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رَّبَّنَا ٱكْشِفْ عَنَّا ٱلْعَذَابَ إِنَّا مُؤْمِنُونَ
Rrabbanā (i)k'shif' ʻannā l-ʻadhāba 'innā mu''minūna
(They will say:) "Our Lord! remove the Penalty from us, for we do really believe!"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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They will cry: our Lord, lift this punishment from us, we truly believe.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Who do you turn to first when something goes wrong?"
Watch the Noor Kids Toons video The Power of Dua.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What do the people promise?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why do people remember Allah more in hard times?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ad-Dukhan is surah 44. Find ayah 12. The key word ikshif means lift it away. When hardship came, the people begged Allah to take it away and promised to believe. Turning to Allah in hard times is good, but true believers turn to Him in easy times too.
Fact: What is a du'a?
Ages 5–8: Du'a box. Write du'as on slips of paper and keep them in a box.
Ages 9–12: Easy-time du'a. Write a du'a thanking Allah for something easy in your life.
Finish with: "I found that a du'a is ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will make du'a to thank Allah on a good day, not only on hard ones."
Action: Thank Allah on good days.
