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وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ قَوْلًۭا مِّمَّن دَعَآ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحًۭا وَقَالَ إِنَّنِى مِنَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ
Wa man' 'aḥ'sanu qaw'lan mmimman daʻā 'ilā-llahi waʻamila ṣāliḥan waqāla 'innanī mina l-mus'limīna
Who is better in speech than one who calls (men) to Allah, works righteousness, and says, "I am of those who bow in Islam"?
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Whose words could be finer than someone who invites people to Allah, does good, and says he is one of those who submit?
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What is the nicest thing anyone has said to you?"
Watch the Zill Noorain Kids video Seerah Series Episode 11: The Open Invitation to Islam.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What three things does this person do?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can I invite others to good?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Fussilat is surah 41. Find ayah 33. The key words ahsanu qawlan mean better in speech. The finest words are those that call people to Allah. But words alone are not enough: this person also does good and proudly says, I am a Muslim. Our actions make our words believable.
Fact: Which ayah in Surah An-Nahl tells us to invite people with wisdom and kind advice?
Ages 5–8: Kind invitation. Invite a family member to pray with you using gentle words.
Ages 9–12: Say and do. Write one good thing you tell others to do, and how you show it yourself.
Finish with: "I found that the ayah is An-Nahl ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will invite someone to a good deed and do it with them."
Action: Invite someone to a good deed and do it with them.
