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وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّنْ خَلَقَهُمْ لَيَقُولُنَّ ٱللَّهُ ۖ فَأَنَّىٰ يُؤْفَكُونَ
Wa la'in sa'altahum mman' khalaqahum' layaqūlunna -llahu . fa'annā yu''fakūna
If thou ask them, who created them, they will certainly say, Allah: How then are they deluded away (from the Truth)?
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Ask them who made them and they will say Allah, so how can they be turned away from Him?
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Who created you?"
Watch the F Smart Family video Who Created Me?
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What would the people answer?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why do people know Allah deep inside?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Az-Zukhruf is surah 43. Find ayah 87. The key word yu'fakun means they are turned away. Deep inside every person is the fitrah, a natural sense that Allah made us. Even the idol-worshippers admitted it. Yet they let other things turn them away. The surah ends by bringing us back to this simple truth.
Fact: What does the word fitrah mean?
Ages 5–8: Made by Allah. Trace your hand and write "Allah made me" inside.
Ages 9–12: Turned away. Write three things that can turn people away from what they know is true.
Finish with: "I found that fitrah means ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will say 'Allah made me' each morning and thank Him."
Action: Say 'Allah made you' each morning and thank Him.
