45:7Al-Jathiyah
Juz 25 · Page 499وَيْلٌۭ لِّكُلِّ أَفَّاكٍ أَثِيمٍۢ
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Wa y'lun llikulli 'affākin 'athīmin
Woe to each sinful dealer in Falsehoods:
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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وَيْلٌۭ لِّكُلِّ أَفَّاكٍ أَثِيمٍۢ
Wa y'lun llikulli 'affākin 'athīmin
Woe to each sinful dealer in Falsehoods:
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Ruin awaits every sinful liar.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What happens when someone lies again and again?"
Watch the Kids Hut Stories cartoon about the shepherd boy and the wolf.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who does the ayah warn?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is lying so harmful?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Jathiyah is surah 45. Find ayah 7. The key words affakin athim mean a sinful, habitual liar. One lie leads to another, and soon nobody believes you, just like the shepherd boy. Lying about Allah's signs is the most serious lie of all. Honesty builds trust.
Fact: How many times did the shepherd boy trick the villagers?
Ages 5–8: Trust tower. Build a block tower: add a block for each true thing said, remove one for each pretend lie.
Ages 9–12: Lie chain. Write how one small lie can lead to bigger ones.
Finish with: "I found that he tricked them ___ times."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will stop and fix it straight away if I say something untrue."
Action: Stop and fix it straight away if you say something untrue.
