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وَلَن يَنفَعَكُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ إِذ ظَّلَمْتُمْ أَنَّكُمْ فِى ٱلْعَذَابِ مُشْتَرِكُونَ
Wa lan yanfaʻakumu l-yaw'ma 'idh ẓẓalam'tum' 'annakum' fī l-ʻadhābi mush'tarikūna
When ye have done wrong, it will avail you nothing, that Day, that ye shall be partners in Punishment!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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It will not help you that Day, since you did wrong, that you share the punishment together.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "If everyone is doing something wrong, does that make it okay?"
Watch the Douglas Talks video Peer Pressure.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Will sharing the blame help them?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why doesn't 'everyone did it' work as an excuse?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Az-Zukhruf is surah 43. Find ayah 39. The key word mushtarikun means sharing together. People sometimes feel better doing wrong in a group. But on the Day of Judgement, being in a group won't make it easier. Each person answers for their own choices.
Fact: What is peer pressure?
Ages 5–8: My choice. Practise saying "I'm not doing that" when friends suggest something wrong.
Ages 9–12: Group check. Write about a time a group did something wrong and how you could have chosen differently.
Finish with: "I found that peer pressure is ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will invite my friends to do something good together."
Action: Invite your friends to do something good together.
