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إِنَّ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ فِى عَذَابِ جَهَنَّمَ خَٰلِدُونَ
'Inna l-muj'rimīna fī ʻadhābi jahannama khālidūna
The sinners will be in the Punishment of Hell, to dwell therein (for aye):
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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The wrongdoers will be in the punishment of Hell, staying there.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why do choices matter?"
Watch the Guided Hearts story The Boy Who Lied.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What is the result for those who keep choosing wrong?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can I make choices that lead somewhere good?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Az-Zukhruf is surah 43. Find ayah 74. The key word al-mujrimin means the wrongdoers, those who kept choosing wrong. Right after describing Jannah, the Quran gives a warning in one sentence. It shows that our choices lead somewhere. The door to change stays open while we are alive.
Fact: What does the word tawbah mean?
Ages 5–8: Two roads. Draw two roads and write good choices on one and wrong choices on the other.
Ages 9–12: Turning point. Write about a time you changed a wrong choice into a right one.
Finish with: "I found that tawbah means ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will say sorry quickly whenever I make a wrong choice."
Action: Say sorry quickly whenever you make a wrong choice.
