to Him with our needs, big or small.
Fact: Which ayah in Surah Al-Baqarah says Allah is near and answers the one who calls?
Ages 5–8: Du'a hands. Trace your hands and write a du'a inside them.
Ages 9–12: Answered list. Ask family members about a du'a that was answered and write their stories.
Finish with: "I found that the ayah is Al-Baqarah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will learn this ayah's promise by heart in English or Arabic."
Action: Learn this ayah's promise by heart in English or Arabic.
